Growing Parsley

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Parsley can be a fiend to grow successfully. The seeds take a month or more to germinate, spawning the theory that the seeds go to the devil and back seven times before they sprout. Once grown, the plants are difficult to transplant because of their long taproots--parsley is in the carrot family. So, for thousands of years, it's been considered unlucky to move parsley. If you have the patience to let the plants come up from seed, though, you'll be bountifully rewarded. Parsley is a versatile and underestimated herb. Although treated as an annual, parsley planted in the spring will usually keep growing through the winter in zones 2-7. It will even survive a little of winter's worst: I've skidded down to the garden when the ground was covered with ice to pick fresh parsley for dinner. Plan on replanting parsley every spring; as

a biennial, it goes to seed and dies the second year. Plant the Italian flat-leaf parsley; it's generally preferred for cooking because it has more flavor. In a pinch, you can use the curly parsley, but otherwise, save it for garnish. Parsley will keep for several weeks in the refrigerator--store it cut-end down in a glass of water and cover the top loosely with a plastic bag, removing wilted stalks as they appear. If you have extra, the best way to preserve parsley is not by drying it--most of the flavor evaporates. Freeze it instead in resealable plastic bags Suzi What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. health/ http://suziesgoats.wholefoodfarmacy.com/ http://360./suziesgoats

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