Skip to Content.
Sympa Menu

market-farming - Re: [Market-farming] Introduction and Parsley question

market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: Market Farming

List archive

Chronological Thread  
  • From: E C GRANATA <elainegranata AT msn.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Introduction and Parsley question
  • Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:42:46 -0700

Thanks for asking this question -- I had the same problem this year in Denver.  And thanks to all who answered -- the cool, rainy weather may have been enough to signal vernalizaiton.
 
Elaine
Denver 
 
> Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 07:36:52 -0600
> From: grizzdover AT gmail.com
> To: Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: [Market-farming] Introduction and Parsley question
>
> Hello to the list! Long time reader, first time poster. My name is
> Ben Saunders and I am the farm manager of a certified organic fruit
> and veggie farm (Turtle Farm) located in Central Iowa. (zone 5a). The
> farm is 20 acres total but only 7 or 8 acres is in production at any
> one time. The farm is supported mainly through a CSA program (160+
> members) but we also do some on and off farm sales to individuals and
> to restaurants.
> We usually grow a bed of herbs to give out to the CSA each week. This
> year, the parsley bolted. Did anyone else have this experience or
> know why it happened? My understanding is that parsley is a biannual
> and should not flower from seed. In our case, not really a production
> altering question but just one of those I can't get off my mind.
> Thanks in advance for the answer and to everyone that participates in this list.
> _______________________________________________
> Market-farming mailing list
> Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming
>



Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.

Top of Page