Before Planting: Like most herbs, parsley can be grown indoors, in a container or in the garden. To encourage parsley to have a better germination, soak the seeds in water overnight.

Watering: Parsley requires little maintenance and only needs watering once per week.

Fertilizer: If growing parsley in the ground, parsley does best with a single application of fertilizer halfway through the growing season with a 5-10-5 fertilizer. Growing parsley in pots calls for more fertilizer, so apply fertilizer every six weeks for pots indoors and every four weeks if grown in pots outdoors.

Days to Maturity: Once parsley leaves begin to curl or when the leaves have three separate segments, they are ready to harvest.

Harvesting: Pick parsley leaves early in the morning as that is when the herb’s scent is the strongest. To harvest parsley, cut the leaves from the outer part of the plant first. To store fresh parsley, snip entire stems and keep the stems immersed in water in the refrigerator.

Tips: Parsley is mostly disease resistant, though it can be a victim to aphids.