Titanarum

Sometimes, but not often, it is hard to decide what is best. Take parsley. Flat leaved is the variety preferred by the southern Europeans whereas the Brits and the northern European populations prefer it curly leaved. They both taste wonderfully sweet but in terms of perfume I find the curly variety unsurpassed. But why put yourself in the awkward position of having to choose? Just grow both. How? Well follow the instructions on the packet. That’s what I do. Just bear in mind that they take forever to sprout. Unless I put a stick or stone where I’ve sown it I tend to forget and suddenly have a field of parsley competing with runner beans or whatever. But should that happen to you be comforted that the young parsley plants do survive being transplanted if done with tenderness. Because gardening isn’t just a mechanical process. Feelings can make all the difference to a crop. Say you go to your plot or garden feeling moody and take out all your bad feelings on a defenceless sapling by tramping on it. That means it won’t crop. But say, you decide to take out your bad feelings on the weeds. That means the cultivars have a much better chance of thriving. Feelings are very important in gardening but they must be controlled.