Parsley

[hdan]

I have been naturally drying out some parsley lately that have turned out nice & green.
The last batch I had hanging to dry, I noticed about half of it has turned a yellow color & hasn't fully dried yet.
What I read could have been lack of nutrients in the drying out process or humidity to high drying out. Has anyone seen this before?

 

[hdan]

I have been naturally drying out some parsley lately that have turned out nice & green.
The last batch I had hanging to dry, I noticed about half of it has turned a yellow color & hasn't fully dried yet.
What I read could have been lack of nutrients in the drying out process or humidity to high drying out. Has anyone seen this before?

Not really sure if the yellowing of the leaves is good or bad.
Taste ok. Don't think there's anything wrong with it. It still taste like parsley.

 

[flowerbug]

glad it worked out ok. i have no experience in growing or drying parsley...

 

[digitS']

I have experience growing parsley but not drying it.

It is a biennial but a patch of it will turn into a perennial patch if allowed to flower and reseed. At one time, I lived in a home where someone had started parsley years before.

Perhaps, sowing seed both early and late in the season in the same area would replicate that little parsley patch with a mix of both flowering and first year plants. But, I have found it easy to start seeds in the greenhouse for plants useful in salads. Of course, it is quite hardy and is around for harvest through the Autumn.

Steve

 

[hdan]

The majority of the parsley I dried out is green.
This is the parsley I was talking about that was turning yellow.
Not sure why, it just did.
It's not as flavorful as the green.
I do know parsley is supposed to be green before & after dried out. For that reason, I'm throwing out the yellow, since I have plenty of it.