🌿🥕✨ Parsley Root Seeds (Petroselinum crispum var. tuberosum) – 1000 Seeds – Aromatic Root Vegetable & Herb

Description:

🌿 Latin Name: Petroselinum crispum var. tuberosum
🌱 Common Name: Parsley Root (Hamburg Parsley)
📦 Quantity: 1000 seeds
🌱 Type: Biennial root vegetable and herb

Parsley Root is a versatile and flavorful root vegetable that combines the fresh, bright flavor of parsley with a sweet, aromatic root similar to parsnip. It is widely used in European cooking for soups, stews, and roasts.

This hardy biennial produces long, cream-colored roots and vibrant green, flat parsley-like leaves that can also be used fresh as an herb.

🌞 Sowing Time:

• Outdoors: Sow directly in early spring as soon as soil can be worked

• Succession Planting: Sow every 2–3 weeks for continuous harvest

🪴 Growing Instructions:

• Sowing Depth: 1 cm (about 1/2 inch)

• Spacing: Thin seedlings to 10–15 cm (4–6 inches) apart

• Row Spacing: 30 cm (12 inches) apart

• Germination Temperature: 10–20°C (50–68°F)

• Germination Time: 14–21 days

• Light: Full sun to partial shade

• Watering: Keep soil moist, especially during germination and early growth

🌱 Soil & Conditions:

• Soil Type: Deep, loose, well-draining sandy or loamy soil to accommodate root growth

• Soil pH: 6.0–7.0

• Fertilizer: Moderate feeding with balanced fertilizer; avoid excessive nitrogen to prevent lush foliage with poor root development

• Climate: Prefers cool to mild growing conditions; hardy and can tolerate light frost

🧑🌾 Usage:

• Roots: Used as a flavorful vegetable in soups, stews, purees, and roasted dishes

• Leaves: Fresh parsley herb substitute for garnishing and seasoning

• Nutritional: Rich in vitamins A, C, and K, as well as minerals and antioxidants

• Culinary: Popular in traditional European dishes, perfect for gardeners wanting dual-purpose crops

🌿 Plant Characteristics:

• Root: Long, cream-colored, aromatic, tender when harvested young

• Leaves: Flat, parsley-like, aromatic

• Maturity: 120–150 days for root harvest

• Storage: Roots store well in cool, moist conditions

Each package contains 5 g of  parsley root seeds.

Petroselinum crispum