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31 Mar 13, doug (Australia - temperate climate)

We live in the Riverland of South Australia with a temperate zone. Hot summers Can get to 45 degrees in summer. Over the past say fifty years our family and friends here have grown parsley successfully. In the Spring time many seeds have come up so we have all had parsley.growing very well. Over the past two years or so no one around here has have seeds come up on their own the next season.Sown packet seed is almost impossible to germinate and if so plants will not grow more than two to three inches high. What is the problem. We are devastated. Last spring I planted seed. some came up but never grew beyond the three inches high with around three sets of leaves.

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26 Mar 13, Sonnyboy Malaza (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)

in which regions/places can i grow parsley in south africa?

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13 Jun 13, Micky (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

Parsley grows just about everywhere. It's resistant to cold weather, but don't like dry and too hot places. If you live in an arid area rather grow them in a courtyard where they are shielded from the worst sun or keep them well watered in the herb patch as they wilt quite quickly during hot months. To keep the soil from drying out in summer pack used (cooled) teabags around the parsley or chips of bark. As long as they are kept well hydrated (not over watered) you should be able to grow parsley successfully.

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15 Mar 13, Wendy (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi Dee ... how often should the molasses spray be used to deter them. Thanks

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07 Jan 13, Brina (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I've just recently potted some Afro parsley, which was eaten by a possum, and now an Italian leaf parsley, which just last night was eaten by a possum. My question is that because it leaves the stems, can my parsley keep growing with new leaves?

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10 Jan 13, Ferran (Australia - arid climate)

I have a possum that reigns over our our back garden because of a liquid amber, in Australia possums are protected. luckily it leaves the front and side gardens alone, only works if you have room. the palsy should come back. cutting of a few steams so it has less to keep alive may work as it did on my passion fruit.

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08 Jan 13, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Yes, it will probably sprout from the base. Also, you could have delicious parsley-flavoured roast possum!

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07 Jan 13, Jake (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I have a little possum problem. He takes mint, passion fruit leaves, bean leaves but not the beans, strawberries and geraniums. All mine have grown back. I have even taken to hanging some plants where it is impossible for him to get to now as I haven't gotten a strawberry yet. I would move the plant ant see what happens.

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07 May 12, valerie (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

Very cold winters - where do I plant/grow parsley - indoors how? Do i put it in the sun during the day and under cover at night!

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13 Jun 13, Micky (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

We farm in the Ermelo weather district which is also freezing cold between April and September and I grow parsley with success outside in the veggie patch. They do grow best when protected from wind like in a sunny courtyard, but they seem to be quite hardy and resistant to anything but drought. My grandmother used to grow her's in large steel drums and they just boomed. She also added used (cooled) teabags to her parsley and that seemed to make them grow even better. It works well for garden mint (the common variety) as well.

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