Can parsley be grown on a windowsill in winter?

If you don't like the parsley that is sold in stores, you can easily grow this unpretentious plant at home. It is better to buy varieties rich in greens and early ripening: Yielding, Ordinary leaf, Curly Sue, Prima, Bordovskaya, Curly, Sugar. There are two options for how to grow parsley on the windowsill: forcing root crops or sowing seeds. Choose the one that seems most convenient to you, and feel free to plant parsley at home.

Planting parsley with root vegetables

It's good when parsley grows on the windowsill at any time of the year, because with fresh herbs, dishes become more aromatic, tastier and more appetizing. And the beneficial properties of parsley have a beneficial effect on the body, helping to heal from various diseases.

The larger the root crop, the more buds will form on it and the leaves will grow

Growing parsley at home by forcing root crops is not at all difficult - this activity will not give you unnecessary trouble. Before freezing the soil, dig up a few parsley roots from the garden along with the stalks, or purchase them from the grocery department of the store, be sure to check that there are no damage to the roots. Root crops can be of any size, but the most optimal diameter is 2-4 cm. The larger the root crop, the more buds and leaves grow on it, moreover, such parsley will grow longer at home.

Video about growing greenery on the windowsill

Before planting parsley at home, disinfect the pots or boxes prepared for it with a weak solution of potassium permanganate. Soil for parsley can be mixed independently from 70% of garden soil, 10% of sod land and 20% of humus, with the addition of phosphorus fertilizers and lime. You can also buy ready-made soil mixture.

Fill the box with soil, moisten it and plant the parsley roots in rows every two centimeters, with a row spacing of four centimeters. Try not to cover the heads of root crops with earth. After planting, lightly crush the soil and shed well.

When the petioles start to grow, transfer the box to the windowsill

Growing parsley at home does not differ in particular difficulties:

• first, remove the box with planted roots in a cool place (for example, on a warmed loggia or balcony) and provide moderate watering;
• when the petioles start to grow, transfer the box to the windowsill;
• it is recommended to turn the pot of herbs from time to time so that the parsley bushes grow symmetrically;
• turn on additional lighting on cloudy days;
• watering is required frequent and plentiful;
• the desired temperature for greenery is not higher than +20;
• in less than a month, the first greens will be ready for cutting;
• If the plants look emaciated, feed them with special fertilizers after each cut.

During the winter, you can make several forcing of parsley, planting first smaller root crops, and a month later - larger ones.In early spring, move some plants to the balcony.

Several forcing of parsley can be made during the winter.

Growing parsley from seeds on a windowsill

Parsley planted with seeds has its pros and cons: it requires more care, it gives the first greens only a month and a half after sowing, but parsley will give fresh green mass for more than a year.

Seed parsley is grown as follows:

• place the seeds in a container with water a day before sowing so that essential oils that can interfere with rapid germination evaporate;
• a couple of hours before sowing, dip the seeds in a weak solution of potassium permanganate;
• in pots, be sure to provide a drainage layer and holes in the bottom to remove excess moisture;
• as a substrate, take a mixture of vermicompost with coconut fiber (in a ratio of 1: 2);
• when sowing, deepen the seeds into the soil by no more than half a centimeter, sprinkling on top with a layer of earth of one centimeter;
• remove the seedling pots in a dark place and water every other day;
• move the green seedlings to the windowsill;
• thin out young seedlings, leaving a distance of four centimeters between plants;
• after about 6 weeks the greens will be ready for consumption.

Video about growing parsley

Whichever method of growing parsley you choose, you will be able to achieve lush greenery by providing the plant with abundant watering in summer and moderate in winter, as well as sufficient daylight hours (in winter, it is necessary to illuminate with phytolamps for 3-4 hours). Otherwise, provided that the soil is correctly selected and the temperature is right, parsley will turn green at any time of the year.

If you want to always have vitamin parsley on the table, growing at home will be the best option, because fresh greens on a home plant grow very quickly - just have time to cut it off. In addition, you will know for sure that the parsley you grow does not contain any chemicals and is extremely beneficial for the body.

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Fresh

greens

- a tasty and healthy addition to many dishes. But if you bought at least once in winter

parsley

in the store should know how tasteless it is. First, it is rough, as it is usually overgrown. Secondly, it is dark green, which sometimes indicates the presence of nitrates in it. And thirdly, it certainly is not as fragrant as the home grown in the garden.

You can read about the benefits of parsley in our publication 8 Health Benefits of Parsley You May Not Know About, And It Is Undeniable. So today, let's talk about how to grow parsley on a windowsill. Moreover, the holidays are coming soon ... how great it would be to decorate the salads with your own parsley!

