Parsley (single leaf/Italian)
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by weezie13 on June 07, 2005 04:19 PM
Hi LMT,
I dont' grow parsley, ***every year I say
I should...*** but a rule of thumb is that
after an edible plant flowers, it gets a little
tough...*I know the chives do that, they're
tender until they flower..
I think it also keeps it bushier if you clip
the flowers, it keeps the plant compact...
But I do know that it is a host plant for
butterflies... and the flowers are liked
by beneficial bugs...so, if you do have some
more fresh, you might want to experiment!!!
***I love experimenting, the only way I really
learn things, first hand for my self..plant doubles,
and in different places, to see which
does which better...
If you do let it go to flower...
I would![[Cool]](im/cool.gif)
love to hear ![[gabby]](im/graemlins/gabby.gif)
about your outcomes ![[critic]](im/graemlins/critic.gif)
and if you feel it gets tougher, or still useable or if some nice ![[flower]](im/graemlins/flower.gif)
bugs came to visit ![[muggs]](im/graemlins/mugggggs.gif)
!!!!
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Weezie
Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2
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I dont' grow parsley, ***every year I say
I should...*** but a rule of thumb is that
after an edible plant flowers, it gets a little
tough...*I know the chives do that, they're
tender until they flower..
I think it also keeps it bushier if you clip
the flowers, it keeps the plant compact...
But I do know that it is a host plant for
butterflies... and the flowers are liked
by beneficial bugs...so, if you do have some
more fresh, you might want to experiment!!!
***I love experimenting, the only way I really
learn things, first hand for my self..plant doubles,
and in different places, to see which
does which better...
If you do let it go to flower...
I would
love to hear about your outcomes and if you feel it gets tougher, or still useable or if some nice bugs came to visit !!!!* * * *
Weezie
Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2
http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/
by LMT on June 07, 2005 09:09 PM
Thanks Weezie,
I am going to let it flower. Butterflies alone in enough but if it attracts other beneficials too, all the better.
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Currently listening to: Vince Guaraldi Trio -- A Charlie Brown Christmas. Adult and contemporary but evocative of youth and innocence, a must own CD.
I am going to let it flower. Butterflies alone in enough but if it attracts other beneficials too, all the better.
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Currently listening to: Vince Guaraldi Trio -- A Charlie Brown Christmas. Adult and contemporary but evocative of youth and innocence, a must own CD.
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I do have more planted so fresh shouldn't be a problem. Is there a reason to or not to let parsely flower?
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Currently listening to: Vince Guaraldi Trio -- A Charlie Brown Christmas. Adult and contemporary but evocative of youth and innocence, a must own CD.