Parsley

All books tell me that parsley likes moisture. But I planted mine in sandy soil – I live on the coast – lay down a mulch of grass clippings and fed it with liquid compost and it does very well. Susan Bennington, Raglan If you’re planting parsley out as seedlings, protect them from slugs and snails. They’ll eat the young plants overnight. Glenis Baird, Rotorua