What varieties of parsley are suitable for a windowsill?

Not so much depends on the variety, but it is desirable that it beearly maturing... Early ripening varieties of parsley can be cut 10 days earlier than mid- and late-ripening varieties.

The early ripening varieties include the following varieties: Aster, Gloria, Ordinary leaf, Beads, Emerald lace, Morning freshness, Russian feast, Fitness, Green pearls, Vorozheya, Grandma's bed, Fragrant alley and others. Note that both common leaf parsley and curly parsley are listed here. It is believed that curly is better suited for decorating dishes, although I personally prefer the usual one.

Growing parsley from seeds

Growing parsley at home is not particularly difficult, but there are some nuances. Let's figure out in order how to do this.

1. Soak parsley seeds for 1-3 days before sowing. Change the water twice a day. Then the seeds will sprout quickly and amicably. And a couple of hours before sowing, put them in a weak solution of potassium permanganate.
2. Take a box (always with drainage holes) and fill it with soil. You can use both land harvested in advance at a summer cottage, and special, bought in a store.
3. Pour hot water over your home garden and tamp lightly.
4. Make grooves according to the instructions on the seed bag. However, the distance between the grooves can be reduced.
5. Sow seeds shallow, no more than 0.5 cm.The soil must be moist. In order to exclude the formation of a "crust" on the soil, sprinkle it with loose earth with a layer of about 1 cm.

To grow parsley from seeds on a windowsill, it is important to observe someconditions:

• Do not allow both drying out of the soil and its excessive moisture... To do this, water moderately once a day: carefully, not eroding the soil. When shoots appear, watering can be increased. Especially if there is dry air near the battery and in the room.
• It is important to observe the optimal thermal regime... Ideally - from + 15 ° C to + 20 ° C. As the temperature drops, growth will slow down, and as the temperature rises, the parsley may dry out.
• Maintain daylight hours... To do this, a fluorescent lamp can be placed above the box, about 60 cm from it.
• Young shoots are recommended to thin outif planted very often.

When the parsley is old enough, you can cut it off. It is believed that the optimal "maturity" is twigs 10-12 cm high.

Cons of this method: A lot of hassle. In addition, the first harvest will only take place in 1.5 months. But such parsley will grow for more than a year!

Growing parsley from root vegetables

How is this method convenient? There is no need to wait for the seeds to sprout. In addition, if you transplant parsley from your garden, you will know for sure if it is a good variety or not. How to plant parsley with root vegetables? It's simple.

1. Prepare a planting box. Disinfect it first. A weak solution of potassium permanganate is suitable. Fill the very bottom with drainage (about 1.5 cm). And the rest is a mixture of peat, humus, sand and ordinary sod land (2: 1: 1: 1). Ready-made soil mixture will work too.
2. Desirableat the end of October, before the ground freezes, dig out the thin roots of the parsley. Their optimal size: length - 5 cm, width - 2-4 cm. Although it is believed that the larger the root, the more buds it will have. In general, size is not that important. Dug out? Now transplant them into the box. It is not necessary to maintain a long distance: you can plant more often, almost back to back. In this case, the soil must be moistened. We leave only the apical buds outside. Or rather - so far only the heads.
3. Squeeze the soil lightly and water liberally.

 

Conditions for forcing parsley from root crops:

• at first, it is better to put the box in a cool place: for example, on a warmed balcony;
• you need to water in moderation;
• when sprouts appear, transfer the box to a warm place (up to + 20 ° C);
• periodically turn the box the other side (this should also be done when growing parsley from seeds);
• turn on additional lighting, especially on cloudy days;
• when the parsley has grown, water often and abundantly.

If everything is done correctly, then by

New year

you will have your

harvest

parsley, straight from the windowsill. Imagine how beautiful it is: there is a blizzard outside the window, and lush, lush greenery on the window! Another plus of growing from

root crops

- several such forcing can be done during the winter. And all winter will have its own greenery!

Parsley can be fed with special fertilizers. This is if you notice that the plants are weakened. And in the spring, the plants can be moved to the balcony. If they live;))

Well, I don't think it's necessary to talk about the use of parsley. Personally, I love it in salads and pizza.

The main thing is not to overdo it: her taste is very pronounced. By the way, I remembered: when my kidneys hurt, my mother soldered me with a broth of parsley. Well, disgusting, I tell you! But it never really hurt anymore)).

So, homemade parsley grows quickly, does not contain chemicals and is extremely useful for the body. Have you tried growing parsley on the windowsill? Maybe you have your own secrets?

