Curly parsley grows in most every
herb garden, often along with flat-leaved
parsley. Many recipes only call for parsley. So, what
to do? Let’s take a look at the differences in parsley varieties and learn
more about curly parsley plant care and uses.
What is Curly Parsley?
This is an easy-to-grow type of parsley with round, curly leaves. The taste is stronger than that of the flat-leaf type and not too similar. Curly parsley uses include garnishing plates, often along with a fruit slice. You may also chop it finely and use as the parsley called for in those recipes, although the round curly leaves require more effort to wash than the flat-leaved type.
This is part of the reason
restaurants use flat parsley, as well as for its milder taste. The home
gardener can easily grow both types of parsley and, depending on the recipe,
decide whether to use curly parsley vs. flat parsley. You might get creative
and use both.
How to Use Curled Parsley
Using parsley in a dish along with
other herbs basically includes it as an additional layer of flavor that complements
other herbs. Since the taste is different between the two parsleys, the final
flavor may be somewhat different.
Experiment with the two herbs and
see which flavor you prefer in different dishes. Parsley also adds color to your
cooking. You might want to add less, or even more. Since parsley is so easy to
grow, you can always have it on hand.
Curled Parsley Plant Care
Start curled parsley from seed when
temperatures warm outside. For an early crop, plant seeds indoors a few weeks
before outside soil temperatures warm. You may purchase young plants that are
already hardened off and plant them outside when all danger of frost is passed.
Parsley is a low-maintenance plant
needing sunlight, regular water, and occasional feeding. Harvest regularly to
promote growth. It is a biennial plant, meaning
it grows for two years. Most treat it as an annual and allow it to be taken by
frost the first year.
If you wonder what to do with curly
parsley during winter, add it to an indoor winter herb
garden
or start a young plant in summer and pot it for indoors. If you
live in an area where the plant can live outside during winter, it will
continue to grow and produce. However, leaves will likely become tough and
bitter during the second year.
Be sure to include this easy-care
specimen in your herb gardens, both indoors and outside. It may be dried or
frozen for long-lasting flavoring and garnish.
Curly parsley grows in most every
herb garden, often along with flat-leaved
parsley. Many recipes only call for parsley. So, what
to do? Let’s take a look at the differences in parsley varieties and learn
more about curly parsley plant care and uses.
What is Curly Parsley?
This is an easy-to-grow type of parsley with round, curly leaves. The taste is stronger than that of the flat-leaf type and not too similar. Curly parsley uses include garnishing plates, often along with a fruit slice. You may also chop it finely and use as the parsley called for in those recipes, although the round curly leaves require more effort to wash than the flat-leaved type.
This is part of the reason
restaurants use flat parsley, as well as for its milder taste. The home
gardener can easily grow both types of parsley and, depending on the recipe,
decide whether to use curly parsley vs. flat parsley. You might get creative
and use both.
How to Use Curled Parsley
Using parsley in a dish along with
other herbs basically includes it as an additional layer of flavor that complements
other herbs. Since the taste is different between the two parsleys, the final
flavor may be somewhat different.
Experiment with the two herbs and
see which flavor you prefer in different dishes. Parsley also adds color to your
cooking. You might want to add less, or even more. Since parsley is so easy to
grow, you can always have it on hand.
Curled Parsley Plant Care
Start curled parsley from seed when
temperatures warm outside. For an early crop, plant seeds indoors a few weeks
before outside soil temperatures warm. You may purchase young plants that are
already hardened off and plant them outside when all danger of frost is passed.
Parsley is a low-maintenance plant
needing sunlight, regular water, and occasional feeding. Harvest regularly to
promote growth. It is a biennial plant, meaning
it grows for two years. Most treat it as an annual and allow it to be taken by
frost the first year.
If you wonder what to do with curly
parsley during winter, add it to an indoor winter herb
garden
or start a young plant in summer and pot it for indoors. If you
live in an area where the plant can live outside during winter, it will
continue to grow and produce. However, leaves will likely become tough and
bitter during the second year.
Be sure to include this easy-care
specimen in your herb gardens, both indoors and outside. It may be dried or
frozen for long-lasting flavoring and garnish.