Parsley deservedly occupies an important place among the ingredients for the preparation of many dishes. Its pleasant taste and aroma make the food tastier and healthier.
This plant contains a large amount of vitamins. Parsley can be planted independently at the dacha or at home.
In this article we will tell you what the peculiarity of spring planting of parsley is, how to do it correctly to get a good harvest, as well as how to deal with the difficulties encountered during the cultivation.
Features and differences of sowing in spring time
Spring is the best time to plant, because it will avoid the negative effects of frost on the seeds. Part of the gardeners planted this plant in the period from October to November, as well as in the period from June to July. Seeding time depends on the purpose of planting. Sowing seeds in the summer is needed for growing greens in the next season. But if you want to have early shoots of parsley, then it is advisable to sow it closer to the onset of winter.
When to sow during this period?
In the spring parsley should be planted after the onset of warm weather and the absence of snow cover and frost. The first sowing of herbs is recommended in early April. It is recommended to carry out landing taking into account indications of a lunar calendar. It indicates favorable and unfavorable days for planting this crop. In practice, many gardeners use the lunar calendar. It is based on the influence of the lunar phases on plant growth.
Scientists have long established that The moon affects the livelihoods of plants. Therefore, it is known that there are favorable periods in which it is best to land. In April, favorable dates: 2,3,20 and 29, and in May, favorable dates will be 4,5,6,9,10,26 and 27 May.
Parsley can be grown:
- In the open ground (in the garden).
- In greenhouse conditions (in a greenhouse, in a pot / box on a windowsill).
In large cities, cultivating parsley on the windowsill is popular, because people want to brighten up their table with fresh greens grown with their own hands. But it is best to grow it in the garden. Landing, as already mentioned, it is better to carry out from the beginning of April, when there are no frost, which can destroy the plants. Despite the resistance of parsley to frost (can tolerate frosts up to minus 10 degrees), it is advisable to plant in a period when frosts are unlikely.
How to choose a grade?
The most suitable varieties for planting in the spring. Parsley ordinary leaf - has a pleasant smell and great taste. Harvest can be obtained through 2 - 2.5 months after the first shoots. This view can give greens until autumn.
Varieties of leaf parsley.
Carnival
It gives the result 2 months after germination. Shoots appear 2 weeks after sowing. This variety needs good watering.
Bogatyr
Differs in plentiful growth. The cultures are ready to cut in 2-2.5 months after germination.
Mooskrause 2
The early ripe grade, it is possible to cut off greens in 1,5-2 months after germination.
Slavic
It has compact bushes. The variety has a peculiarity - it germinates not earlier than 3 weeks after planting in the ground.
Of the varieties of root parsley are most suitable: Bordikovskaya, productive, sugar and Berlin.
Where and for how much can I buy planting material?
Parsley seeds (a package contains 2g of seeds) can be bought in Moscow and St. Petersburg at prices ranging from 2 to 20 rubles, depending on the variety (Bogatyr -19 rubles; Ordinary -2 rubles). In these cities, prices for seed practically do not differ.
Step-by-step instructions: how to plant?
Houses
Parsley can be grown at home on the windowsill. It is advisable to use early ripe varieties:
- Gloria;
- Aster;
- Mooskrause 2;
- Beads.
This will allow you to get a harvest earlier. You can grow crops in a pot or a box.
Seed planting procedure:
- It is necessary to soak the seeds for 1-3 days before sowing. You need to change the water 2 times a day, this will ensure a friendly seedling. Yes, an hour before planting, soak the seeds in a weak manganese solution.
- Take the container (pot or box) and fill it with soil. The container must be equipped with drainage holes. The soil can be taken from the garden plot or purchased at a gardening shop. It should be fertile, black soil is quite suitable.
- 2-3 tablespoons of superphosphate and chalk are added to the soil mixture bucket to fertilize the soil and improve the growth of the roots of the seedlings.
Attention! Parsley does not like a surplus of moisture in the soil, but needs regular moderate watering.
- It is necessary to pour the bed with warm water and lightly tamp.
- Rows for parsley make with an interval of 12 cm (for curly varieties the interval is less). You can also sow the usual varieties in the planting nests at a distance of 10-12 cm from each other.
- Sowing seeds should be carried out at a depth of about 5 mm. The soil should be moistened.
In order to avoid the formation of soil crust, the soil should be powdered with a small layer of loose earth. For planting parsley at home in the box any specialized inventory is required.
In the open ground
Rassadny way.- After germination of seedlings, they should be carefully moistened with a sprayer so as not to damage the shoots.
- After 1 month after germination, the seedlings can be swooped down and transplanted into separate pots.
- Then the seedlings are planted in the ground, with a distance between rows of 12 cm, the distance in the row should be about 6-8 cm.
- Need timely watering, as well as systematic fertilizer complex fertilizers.
- Offspring way. Growing by sowing seeds is the most common and easy way.
- Landing can be carried out in early April.
- 3 days before planting, seeds are soaked in water (water must be changed 2 times a day), 3 hours before planting, seeds should be soaked in a weak solution of manganese. Soaking allows you to clean the seeds from the essential oils that prevent plant growth.
- Parsley prefers loose and fertile soil. Place for planting in the fall fertilized with humus or manure.
- In the spring, a complex fertilizer containing superphosphate, potassium chloride and nitrogen fertilizer should be applied to the soil. It is better to place the acreage on the place lit and drained from drafts.
Rassadny way.Important! Parsley grows poorly after the cruciferous family: carrots, dill, cilantro or cumin. After them, the greens on this garden can not be planted another 3-4 years.
From the equipment for growing parsley need: shovel, chopper, rake, irrigation system. When grown in industrial volumes, the soil for parsley planting is prepared with the help of a plow and harrows. Seeds are sown in open ground in regular rows - the distance between the rows is 12 cm, the distance in the row is 6-8 cm. The depth of sowing the seeds is about 0.5 cm.
In the greenhouse
Growing parsley in a greenhouse is much easier than other vegetable crops. Its cultivation is not difficult and does not require special financial costs. When grown in a greenhouse, parsley is planted in late January. Required temperature at 12 degrees. In the case of growth at temperatures above +20 parsley leaves will dry. Parsley needs additional lighting in winter. Watering should be moderate. Optimum humidity 75%.
Over-wetting of the soil and stagnation of moisture in the soil can lead to diseases and the death of crops. Parsley in the greenhouse planted seedlings or by sowing seeds. The conditions, inventory and scheme of planting seeds and seedlings of this plant are identical with planting in open ground.
Primary care
- After sowing seeds in the soil, they are powdered with a small layer of soil, which is slightly compacted and irrigated with water.
- Before the emergence of seedlings, the bed can be covered with a film. It is desirable to water the soil before planting seeds.
- Before the emergence of sprouts, you need to moderately moisturize the soil and fight weeds.
- After germination, thinning of the cultures is carried out (in the period of formation of 2 or 3 leaves).
- Also conduct fertilizer complex fertilizer, two weeks after it, re-feeding is carried out.
What can cause difficulties and how to solve them?
Difficulties can cause excessive soil moisture. It is necessary to prevent overmoistening of the soil, since this can lead to diseases and death of plants. Cultures may be affected by pests: carrot flies, melons and gourds, nematodes, and fungal diseases. To combat them, there is a wide range of insecticides and fungicides. Timely detection and treatment of disease foci will preserve the crop. The rest of the cultivation of cultivating parsley is simple and does not present any special difficulties.
Cultivation of parsley is possible both in the conditions of the summer cottage and on the windowsill in the apartment. Parsley is in demand among the population, so growing this plant can be a profitable business that does not require large financial investments.