If you are not a supporter of store-bought parsley, then you can grow it yourself on your windowsill. The main thing in this process is to choose varieties rich in greens and follow some recommendations.The result will not be long in coming, and soon you will be able to please your family and friends with delicious dishes, decorated with fresh homemade parsley. More details about growing parsley from seeds on a windowsill will be discussed in this article.

Parsley on the windowsill - growing from seeds

The most suitable varieties for the windowsill

It is better to give preference to early maturing varieties. Compared to late maturing plants, early maturing plants can be cut about 7 days earlier. The difference is small, but this is enough to have time to decorate the table for some holiday.

Parsley varieties

The most common early-maturing varieties of parsley include the following:

• Bordovician;
• Curly Sue;
• Prima;
• Green pearls;
• Breeze;
• Khanachka;
• Vorozheya;
• Carnival;
• Beads;
• Bogatyr;
• Astra and others.

Growing dill and parsley on a windowsill

Important! Here are the popular varieties of not only ordinary leaf parsley, but also curly ones. Many people prefer to grow ordinary varieties, but curly parsley is best suited for decorating various dishes.

Collecting parsley seeds with your own hands

The choice of capacity and soil preparation

For optimal growth of parsley, it is advisable to purchase a special soil mixture for violets, because the composition of such a substrate is great for various greens, including parsley. But many gardeners prefer to use their own soil. In the process of preparing soil for parsley, you need to take into account some of the nuances. A loose, slightly acidic soil will be required, but neutral soil may also work. As a rule, fertile soil, double superphosphate, potassium salt are mixed.

Soil for violets

It is good to use a container, pot, box or some other container with a depth of 20 cm or more for growing. You need a capacious container not only for root crops, but also for seeds. If for the first a large space is needed initially, then for the second, space will be required a little later. Before use, treat the container with boiled water, and then make small drainage holes on the bottom.

Growing parsley on a windowsill

Sowing seeds

Growing parsley is not particularly difficult, but there are still some nuances. Below are detailed instructions for sowing, we recommend that you stick to it.

Parsley seeds

Table. Step by step instructions for sowing parsley seeds.

Step one	Let the seeds germinate in a warm place for a few days by wrapping them in wet gauze. After 2-3 days, the seed must be dried.
Step two	Place a 2 cm layer of drainage on the bottom of the container you are using. For this, expanded clay is best suited. After that, you can fill up the purchased or prepared potting mix. Alternatively, you can mix 2 parts of coconut fiber with 1 part of vermicompost. Remember: the looser the soil, the better and richer the harvest you will get. Before planting seeds, the soil must be moistened.
Step three	Start planting. To do this, you need to make shallow grooves (no more than 1 centimeter deep) and sow parsley seeds in them. Sprinkle them gently with a little soil and moisten the ground with a spray bottle.
Step four	Place the containers in a warm place with a temperature not lower than +19 degrees for about 14-18 days (until the emergence of shoots). During this time, water the soil every other day. It is not at all necessary to cover the containers with plastic, although it is not uncommon for gardeners to do this. For watering, use boiled or settled water.
Step five	Remove excess leaves after the first shoots appear. This must be done in such a way that the distance between the remaining sheets is at least 4 centimeters.
Step six	Increase watering as young shoots appear, but do not overflow the soil.It is advisable to lower the temperature in the room to +15 degrees Celsius at this stage of development, and at night to reduce to + 10-12 degrees. This can be achieved by opening the window at night.
Step seven	Use a fluorescent lamp for additional lighting during winter. The distance from the lamp to the plant is 50 centimeters. She must shine at least 8 hours a day.
Step eight	After about 60 days from the moment the first shoots appear, start harvesting. Do not cut the parsley sprigs at the root, leave the petioles 4-5 centimeters long.

It is believed that the plant matures after it reaches a height of 12 centimeters. This method is simple, but it has its drawbacks. For example, the growing process is very laborious, but parsley will grow for at least a year.

Parsley sprouts

Growing features

To grow parsley from seeds, follow some guidelines.

1. Do not allow the soil to dry out. Water the plant regularly, being careful not to erode the soil.
2. Watch the temperature regime, because when the temperature rises, the parsley will begin to dry out, and when it decreases, its growth will stop.
3. Install a daylight lamp only in winter, when the daylight hours are short.
4. If the plants have been planted too often, they need to be thinned out.
5. Only cut the parsley after it is old enough. Doing this too early can damage the young plant.

Parsley on the windowsill

Follow-up care

After sowing the planting material, cover the container with glass or polyethylene and put it in a warm place, protected from direct sunlight.

