Two days ago, out of the blue, a neighborhood friend called me and asked if I wanted to transplant some parsley from her yard to mine. Apparently, her unwanted plants were quite aggressive and choking out the beautiful hydrangea bush that she actually wanted in the flower bed. I was thrilled with such a phone call! My cupboard supply of parsley has been depleted for several years now. With us having just moved last October, a good parsley harvest this season was not looking very likely. What I found when I showed up at my friend's house was a 4' x 4' spot completely taken over by three foot tall parsley bushes! Major excitement at this moment! They were definitely going to fill my parsley jars and some. These massive parsley bushes were second year parsley plants and just about to start flowering. My youngest and I processing the parsley before hanging on our solar clothes dryer. Side note on harvesting: The best time to harvest parsley for use is while the plant is focus...