Assertion: parsley | /r/AtLocation | the devil
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text: It is said that parsley goes seven times to the Devil and back before it germinates due to the long time it takes to grow.
text: It is said that parsley goes seven times to the Devil and back before it germinates due to the long time it takes to grow.
text: When parsley is sown it goes nine times to the Devil before it comes up.
text: There was also a Greek belief that parsley went back and forth to the Devil nine times before it could sprout because it takes so long to germinate.
text: In early medieval England the slow and patchy germination of parsley was explained by the suggestion that, once sown, parsley went nine times to the devil and back before sprouting.
text: One tip is to pour hot water over the drill prior to planting - then the seeds will go straight into warm soil - it's reputed that parsley goes to the devil and back seven times