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16 May 11, arthur (Australia - temperate climate)

18 apr Hi Michelle, just a thought. give them a treat put some pepper over it and around it.that may cure them.They have agood sense of smell I can not see it doing them any harm,it work with cats. Arthur

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10 Jun 10, Bill44 (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Parsley are supposed to be a Bi annual but they have a mind of their own. To overcome this I raise seedlings and plant (2) every six months. Her inside would chuck a hissy fit if we ran out of flat leaf parsley.

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15 Mar 10, Barb (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi Doug, Everyone I know has had all their flat parsley go straight to seed this summer with the heat. Some has finally self-seeded just in the last 2 weeks (now the weather is starting to cool).

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04 Mar 10, doug (Australia - temperate climate)

In our region we are having trouble growing parsley over the past couple yrs. Many gardeners say they used to have large plants and self sown used to come up all over the place. Not any more.. Plants are soi small even if they do start to grow. This is most gardens. Would it be the hot summer [44degrees atr times] We sow in Spring but very little success. What is wrong.

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04 Oct 09, al (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi all. I had Choho in my vege patch, my first, and it started getting all these white scaly spots. This then spread to another plant and now my parsley which is growing like crazy has got it. They are all next to each other. Perhaps a little close. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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02 Jul 09, Trevor Heywood (Australia - temperate climate)

The first year can be difficult, but Italian Parsley grows quickly. Sow one year in April or May and keep seedlings indoors in sunny window. Take great care of them. Protect throughout summer after transplanting, then the next Winter you have an enormous crop - enough to give away. Allow one to go to seed, and you'll never look back. For good health eat some daily, nibble when gardening. (See my mustard greens comment same date) Lindsay, mint will attract fat green caterpillars. Parsley seems immune from grubs.

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12 Jun 09, Lindsay Sutherland (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

I would like some advice on how to produce parsley and mint with large leaves and vigorous growth. Mine are both a bit tentative looking! I do feed them with cow manure but possibly not often enough? I would appreciate help on this many thanks Lindsay

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08 Nov 11, Dee (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi Lindsay This reply might be a bit late for you but I had great success with parsley this year - the plant is huge! I didnt kill it with kindness (for once :)) and fed it with a weak solution of worm waste and water every now and again and just kept the water up to it. Mine is in full sun and loving it. I hope that helps.

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10 May 09, Greig (Australia - temperate climate)

My parsley (grown in plastic planters on my bacony) has started going yellow. What am I doing wrong ?

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01 May 09, Glenn (Australia - temperate climate)

Lynne - three things are possible: either you've bought cheap & nasty seeds, you sow the very small seeds too deeply or the soil is poor. I recommend sowing your parsley in seed punnets (several seeds) filled with seed raising mix. Once they shoot, remove all but the best one, then transfer to a larger punnet, then plant in good soil. Parsley loves moisture.

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