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Author Message   Greth  Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 09:57 pm EST :    Why aren't people talking about herbs more? Many of them are lovely garden plants, and they have lovely scents, some have fantastic flowers, you can cook with them, why aren't you all growing herbs? My best at the moment are hyssop, French lavender, catnip, parsley, my assorted thymes, and my sages. Greth - South Australia, Zone "?"   Charles  My Weather My Time Posted on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 - 03:12 pm EST :    Hi Margaret, I am not sure. I usually have a dozen or more going every year. I will make a point of posting some pictures somethyme soon. Charles - Wisconsin, Zone "4b"   Greth  Posted on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 - 04:59 pm EST :    Cool, I will have a batch of Deja Vu pictures coming thru soon. DH has finally got permanent fulltime work, so I have a budget at last! I have actually written a book on medieval herbs and their uses, they are my edible hobby. Greth - South Australia, Zone "?"   Charles  My Weather My Time Posted on Monday, June 26, 2006 - 03:01 pm EST :    French Tarragon: Oregano: Woolly Thyme: Charles - Wisconsin, Zone "4b"   Greth  Posted on Monday, June 26, 2006 - 08:02 pm EST :    Beautiful Charles! My tarragon is dormant at the moment, just a tiny shoot to show where it is going to be. I bought winter tarragon (which is a Tagetes, more like a french marigold, but still edible and a similar flavour) It has lovely golden orange-yellow flowers, which is a bonus in midwinter. Oregano is also struggling at this time of year, such a pity, as I could use bucketloads in the kitchen. I put them in troughs - mini herb gardens, which I sell at the market, so my nicest ones are in those. I have lots of creeping thymes - they cope well with our hot dry summers. wooly thyme, orange peel, doone valley, white flowered, crimson flowered, caraway thyme, Barossa Valley, which I believe is a local area native, I can't find its botanic name though. Bush barbecue thyme (T mastichina) silver posy, silver lemon, and common thyme of course, magic carpet, wild thyme,and golden thyme I think. Probably missed something out somewhere, lol. Greth - South Australia, Zone "?"   Dazie  Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 11:53 am EST :    I have a beautiful pot of purple and sweet basil, and some rosemary stuck on the edges... I love being able to pull off a few leaves just for my dinner... I was going to post a pic, but I think I don't know how. Dazie - Kansas, Zone "5?"   Candyinpok  My Weather My Time Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 05:31 pm EST :    I have an herb garden in the back that didn't grow according to plan and so needs rearranging. I'm new at this. However, the herbs are great. I'm making lemon balm/mint teas and awaiting the lavender spears for my first lavender wands. I also hope to distill some lavender oil later. Just bought a dill plant that's going in my butterfly garden area. My basil, which is keeping the tomatoes and sugar snaps company is now being harvested regularly. I'm still digging the russian sage out of the front garden though. It was pretty for a while, but it tried to take over. I've moved it to the back yard. I too would like to hear and see more about herbs on this forum. Candyinpok - new york, Zone "zone 5"   Rain1950  Posted on Sunday, August 13, 2006 - 02:25 pm EST :    I was just surfing for berry plants and came across something I had never heard about; wolfberry or Goji. Seems to be darn near a perfect natural food. Plants are expensive but I located a site with seed. Not only are the berries a storehouse of goodness but the young leaves can be used like a green vegetable.Hardy to zone 10. Plus licorice which is perennial and hardy! Rain1950 - Washington, Zone "8"   Babyleafs  Posted on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 - 12:48 pm EST :    I planted a few herbs in my flower bed; oregano, mint for the covering, rosemary, basil, thyme and chives. Do I need to transplant all of these to the indoors in the winter? I live in a pretty warm climate where we have about two weeks of winter on average. Also, most of my herbs are thriving although I am not sure how to prune my basil. Thanks... Babyleafs - TEXAS, Zone "8"   Greth  Posted on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 - 05:51 pm EST :    Just take off sprigs of basil as you need it in the kitchen. In Texas your climate is probably similar to mine, all of these except the basil will survive outdoors in the winter, if there are no severe frosts or snow. The basil will die off if there is frost - it may survive, but better to think of renewing it in spring. Best grown as an annual. Greth - South Australia, Zone "?"   Cmmwiebe  My Favorite Photo Posted on Saturday, June 23, 2007 - 07:43 am EST :    Found this old thread and I am wondering Dave if you tied the Wolfberry seed? I had hopped to get some plants here when our U of S Hort Dept had a plant sale but they did not put any on it. Clayton Cmmwiebe - Saskatchewan, Zone "3a"

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