Why can't I grow Parsley ?

[Marb67]

Well I have always struggled with parsley but after potting on the plant, keeping moist in the greenhouse it started to grow like mad, dark green :-) However, since then it has become weedy again and some of the stems have become yellow. I have run out of ideas of what to do with this difficult plant. I gave some to my wife to take to her school and plant in the garden. It is thriving like mad which adds insult to injury.

[Fleurisa]

Is it too warm in the greenhouse for it?

[Jeanied]

All you need to do is get one plant to take in the ground, let it flower and set seed, and you will have a parsley patch forever! Mine is growing in the cracks in the path!

[shona_b]

I don't think parsley likes it too warm? I remember my gran had a perpetual parsley patch in her garden in Scotland and its not greenhouse weather there! Is it curly parsley or flat leaf?

[roitelet]

Parsley does much better in the ground than in pots.

[TrialAndError]

If you grow parsley in pots make sure they are in deep pots because they put down long roots and need lots of space. I grow my parsley in a pot about 60cm / 2 feet deep - I've discovered from experience that at that depth they do very well. They also stand a far better chance at overwintering until next year.

It probably also explains why parsley grown in the ground outperforms pot grown plants.