Curly Parsley Seeds — Petroselinum crispum

Fresh Curly Parsley for Everyday Cooking

Curly parsley (Petroselinum crispum) earns its place in the kitchen garden with neatly ruffled green leaves and a fresh, savoury flavour. Snip a little over potatoes, stir it into soups just before serving, or add a generous handful to salads and homemade herb butter.

Grow a few plants near the kitchen door or tuck them into your vegetable beds for a useful leafy harvest. Parsley is a biennial, usually grown for foliage in its first year before flowering and setting seed in its second.

Why Gardeners Love It

• 🌿 Curled green foliage — attractive leaves with fresh flavour
• 🍽️ More than a garnish — useful in salads, sauces, soups and herb butter
• 🪴 Suitable for pots — choose a reasonably deep container with good drainage
• ✂️ Pick as needed — harvest outer stems while the centre keeps growing
• 🌱 A useful cool-season herb — grows well without summer heat
• ⏳ Worth a little patience — germination can be slow and uneven

Growing Tips for New Zealand

Sow in spring or late summer to early autumn. In milder areas, autumn-sown plants can provide useful foliage through the cooler months. Choose sun or partial shade, with some afternoon shade helpful in hot, dry gardens.

Sow approximately 5 mm deep in moist seed-raising mix or directly into prepared soil. Keep evenly moist throughout germination, which commonly takes 2–6 weeks. Do not discard trays too soon. Moderate warmth, around 15–20°C, is suitable.

If starting in cells, transplant carefully while young to avoid disturbing the developing taproot. Space plants approximately 20–30 cm apart in fertile, free-draining soil. Water regularly during dry spells, especially when growing in pots.

Allow plants to establish before picking. Cut outer stems near their base, leaving the central growing point and plenty of leaves for regrowth. Small regular harvests are better than stripping the whole plant.

Make a fresh sowing each year for a steady supply of leafy plants. Older plants naturally send up flower stems as they move into their second year; leave some to flower if you would like visiting insects to enjoy them.

What’s in the Packet

Each packet contains 100 Curly Parsley seeds (Petroselinum crispum)

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