Temperature

It is advisable to find a temperature balance, since low temperatures (up to +15 degrees) can be detrimental to the plant, and on the other hand, heat is also bad. For a comfortable and rapid development of parsley, it is advisable to observe the temperature regime within + 15-20 degrees. This will speed up the growth of the greenery.

The right temperature is very important when growing parsley on a windowsill.

Watering

If, when growing parsley in a garden, you do not know exactly how much water the plant receives, then in the case of growing on a windowsill, you should definitely know this. Parsley loves moisture, but at the same time it does not grow in water - you need to build on this information when watering. He (watering) should be moderate so that there is a state of high soil moisture.

Parsley photo

Lighting

As mentioned earlier, for optimal growth of greenery, you need to use special phyto-lamps for additional lighting, because the plant cannot receive enough light. Additional lighting lamps should be used only in winter, since in summer the daylight hours are quite long.

Parsley in a pot

Top dressing

If you managed to prepare a good quality potting mix or purchased it from a store, then additional feeding is not needed. In other cases, it is necessary to periodically apply additional mineral fertilizers to the substrate.

The most common drugs include:

• Agrolife - place 1 teaspoon of fertilizer on the top layer of soil;
• "Growth" - water the soil with the preparation diluted with water (1/2 cap per 1 liter of water).

Agrolife

"Growth", growth stimulator

Growing parsley from root vegetables

There is another, easier way to grow parsley on the windowsill - from root crops. The preparation of planting material is as follows: buy a few root crops of the plant in the store or dig them up in your city before the ground freezes. Make sure that there are no cracks, scratches, rot or any other damage on the surface of the root crops. The sizes of the latter can be different, but the most suitable are root crops, the diameter of which does not exceed 4 centimeters.If you choose too large a root crop, then the plant's growing season will be too long.

Growing parsley from root vegetables

Table. Planting root parsley.

Step one	Place a drain on the bottom of the pot. For this, expanded clay may be suitable, but if it was not at hand, use the ceiling plinth, finely chopping it with your hands. The drainage layer should be no more than 2 cm.
Step two	Pour potting soil on top. You can use both purchased and prepared with your own hands. In the second case, mix 2 parts of humus, 1 part of turf and 7 parts of garden soil. After mixing these ingredients thoroughly, add a little lime.
Step three	Take the prepared parsley roots and cut the greens with scissors. You don't need greens, you just need root vegetables. Trim the root tails if necessary.
Step four	Plant the roots carefully into the ground. You do not need to plant very deeply.
Step five	Repeat the procedure with the rest of the root vegetables. Do not deeply deepen the roots so that they protrude from the ground by about 1.5-2 cm.
Step six	After planting the parsley roots, gently water everything to keep the soil moist. Place the container with the planted plants on the windowsill to ripen. After about 3 weeks, you will have aromatic greens.

Features of the care of root parsley

1. The container with root vegetables must be moved to a cool place. An insulated balcony is perfect for this purpose. Organize moderate watering of the plants.
2. After the petioles begin to grow actively, the container should be placed on the windowsill.
3. Rotate the seedling pot periodically for symmetrical growth of the parsley bushes. As a rule, this should be done no more than once a week.
4. On sunny days, there is no need to use additional lighting, which cannot be said about cloudy weather.
5. Watering the parsley should be abundant and frequent, but try not to overmoisten the soil, as this will lead to rotting.
6. The optimum temperature for development is no more than 20 degrees Celsius.
7. After about 18-25 days, the parsley is fully ripe and the first greens can be cut off.
8. If necessary, you need to feed the plants with mineral fertilizers after cutting. This is done when the plant looks very emaciated.

Root parsley

As a conclusion

Regardless of the method you choose for growing greenery on the windowsill, only proper care will allow you to get a good and lush harvest. All that is required of you is timely watering, taking into account soil moisture and season, sufficient daylight hours, regular feeding and adherence to temperature conditions. And soon you will be able to please your family with homemade greens!

Kitchen garden on the windowsill

Video - Growing parsley on a windowsill

Fresh parsley contains a lot of vitamins, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus and other substances irreplaceable for the body. Such an addition to many dishes makes them both healthier and tastier. But with the onset of winter, the beds go under the snow, and the greens bought in the store are not for the better different from those grown on their own plot.

Parsley grown in an apartment will help compensate for the deficiency of vitamins and prevent you from getting bored of the summer. How to grow parsley on a windowsill, and what conditions are necessary to get juicy strong foliage? The plant is quite unpretentious and, subject to some care rules, easily tolerates growing in a container or flower pot.

