Italian Parsley Seeds 2.5G

Grow Fresh, Flavorful Greens from Heirloom, Non-GMO Italian Parsley Seeds

Flat-leaf Italian parsley is the workhorse of the herb garden, with a clean, bright flavor that beats the curly type in the kitchen. Our heirloom parsley seeds (Petroselinum crispum) grow into lush, leafy plants you can snip all season for cooking and garnish. It is happy in a bed, a pot, or a windowsill, and it keeps giving the more you pick.

Who it's for

A must-grow for anyone who cooks. Parsley is productive, easy to keep going, and forgiving of a little shade, so it suits beginners and container gardeners well. It is also a host plant for swallowtail butterflies, so you may get caterpillars as a happy bonus.

How & when to plant

Parsley seeds are slow to sprout, so soaking them overnight helps. Sow them about a quarter inch deep after your last frost, or start indoors a few weeks earlier, and be patient, as germination can take two to four weeks. Grow parsley in full sun to part shade in rich, moist soil, spacing plants about 6 to 8 inches apart. Our Parsley growing guide has the details.

Growing & care

Keep parsley evenly watered and it will reward you with a steady supply of leaves. It is technically a biennial, so it grows lush leaves the first year and flowers the second; most gardeners grow it as an annual for the foliage and resow each spring. A little feeding keeps it green and productive.

Harvest

Snip the outer stems at the base once plants are established, always leaving the center to keep growing. Harvesting regularly encourages fresh new growth. Parsley is best used fresh, though it can be frozen or dried for later.

Benefits & uses

Italian parsley is endlessly useful in the kitchen, brightening sauces, soups, salads, and grain dishes, and forming the base of pestos, gremolata, and tabbouleh. In the garden, if you let it flower in its second year, the blooms feed pollinators and beneficial insects.

Why cooks grow our parsley seed

Our parsley seed is heirloom, non-GMO, and untreated, chosen for strong germination and packed fresh by a licensed seed dealer based in the USA. It is dependable seed you can plant with confidence and save from your own plants. Choose the pack size that suits your kitchen garden and start sowing.