by Omelet <ompomelet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
May 8, 2008 at 08:42 PM
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<cdf1e5a8-65a3-41d0-87ea-b1361664fb7a@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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DougL <dlass51@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > > Here in zone 8, put in triple curled parsley plants last year.
> > >
> > If nothing else, you will make your local Swallowtail butterflies
happy.
> > :-) Watch for the larvae. They love parsley so it's nice that you
> > planted extra for them!
> >
>
> What do those larvae look like?
Quite colorful. They start out looking like bird poop, then become these:
<http://little-homeschool-on-the-prairie.blogspot.com/2007/06/black-swall
owtail-caterpillars.html>
>
> Really, the performance of these plants is AMAZING. Can't believe I
> used to spend real money in stores on fresh parsley ...
I ought to put more in. I like to feed it as greens to my cockatoo.
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