Gigante d'Italia Parsley
- 9 in store at Manchester
- 1 in store at Sheffield
- 1 in store at Leeds
Parsley Gigante d’Italia is a deep green, broad-leaved plant, with strong stalks, a fresh, slightly spicy aroma and a tangy-sweet flavour. Also known as Sellerina, because its long stalks can also be eaten like celery, parsley is a particularly high yielding variety that is well suited to autumn cultivation due to its resistance to the cold. Although parsley is a favourite of chefs worldwide, it has often been associated with death and evil. According to Greek mythology, the plant sprouted from the blood of the infant prince Archemorus, who was killed by a serpent. Later on, it became associated with Satan—since parsley seeds have a slow germination rate, the popular belief was that the seeds had to travel to hell and back many times before they could germinate.
PLANT SIZE
Height 45 cm
Width 20 cm
CONTAINER SIZE
Height 20 cm
Width 30 cm
SOWING
Indoor Mar-Apr
Outdoor Apr-May, Aug-Sept
TIMING
Germination 25-30 days
Harvesting 70-90 days
SPACING
When sowing 1-3 cm; Depth 0,5 cm
When thinning 10-20 cm
GROWING
Sunlight Full sun to partial shade
Soil Well-drained, moist and loamy soil
Watering Regular watering, allow to dry out
Feeding Heavy feeder
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