Conditions for growing parsley on a windowsill

Before planting parsley, you need to take care of the soil for it and suitable containers.

The soil for parsley should be light, loose and nutritious enough for the plant to develop actively in a limited volume of the pot.

A mixture of one part of peat, the same amount of humus and twice the amount of garden soil is suitable for this culture. Before mixing, the earth is spilled with a solution of potassium permanganate to eliminate pathogens. When the mixture is ready, if necessary, it is lime and phosphorus and potassium additives are added to the soil. If you can use small peat pots or seedling containers to plant parsley, then a plant that forms a powerful taproot will need a deeper container.

When choosing a pot for growing parsley on a windowsill, it is better to turn to those that have:

• depth from 20 cm;
• drainage hole;
• sufficient volume for the required number of plants.

At the bottom of the container, a drainage layer of 1.5–2 cm is made. Now you can proceed to planting, and then growing parsley on the windowsill.

How to grow parsley from seeds on a windowsill

If you grow parsley from seeds, you can try the first green leaves from your own garden on the windowsill 1.5–2 months after the seeds get into the ground.

This method requires more time and effort, but the plants will delight with lush caps of greenery for two years. Before planting parsley, you should select the seeds. According to experienced gardeners, it is better to give preference to varieties of early ripening, which will bring the first cut of greens closer than a week. And curly parsley on the windowsill shows itself less sensitive to both insufficient watering and dry air, which is very important in an apartment and working heating.

Parsley seeds are distinguished by long germination, you can speed up the pecking by soaking them for a day in warm water, which will have to be changed periodically. Before planting, the seeds are dipped in a dense pink solution of potassium permanganate for several minutes to protect future sprouts. How to plant parsley in an apartment:

• The distance between the holes is made about 5 cm. If the seedlings are thicker, they will have to be thinned out when two or three leaves appear on the shoots.
• The prepared seeds are buried in moist soil to a depth of 0.6–1.5 cm, sprinkled with earth and gently watered again.
• The pots are covered with foil and placed in a lighted place with a temperature of 17–20 ° C.
• Until, after 10-15 days, the shoots appear, you need to make sure that the soil does not dry out, or mold does not appear on the surface of the soil.

The sprouts that turned out to develop quickly. At this time, the film is removed, and special attention is paid to watering and lighting the plants. Parsley on the windowsill should receive water 2-3 times a week, and top dressing is combined with watering and is carried out 1-2 times a month, starting from the moment when the plant has formed a good rosette of greenery.

Growing parsley from root vegetables

To obtain greenery by planting root crops, it is better to choose large healthy rhizomes, weighing about 65 grams.

If the root is too long, do not bend or fold it. Before planting parsley, such root crops are pruned with a sharp knife so that the apical bud is 12-15 cm.

The place of the cut is powdered with crushed charcoal and treated with root, for the fastest rooting.

• You can plant the rhizomes at intervals of 3 cm, making sure that the points of foliage growth during backfill remain above the soil level.
• While acclimatization is in progress and the root system of parsley is being restored, the pots are darkened and placed in a cool place, where the temperature would be 12–16 ° С.
• The appearance of the first greenery is a sign that it is time to put the parsley on the windowsill, where the temperature is slightly higher, 18–20 ° C.

From this moment on, the parsley on the windowsill can be watered and fed once a month, dissolving 5 grams of complex fertilizers per liter of water.

Caring for parsley on the windowsill

Describing how to grow parsley on a windowsill, you cannot get around the issue of caring for plants while they are actively producing greens.To keep the foliage bright, juicy and lush, you cannot do without regular watering, and it is better not to use tap water. It contains many elements that negatively affect the condition of plants and the quality of foliage.

• The moisture intended for watering must be defended and made sure that it is not cold.
• On hot days, as well as in winter, when the heating is on in the apartments, parsley on the windowsill is sprayed with warm water.
• When a crust forms on the soil, the soil is loosened carefully, trying not to damage the root.

If parsley is grown on a windowsill in autumn and winter, when there is clearly not enough natural light, special white-spectrum LED or fluorescent lamps are suspended above the plantings.

The duration of daylight hours for parsley should be at least 13 hours, otherwise the petioles begin to stretch, the foliage becomes smaller and grows worse.

Lighting is especially important for young plants at the stage of true leaf formation. You can collect greens when it grows to 10–17 cm, the leaf is well formed, and there are other, younger ones to replace it. Cutting begins with the lowest leaves, carefully cutting them off and leaving the stalks of 3-5 cm. And with careful attention and care, parsley on the windowsill gives high-quality greens all year round.

Parsley on the windowsill in winter - video