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Post by douglas on Jan 10, 2007 17:02:44 GMT -6
I went out and bought about "8" packs of different herbs so if all goes well I'll have a herb garden  |
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Post by strongtower9 on Jan 11, 2007 1:21:08 GMT -6
What did you get  You know better than to tell us you bought something and not tell us what !!  |
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Post by douglas on Jan 11, 2007 4:13:37 GMT -6
Ok then, here what I got:
Thyme
Tarragon
Sage
Rosemary
Parsley
Oregano
Marjoram
Basil
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Post by strongtower9 on Jan 12, 2007 1:25:19 GMT -6
What herbs I do have are scattered around the yard. I wanted to make a regular bed. Thyme is one I have wanted and haven't got. |
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Post by douglas on Jan 12, 2007 3:42:47 GMT -6
My first time trying it so here goes nothing |
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Post by crazy1 on Jan 12, 2007 5:45:34 GMT -6
Doug, if you've got a few cinder blocks around I'd use them as "pots" for the herbs. Many times herbs tend to spread out and take over. I'd dig a hole just deep enough for the top of the block to be exposed and then plant the herbs in there. That way the blocks won't dry out, and the herbs will be kept in check.  |
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Post by TennOC on Jan 12, 2007 6:09:41 GMT -6
So many herb seeds are tiny, and some like basil need light to sprout. Sterile medium, keep moist till they sprout, water from below.
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Post by douglas on Jan 12, 2007 16:14:30 GMT -6
Thanks C1, I have a few blocks around the house and thank you TennOC, I'll give it a try  |
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Post by crazy1 on Jan 12, 2007 16:38:49 GMT -6
Glad to help ya out Bro. Thats what we're all here for, to help each other out.
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Post by jeanette on Jan 12, 2007 23:56:52 GMT -6
i gotta start saving seed, you can't buy seeds anywhere around here this time of year..
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Post by Compost Pharmer on Jan 13, 2007 11:56:51 GMT -6
Hay Jeanette, Iffin you will PM your addres, I'll send you some to get started. I just sent a load to Canada to Nutmeg.
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Post by greysrdbest on Jan 29, 2007 12:57:25 GMT -6
you can love them to death...the thyme, rosemary and sage prefer dryer, poorer soil. the tarragon and parsley like richer moister condiditions. i grow 2 types of basil and i gotta say if youve never tried little leaf or dwarf type basils you really should. the flavor and scent is more complex ( like lemon and cinnamon at the same time) and they dont oxidize as badly when cut like a lettuce leaf or broadleaf italian style basil does. basil grown in sunlight will often grow poorly,and even if it does adjust -the resulting crop will often have a hotter , less desirable flavor, anyway. letting basil go to seed will cause the scent and flavor to diminish greatly. one herb thati did not see mentioned ,that easy to grow and you can even harvest the seed easily is dill.
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Post by douglas on Feb 1, 2007 18:49:13 GMT -6
I found a place to start them away from where the cat can't get them |
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Post by douglas on Feb 19, 2007 18:24:28 GMT -6
Just got all eight verities planted a bit ago so here goes nothing |
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Post by strongtower9 on Feb 20, 2007 1:56:58 GMT -6
I need to get some catnip for my cats....keep forgetting. I get to the store and see all these seeds and forget what I originally went over there to pick up.... |
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Post by douglas on Feb 20, 2007 4:30:20 GMT -6
I have catnip everywhere around here, come and help yerself |
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Post by strongtower9 on Feb 21, 2007 2:21:13 GMT -6
Oops ! Got some today, got the thyme too... |
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Post by crazy1 on Feb 21, 2007 6:08:23 GMT -6
But will you have thyme to plant the thyme with the barn building and all?  |
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Post by douglas on Feb 21, 2007 7:06:48 GMT -6
She should have plenty of thyme on her hands  |
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Post by daylilydude on Feb 21, 2007 12:27:39 GMT -6
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Post by douglas on Feb 21, 2007 16:05:34 GMT -6
I broke down and bought a couple grow lights for the foyer shelve so I'm ready to go  |
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Post by douglas on Feb 23, 2007 7:15:52 GMT -6
Nothing coming up yet but should be in a few days  |
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Post by strongtower9 on Feb 24, 2007 3:16:50 GMT -6
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Post by strongtower9 on Feb 24, 2007 3:22:26 GMT -6
BTW In one of my books...it was talking about a lawn with thyme growing all in it...said it was very fragrant when you walked on it. or if it was planted in path ways...anybody got any thing like that in your yard?? |
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Post by douglas on Feb 24, 2007 4:12:57 GMT -6
I do have alot of mint and sage out back that does the job |
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Post by douglas on Feb 24, 2007 14:00:00 GMT -6
Well what do you know about that, my Tarragon is coming up  |
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Post by windsng225 on May 27, 2007 5:59:27 GMT -6
Every year I try to grow tarragon, every year it fails, it's like mint, evasive, yes, but can't grow it. I have a rosemary plant from last year, it grew very big. I pretty much covered it over the winter with leaf mulch thinking it would be OK. It lost it's leaves, and the now barren branches are bendable, but no new shoots? What is going on here, is the thing dead?
joyce
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Post by trudy on May 27, 2007 8:00:38 GMT -6
If they are "bendable" an not breaking due to being brittle, I'd say wait an give your rosemary more time. trudy
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Post by Garden Happy on Nov 3, 2007 13:23:59 GMT -6
Does anyone want sweet annie seeds?? I have millons!!! Send me a sase and there yours,tell me how many you want large or small lot,caution very prolific!!!!
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