Growing parsley might not be an obvious choice for the average securities industry Fannie Farmer , but few crops are quite as versatile , long persistent and profitable as parsley . So today I ’ll break down the many direction in which parsley can gain the average market farmer .
First , however , I should mark that there are two kinds of parsley : level folio and curled . In culinary condition , they are used almost interchangeably — and this clause is for both — but some client might prefer one over the other . Curly Petroselinum crispum has become synonymous with snack counter garnish , but that does n’t think of it ’s not delicious . And curly parsley run to be more insensate hardy . So although compressed folio might deal better , I say try both and see what your market responds to .
1. Parsley Yields Multiple Cuttings
The one bang on Petroselinum crispum ? It ’s relatively slow to grow ( 75 day or so ) , and it takes as long as 14 days to burgeon forth . Whew , that ’s a big time investment . But start it early enough and the payoff is bang-up . I ’ve had as many as four or five cuttings off one healthy temporary hookup of parsley in a twelvemonth . This is especially on-key if you add a little extra fertilizer once or twice midway through the time of year . Petroselinum crispum rebounds quickly and add up back lush — it ’s well worth the work of pay off it commence .
2. It Brightens Up The Market Table
At least here in Kentucky where my farm is located , greens are just few and far between in the middle of summertime . So even though parsley is an herb , it is bracing to see Petroselinum crispum on the market board for a petty moment of greenery . Keep it in a pail with a little water or in piles , both of which should be refreshed often with a cold spritz . I would also urge keep back a cooler from which to switch out any wilting parsley . The tank will refresh the droop parsley .
3. Parsley Is Cold & Heat Hardy
Parsley might not be as cold audacious as it is passion hardy , but it can stand some cooler temperature . It is one of the crops we , here in the south , can have chronological sequence in the ground from early summer until late nightfall with some light - to - medium - gauge wrangle cover for frost aegis .
4. It’s High Value & Profitable
sweeping parsley at this bit can go for more than $ 8.50 per Ezra Pound . Yeah , sweeping . So at market you could be looking at prices double that or more , depending on how you pick out to deal it . And you could commonly get a Syrian pound , at least for the first cut , from about four row foot . So in theory , a 100 - infantry bed , with three rows of Petroselinum crispum , could be worth $ 600 wholesale to more than $ 2,000 retail per cut per bed . Of naturally , you still have to commercialize it , but that ’s telling for one small crop .
5. Parsley Is Marketable
Not every securities industry customers is going to use , or know what to do with , parsley . This is honest . But there are at least two ways in which you’re able to well sell it . The first is that you put it into little bunches at a low price and encourage customer to add a bunch with their garden truck as they yield — it ’s nourishing and literally work with everything . Plus it brightens up any meal . If you have to give a few small “ sample bunches ” by to get people concerned , it ’s worth it . Get a customer hooked and they ’ll return for more . The 2nd great mode to deal parsley is through eating place . think me , almost every gently okay - dining restaurant in your townsfolk is using parsley , and they are paying a pretty penny for it . There is no grounds you ca n’t supply them with their parsley needs for most or all of the year . Maybe they ’d be uncoerced to make up a little more for locally originate parsley ? Does n’t ache to ask , and while you ’re at it , see what other herbs they might need .
