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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

Jeanne Driese wrote:

> There are about 50 parsley sprouts up and growing and I am going to
> use them for a boarder around the flower bed in the front of my
> house. 

Whoa.  Back up the truck<g>.

Did you plant those in the ground?

I just transplanted mine into a larger pot.  I have 10 little seedlings, 
started in peat pots, and put them in a long window box type planter. 
They look a bit paler than the other stuff I am growing, and I don't 
really understand why.  They have been under the lights and put outside 
on warm days...  They look better today.  I never have gotten parsley 
seed to a viable plant, but DH planted these and they are doing well.


 Since my lettuce man got frozen out when it got down to
> almost zero  I have been having to buy lettuce.  I get the big
> container of earthbound mixed greens and the containers are perfect
> for starting seeds.  Put the lid on and they make perfect little
> greenhouses.  I took a sharp knife and sliced through the bottom of
> the container in several spots and they drain just right.  They got
> set out on the front south facing steps for a couple of hours today,
> as I am trying to grow them without any lights.  It works pretty well
> except when we have 4 days without sun! 

I wish I had that option,,,,all my windows face north....
Good luck and enjoy those figs.


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"The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public
debt  should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered
and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed
lest Rome become bankrupt.  People must again learn to work, instead of
living on public assistance."

--Cicero, 55 BC
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