Richters ProGrowers Info
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Parsley
(Petroselinum crispum) |
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Market
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Products:  (leaf);  (leaf, root); 
Market size: 250,000 hectares (world), 25,000 ha (North America)
Prospects: prices stable, volume up
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Culture |
Seed density: 650-1000 seeds/gram
Exposure: full sun
Soil: tolerates most soils, but rich, well-drained, moist, pH 6-7 is best
Crop duration: 1 year
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Sowing rate: 3-7 kg/ha (direct), 0.5-1.5kg/ha (indirect).
Planting: sow direct in field early spring or fall in warmer zones. Two or three cuts are possible.
Field spacing: 30-90cm between rows x 10-20cm within rows.
Yield: fresh herb 5-10t/ha, dry herb 1-2t/ha (year 1).
Pests: carrot root fly
Diseases: septoria and alternaria leaf spot.
Buyers want: good green colour (dry and fresh herb).
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Sowing rate: 2-4g/1000plants.
Planting: sow in plugs or direct in pots. Sow 4-5 seeds per plug or 12 per pot.
Seeds to saleable plants: 12 weeks.
Seeds to finished plugs: 8 weeks.
Plugs to saleable plants: 6 weeks.
Pests: whitefly, spider mite, aphid
Diseases: few problems.
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– Dried Production
– Fresh Production
– Oil Production
– Potted Plant Production
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