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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: dingerbell on April 19, 2006, 19:09:10

Title: Supermarket Parsley...life after the shelf
Post by: dingerbell on April 19, 2006, 19:09:10
I've just bought 3 potted Flat leaf Parsley plants from th Tesco...50p each (reduced for quick sale). Is there any way that they can be planted out and left to develop into normal plants. I accept that they have been grown in an artificial environment but can they be hardened off and grown on like normal seedlings.
Title: Re: Supermarket Parsley...life after the shelf
Post by: Georgie on April 19, 2006, 19:46:14
Hi.  You will probably find that the 'plant' is in fact many, many crammed seedlings all in one pot.  It is possible to separate them, grow them on and then plant them out.  I've done it a few times with some success.  Good luck.

G xx
Title: Re: Supermarket Parsley...life after the shelf
Post by: RSJK on April 19, 2006, 19:48:11
Old Wives Tale  says it is bad luck to transplant parsley
Title: Re: Supermarket Parsley...life after the shelf
Post by: angle shades on April 19, 2006, 19:51:11
yes !!!! i would plant each pot out so you get 3 good sized plants/angle shades x
Title: Re: Supermarket Parsley...life after the shelf
Post by: tim on April 19, 2006, 20:08:57
We often fall back on pots. Usually, I take off half a dozen for growing on. Last December I just put the whole pot in.
Title: Re: Supermarket Parsley...life after the shelf
Post by: greyhound on April 20, 2006, 11:00:29
Definitely!  I know it's cheating, but I've often done it as a quick fix.  Never thought about hardening off   :-[   but they've always done fine. :)