My latest blog article is about parsley. It may be an herb but it can become a weed I found out. Parsley is a plant with many superstitions connected with it which are quite fun and interesting to read. For example, the ancient Greeks valued it but thought it grew only from soil fertilized with the blood of their dead heroes, they wore wreaths of it on their heads at banquets and ate it often in salads and sauces believing it prevented intoxication.
The Greeks also believed that wearing chopped parsley on your hair three times a year prevented balding. Parsley wreaths were used to crown the winners of famous games, before laurel became the plant used.
The Greeks would also decorate their tombs with parsley because it kept green for a long time and they would say of a dying man "He has need now of nothing but a little parsley."
The photo is heritage Dalmatian parsley.
