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ScooterInJapan Joined: 4/04/2006 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 21	Posted: Apr/16/2006 8:04 AM PST Greetings from Tokyo. I'm new to gardening, and I'm glad to have the resources available here. So thanks in advance for your advice. I'm growing sweet basil and Italian parsley in a pot. When I harvest, how much of the stem (if any) do I need to leave? Thanks, Scooter Quote \| Reply \| Report

doosGarden Joined: 3/26/2006 Location: mount hope, on Posts: 24	Posted: Apr/16/2006 11:21 AM PST hi scooter, and welcome just snip off as much as you need or want. you can cut it back quite severely and it will just come up again, on both the basil and the parsley. Quote \| Reply \| Report

ScooterInJapan Joined: 4/04/2006 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 21	Posted: Apr/16/2006 12:08 PM PST Thanks, doo! Scooter Quote \| Reply \| Report

ScooterInJapan Joined: 4/04/2006 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 21	Posted: Apr/16/2006 10:04 PM PST Quote: Originally posted by doo ...You can cut it back quite severely and it will just come up again.... Doo, just had a thought: isn't that a definition for weeds? Scooter Quote \| Reply \| Report

cantate7 Joined: 2/06/2006 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 177	Posted: Apr/17/2006 3:21 AM PST You just spent money for weeds? And a nice pot to put them in? Cantate Quote \| Reply \| Report

piglet6721 Joined: 4/17/2006 Location: Louisiana--zone 9 Posts: 52	Posted: Apr/17/2006 5:45 AM PST I've heard that a weed is a plant that comes up where you don't want it. So one plant may be a weed to someone, yet not to someone else. Makes sense to me. I've seen what I consider weeds in my yard being sold in a magazine or store. Yea. Go figure. Quote \| Reply \| Report

gh2006 Joined: 3/29/2006 Location: Posts: 10	Posted: May/03/2006 12:33 AM PST Quote: Originally posted by doo hi scooter, and welcome just snip off as much as you need or want. you can cut it back quite severely and it will just come up again, on both the basil and the parsley. what if the parsley has been neglected for a week? i had a small indoor pot and it dried out while i was on vacation, can it be saved? Quote \| Reply \| Report

ScooterInJapan Joined: 4/04/2006 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 21	Posted: May/03/2006 9:36 AM PST Try submerging the pot (if possible) under water until bubbles stop. It may revive it. Otherwise, grind the leaves, place them in a little bottle, and label it "Dried Parsley." ;-] Scooter Quote \| Reply \| Report

gardengranny Joined: 4/03/2002 Location: Texas Posts: 851	Posted: May/03/2006 5:25 PM PST Good answer scooter. all is not lost. Quote \| Reply \| Report

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