Just speaking from my own experience but I just had several parsley seeds sprout under lights. They are still very young so I don't know how well they will grow but I know last year when I tried to grow some indoors just on my kitchen table they never sprouted. If I were you I would use bright sunlight or artificial light to grow them. Good luck! :)

Brigitte

I haven't tried these yet, but I have a package of Lilly Miller Heirloom Parsley (extra triple curled).

The directions on the back say Planting Depth: 1/4 inch, and suggests soaking the seeds overnight in warm water to speed germination.

It also says germination takes 21 to 28 days.

I soaked them 24 hours and changed the water twice because one of the sources said the seeds have some kind of coating that inhibits germination. I'm going to put them under light like Brigitte suggested and see what happens. Thanks for helping. Judy

Give it a try! I experiemted an soaked half the tray and direct sowed the other... and the direct sowed actually came up faster and did better initially (although both did come up) I heavily watered WITHIN the tray, and fear I soaked the seeds for too long with the other half. With quality seeds parsley is a breeze! Just shows you can't always believe what you hear until you try it yourself!

I guess I'll give parsley another try this year. I didn't buy any new varieties of seed stock as I had no luck last year and read they were a pain. I'll use last years and see what happens. I have the lights for indoor starting now, so that should help.

I was very surpirsed! And it came up in under 7 days: MUCH faster than even my peppers! If not, splurge and get an established plant. They arent expensive!

I always surface sow & tamp down and get very good, fast results (w/flat-leaved parsley started in the greenhouse).

That's what I did. For most seeds I buy cheap, but for parsley its worth it for quality

I haven't tried starting my parsley seeds yet; for the past few years I throw 'em in the garden when it warms up (both Italian & curly). They have overwintered temps down to -35C and about 4 feet of snow and come back up the next year just fine. This year, I ordered some seeds from Franchi Sementi - it looks like it's called Gigante - a flat-leaf Italian variety. Here's what it says on the back of the seed package:
..."75-80 days from direct seed. Prefers full sun and a loose fertile soil. Beging sowing in early spring, if direct seeding, 4-5 seeds every 12". Either thin or gro in a clump. Slow to germinate (up to 2-3 weeks), so keep moist and be patient. If using transplants, start 6 weeks before set out date, 5-6 seeds per 4" pot covered with 1/4" soil mix. Try starting second crop in late July."...
By the way, here's what I love about these Franchi seeds - a package was only $2.95, and it contains 4500 seeds per PACKET!!! That's right, 4500 seeds!! San Marzano roma tomatoes? Same packet price, and there's a minimum of 350 seeds per packet - yikes again! Tremendous bargain as far as I'm concerned...anyways, good luck with the parsley! Patty