172 A HOME VEGETABLE-GARDEN 



also look after itself. If the grass and weeds are 

 kept out of the parsley plot, it will sow its own 

 seed and keep on growing, year after year. Like 

 all its family, the oily seeds are slow to germinate. 

 Soak them in warm water, over night, and sow 

 them in moist rich soil in a somewhat shady spot. 

 Look after the weeds until sturdy growth is well 

 started. Then you may forget the parsley patch, 

 until some of its rich feathery green is needed. 

 It may be made a year-around plant by sowing 

 the seed in the empty hotbed or in window-boxes 

 in the garret or down cellar. Outdoors, if the 

 snow is heavy enough for protection, just by push- 

 ing away the snow, you may find it fresh and 

 green the whole winter through. 



