Parsley

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I had parsley in pots last year. It looks dead now, will it come back or do I need to start again this year?

Was it flat leaf or curly parsley?

it should come back.
I cut mine off after christmas down to the ground and now it shows the first green tips

it has to be curley parsley <gavel> much finer taste imo.

It may come back, it’s biennial, flowers second year from sowing. Once it starts producing flower stems it puts all its energy into that rather than into leaves. For this reason, most people sow every year.

I'd resow, if it does come back it's likely to get a bit tough quite quickly as it will be trying to seed.

Fear not, it's curly parsley 😁

Thank you for your answers, I'll sow some more.

I found the overwintered parsley very bitter and rather tough, which was disappointing.

I've given up growing parsley from seed. Much quicker and easier just to buy a living plant from the supermarket and split it into several chunks that I then plant out. I don't do it until about April though.

I'll try that as well, thank you @Oldnproud

One piece of advice if you do - try to find a plant that hasn't got too leggy.

If you are sowing parsley do it on Good Friday. Parsley is notorious for difficult/delayed germination. Apparently it has to go to the devil and back 7 times before germinating, but if you sow on Good Friday that journey to hell and back is not required. Old wives tale, I know. But I'm an old wife!

That's interesting, @Theoldwrinkley , I'll certainly try that.

Thank you, @Oldnproud , that makes sense.

My Granny used to say that witches were good at growing Parsley, mine’s overwintered well.
Just off to polish the broomstick.

“Parsley grows the quickest
Where the master is the mistress”