Aromatic greens and root vegetables, high vitamin content
Chelesta — Root medium-early, high-yielding parsley variety. The period from full emergence to technical maturity is 80-90 days. The leaf rosette of root parsley variety Chelesta is strong and spreading. Leaves are dark green, shiny, on long petioles, ideal for bundling. Root vegetables of medium-early root parsley variety Chelesta are conical, pointed, smooth, without lateral roots, large, weighing 50-80 g and 18-25 cm long. Flesh is white. Flavor qualities of root vegetables of medium-early variety Chelesta are good. The variety is ideal for winter storage. Recommended for fresh use and storage. Best preceding crops for root parsley: cucumbers, tomatoes, onions. Sowing seeds of medium-early root parsley variety Chelesta is recommended early spring or in autumn. Autumn sowing is done with dry seeds. In spring, parsley variety Chelesta is sown in rows at 3-4 cm apart and 20-30 cm between rows. To speed up germination, cover seedbeds with plastic film or agrofiber, which is removed upon emergence of seedlings. Care for parsley includes weed control, two thinning operations, fertilization after thinning, combined with the next watering.
