How to Grow Parsley from Cuttings
Clean your sharp scissors with soap, water, and rubbing alcohol.. Identify several leafy stems about 5 in (13 cm) long.. Cut the stems at an angle and trim any lower leaves.
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Clean your sharp scissors with soap, water, and rubbing alcohol.
Clean your sharp scissors with soap, water, and rubbing alcohol.
Identify several leafy stems about 5 in (13 cm) long.
Identify several leafy stems about 5 in (13 cm) long.
Cut the stems at an angle and trim any lower leaves.
Cut the stems at an angle and trim any lower leaves.
Place the cuttings in a jar of filtered or spring water for 2 hours.
Place the cuttings in a jar of filtered or spring water for 2 hours.
Make your own rooting solution, if desired, instead of using just water.
Make your own rooting solution, if desired, instead of using just water.
Fill a plant pot with 5 in (13 cm) of a good growing medium.
Fill a plant pot with 5 in (13 cm) of a good growing medium.
Plant the bottom 1 in (2.5 cm) of the cuttings into the growing medium.
Plant the bottom 1 in (2.5 cm) of the cuttings into the growing medium.
Provide the pot with indirect sunlight and even moisture.
Provide the pot with indirect sunlight and even moisture.
Check daily after 2 weeks for signs of root growth.
Check daily after 2 weeks for signs of root growth.
Move the rooted cuttings into pots with adequate spacing.
Move the rooted cuttings into pots with adequate spacing.
Transplant the parsley into the ground, if desired, instead of using pots.
Transplant the parsley into the ground, if desired, instead of using pots.
Maintain evenly moist conditions for the best results.
Maintain evenly moist conditions for the best results.
Harvest the outermost leafy stems of your parsley plants first.
Harvest the outermost leafy stems of your parsley plants first.
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