Hamburg parsley
Petroselinum crispum var. tuberosum · Parsley root in the US
In a typical UK garden, sow outside mid-March to mid-May, and harvest mid-September to early March.
When to sow, plant and harvest
Last frost around 20 April, first frost around 31 October.
- Sow outdoors
- mid-March to mid-May
- Harvest
- mid-September to early March
Growing facts
- Spacing
- 15 cm apart, rows 30 cm apart
- Square foot
- 9 per square (30 cm squares)
- Sowing depth
- 1 cm
- Ready in
- 90 to 120 days from sowing
- Grows to
- 40 cm
- Hardiness
- Hardy to about -15 °C
- Sun
- Copes with some shade
- Crops for
- About 16 weeks
Growing tip
Soak seed overnight and be patient, as it can take a month to come up. Pick a few leaves too, like ordinary parsley.
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Where these figures come from
Every crop in VegLog was checked against published growing advice. Dates are worked out from average frost dates, so they shift with your garden. For hamburg parsley, we used:
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Add hamburg parsley to a bed and VegLog reminds you when to sow, plant out and pick, timed to your own town's frost dates.
