SC - Need help with "Compost"

[Philip & Susan Troy]

In a message dated 10/2/99 11:29:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, troy at asan.com 
writes:

<< I've never grown parsley. Is it a perennial or an annual?
 
 Adamantius >>

Parsley is neither perennial nor annual. It is a biennial forming a rosette 
the first year and then sending out flowering shoots the second year.

Regardless of it's nature the fact remains that parsley grown for the root is 
a completely different variety specifically grown for root production while 
culinary types of parsley such as flat leaf (e.g., Italian) and curly leaf 
(not period) are grown for their leaves.

Carrot, radish, turnip and kohlrabi are examples of other plants which have 
perfectly edible leaves but the root (or swollen stem in the case of 
kohlrabi) is the part they are most often grown for. Turnips are sometimes 
grown for their leaves but when grown for this purpose they are planted 
closer together and harvested before bulb swelling occurs.

As with many plants in the garden, other parts of parsley root may be able to 
be used for food but why bother when there are varieties that are better 
suited to the purpose? Certainly, worrying about the loss of secondary parts 
should not be a factor when harvesting the root.

Ras
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