New at starting basil & parsley

stormymater · March 20, 2009

Any tips/advice for starting basil & parsley (both curly & Italian flat). I have Genovese, an Italian purple & a mouse-eared basil.
Any advice is most appreciated. The basil plants I bought last year did super well - we're still eating off them (I blended the leaves with olive oil & froze)! This will be my first time growing them. I have read to expect <60% germination - anything affect this?
Same ? about the parsley - parsley is a really slow germinator, right? As in, like, how long? Thanks in advance folks.

March 20, 2009	#1
stormymater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pleasure Island, NC 8a Posts: 1,162	New at starting basil & parsley Any tips/advice for starting basil & parsley (both curly & Italian flat). I have Genovese, an Italian purple & a mouse-eared basil. Any advice is most appreciated. The basil plants I bought last year did super well - we're still eating off them (I blended the leaves with olive oil & froze)! This will be my first time growing them. I have read to expect <60% germination - anything affect this? Same ? about the parsley - parsley is a really slow germinator, right? As in, like, how long? Thanks in advance folks.