"DougL" <dlass51@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Here in zone 8, put in triple curled parsley plants last year. I had
> always considered them to be cool-season annuals, but they grow
> surprisingly well here. Kept some going through the winter (they even
> seem to be tolerant of mild frost), and planted more this spring. The
> difference between the old and new plants is noticeable, though. Old
> ones are deeper green but with somewhat more flattened leaves. Taste
> is the same, as far as I can tell.
>
> Is there any disadvantage to keeping such plants going through the
> winter? That is, does the quality of the leaf continue to change?
In the second year the leaves will go thin and feathery, then they will go
to
seed and then they will die, there is no way to stop them. If you leave a
few
for the seed heads to mature they will self-sow quite well.
David
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