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Expert: Leroy J. Wilton - 9/29/2008


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I am growing Italian Parsley in my vegetable garden outside. It has done very well and is full of leaves.  I noticed several weeks ago there are white dots on tips of every point of every leaf.  Is it infected?  Is this the eggs of the Swallowtail butterfly?  If so, how could it possibly infect every leaf of that many parsley plants.  I am afraid to harvest it, but am disappointed because it was such a good crop and looks extemely heathy otherwise.  Thank you!

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Amy:
The white finding may be the swallow tail butterfly. It loves parsley & dill. Harvest affected leaves & clean with 1 tablespoon of garlic oil or vinegar to a qt.of water. Go to web site "gardens alive.com" for organic pesticides for the butterfly or anything else. Mention this to them.

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I have been growing herbs organically for 27 years. I have also written and self-published a book, "Herbman`s Journal".144+ pages of herbs that I have grown. Photo & short profile at the Smile Herb Shop on "you tube".Sign in "The healing herbs part 3A & 3B". My face book "the Herbman" You can request it from my e-mail.It is $24.95 with free shipping. 5517 Nome Ave., Balto..Md.21215. It is loose -leaf, 151 pg. A free "Herbman" t-shirt included while they last(large,X-large).It covers many names of herbs that I have grown, such as culantro,shadow bennie, recao de monte & 97 other names.

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I have been growing herbs organically for 27 years. I have also written and self-published, loose leaf binder, "Herbmans Journal". 2008 is my last year at Smile Herb Shop. I plan to grow herbs in my small back yard and sell at David's Natural Store in Columbia, Md. on saturdays. I also will return to the Baltimore Herb Festival in May 2009(memorial day weekend).I used the word organically grown, but the state came into the picture and stated that I could not use the word unless I become certified & paid a $300.00 fee. I decided to add to my name (99% chemical-free) since nothing on this planet is 100%, except Jesus Christ, taxes & death. My customers were satisfied with this instead of paying a large fee and raising my prices,with no guarantee that it is organic except for a label.Their belief was in my word.

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