All about garden herbs

[esturtz27]

Btw, I started drying trays of basil today...

I absolutely love the smell of it...

I use my dehydrator for herbs and when we dry sage, basil or mint it's a very refreshing day in the house. I definitely won't ever use it for jalapeños again...that was a terrible idea lol

 

[ManueB]

A few herbs grow on their own in my place (and some are pretty invasive) : peppermint, flat parsley, lemon balm, sage, thyme, oregano, savory, juniper.
I've added lemon verbena, chives, spearmint, curly parsley, rosemary, lavenders, coriander, basil.
I would love to grow ginger, though our climate is very dry. Maybe I'll try next year.
To help basil develop you can pinch the tip and it will divide and grow new stems.
I don't thing curly parsley tastes like flat at all, I think flat tastes much nicer and is more complex, slightly closer to coriander.

 

[TooCheep]

Parsley, sage, rosemary, but no thyme...

Also lemon balm and oregano. Just now rooting starts from my neighbor's spearmint and peppermint

 

[TJAnonymous]

A few herbs grow on their own in my place (and some are pretty invasive) : peppermint, flat parsley, lemon balm, sage, thyme, oregano, savory, juniper.
I've added lemon verbena, chives, spearmint, curly parsley, rosemary, lavenders, coriander, basil.
I would love to grow ginger, though our climate is very dry. Maybe I'll try next year.
To help basil develop you can pinch the tip and it will divide and grow new stems.
I don't thing curly parsley tastes like flat at all, I think flat tastes much nicer and is more complex, slightly closer to coriander.

I try to keep all my mint (spearmint and pineapple mint) in containers since it can be invasive. However I've noticed that the plants start to look ragged after the first year. They are never as lush and full. By year 3,they look even sorrier. Doesn't matter if I give them lots of compost or even Miracle Grow. So I'm wondering if I need to generally reseed my mints every year just to propagate for poor regeneration.

Thoughts?

 

[TJAnonymous]

I really want to add oregano, thyme, and lemon verbena. These are herbs I don't have currently but think would be useful in our kitchen.

 

[TooCheep]

I try to keep all my mint (spearmint and pineapple mint) in containers since it can be invasive. However I've noticed that the plants start to look ragged after the first year. They are never as lush and full. By year 3,they look even sorrier. Doesn't matter if I give them lots of compost or even Miracle Grow. So I'm wondering if I need to generally reseed my mints every year just to propagate for poor regeneration.

Thoughts?

No need to reseed. Just clone any existing mints. They are very easy to propagate. I think the problem is that they become root-bound in the container. Just clone the old mint and let them grow inside during the winter.

The parent mint will be hard to kill, but I did it via dehydration (putting it in my shed over the winter). This allows the roots to die and so they can break down to provide organic matter and nutrients back into the soil. Then you just plant the young mint in the spring. Here is the propagation process:

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

I try to keep all my mint (spearmint and pineapple mint) in containers since it can be invasive. However I've noticed that the plants start to look ragged after the first year. They are never as lush and full. By year 3,they look even sorrier. Doesn't matter if I give them lots of compost or even Miracle Grow. So I'm wondering if I need to generally reseed my mints every year just to propagate for poor regeneration.

Thoughts?

U got any pics of yours?
I'll try to get some of mine tomorrow...mine are from seed this year and just look stringy...not full at all.

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

To help basil develop you can pinch the tip and it will divide and grow new stems.

Yeah I've been doing that but it is no where near bushy and 3 or 4' tall or 3' wide...i guess it could be a different variety that they have.

 

[TJAnonymous]

U got any pics of yours?
I'll try to get some of mine tomorrow...mine are from seed this year and just look stringy...not full at all.

I will get some pictures in the morning

 

[chickengr]

Oooo.... I forgot about parsley. I grow the curly kind but so far the buns and caterpillars have gotten all of it.

Does anyone know the difference between flat and curly?

I find curly parsley just fancy and good for decoration and flat parsley is tasty. at least the way I cook.