What to do with a glut of parsley?
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Comments (2)Over watering will cause leaves to yellow and drop off. I think that its a combination of heat and sun that are damaging the leaves. They should be outdoors instead. Its fine in winter time when sunlight isn't as intense....See MoreGreen Pepper glut
Comments (5)I've had the same experience as ekgrows. If the peppers are too small, they have had a bitter flavor and they are tough, too. As for small peppers that are mature enough that taste good, I freeze either diced, sliced, or whole (with innards removed). The frozen whole ones are easy and I've used them to make stuffed peppers later, but they do take up considerably more room in the freezer and will break into pieces if you drop the frozen bag on the floor! I've dehydrated them to later grind into powder for seasoning. I haven't had the same luck with using diced dehydrated in cooking as some people have. I did can some, but discovered that we're not big fans of vinegar flavored vegetables. It's not something we eat much of and I still have several jars of pickled pepper rings. I have lots and lots of diced and sliced peppers in the freezer. Great for cooking. I package them in small sizes so I can take out one package and use it. I found that freezing in larger bags and taking out what I needed used less space in the freezer, but also resulted in more ice crystals in the bag, and reduced flavor for the remaining peppers after time. Jill...See More2 different caterpillars on parsley. Do I leave them?
Comments (1)Can't see the first one well enough to tell, but the second is the larval stage of the black swallowtail butterfly. They will eat some parsley and other members of that plant family but I think it is worth it to get the butterflies....See MoreWhat Else Do Parsley Caterpillars Eat Besides Parsley???
Comments (5)In addition to the above mentioned plants, I've also read that the BST will eat cow parsnips, Golden Alexander, and Queen Anne's lace. At my place the BST butterflies lay their eggs on the rue, fennel, and parsley. One year when I planted carrots, a couple laid on those, but it didn't seem to be their favorite plants. We didn't get many BSTs this year. They haven't laid on the parsley at all this year. It seems like here their favorite plant to lay on is the rue, but it makes me itchy so my daughter has been taking the BST eggs/cats and GST eggs/cats off of the rue and also picking it to feed them. It's the easiest thing to feed them and holds up the best out of the things that I have for them. The rue plants have more substantial leaves than the parsley or fennel and the rue lasts longer in water for me....See More- 5 years agolast modified: 5 years ago
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