@Stephie This type is planted for the stalks. It looks like that some are planted for the bulb like section underneath? I wonder what that would be used for. I do find it very cool how such big plants can come from such small seeds, its crazy. They took the longest to plant because I hate planting two per spot, because I hate killing off a plant. For me that is to big of a waste.
Anyway, From what I know it is 80 days after they sprout. It takes around 14-28 days for germination. So that is 94-108 days before harvesting the plant. But I think they can be harvested younger if you don't want such thick stalks (if they grow that well for me :) )
@Ljk2000 The variety with the big root is used in soups along with other root vegetables (carrot, parsnip, big rooted parsley), sliced and fried in schnitzel-like coating, sliced very thinly and then dried like potato-chips, and so on. Parsley has also two varieties, one with a lot of leaves, another with increased root size.
The OP of gardening.stackexchange.com/questions/29912/… updated the status of his tree after a year or so. Very valuable data point! (for us, and all future readers). I think the OP should be rewarded with upvotes.
