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Article: Parsley -the healthy herb.
- Article from:
- Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain)
- Article date:
- October 26, 2008
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Byline: Elizabeth Shaheen
Although parsley is a common herb, I haven't grown it before. So this is a new try for me.
By all accounts, it can be stubborn to germinate and it requires heat in order to do so. I therefore plan to sow my seeds in late summer and again in spring.
This fine herb (petroselinum) is a member of the umbelliferae family and therefore, amongst its cousins are celery and carrots.
It is a biennial, which means, if seed is sown in one spring the resulting plants will produce seed in the second year. Irrespective of this, parsley is usually treated as an annual.
It is very adaptable to almost all climates and we are so fortunate in the ...