Herb : Par-cel (Zwolse Krul)

Herb

Description

LOOKS LIKE PARSLEY - TASTES LIKE CELERY. This opens up interesting opportunities. Instead of a parsley garnish that is left on the side of the plate, PAR-CEL is the garnish with the real celery flavour you can eat too. It will become a basic salad ingredient for it is plentiful, can be grown easily and gives a salad that wonderful warm celery flavour. You can also grow it as a windowsill pot herb.

Sowing Instructions

Sow seeds from spring to mid-summer in a good seed compost, just covering the seeds. Germination takes 10-21 days at 21C (70F).

Growing Instructions

Transplant the seedlings when large enough to handle into boxes or 7.5cm (3in) pots. Grow on in cooler conditions, gradually acclimatise to outdoor conditions for 10-15 days before planting out 30cm (12in) apart in ordinary garden soil sun or light shade.

Aftercare

Water regularly in dry weather. Pick the outside leaves off all the plants regularly to encourage fresh growth. As a pot plant prick out of boxes into 8cm (3in) pots and finally into 15cm (6in) pots. Grow in a cool, airy, well lit spot.