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here's what i've got:
went to walmart the other day and picked up seeds for this year's herb garden:
thyme
oregano
marjoram
rosemary
dill
common chives
cilantro/coriander
genovese basil
savory
sage
italian flat-leaf parsley
spearmint
lavender
i planted them in cheap plastic pots (the kind you get from a greenhouse etc.) that are just about the size and shape of a normal old-style tin coffee can. should work pretty well! eventually, i'd like to get them all into larger, nicer-looking planters and line the front walk with them, especially the perennials, but we'll see ~
i'm also looking into the possibility of starting some lemon balm ~ i don't recall seeing it in seed around here, but will check soon!
i'll also be heading out to my parents' place early next week to grab a couple of shoots of french tarragon that i will plant into soil. this will come from a plant that i asked my dad to keep alive over the winter (his thumb is much greener than my own!).
when it comes to tarragon, the best quality comes from french tarragon, which for some reason cannot be grown well (if at all?) from seed. the tarragon seed that you see in stores is russian tarragon, which is of inferior culinary quality. best to acquire a live french tarragon plant, which will continue to thrive and renew itself.
went to walmart the other day and picked up seeds for this year's herb garden:
thyme
oregano
marjoram
rosemary
dill
common chives
cilantro/coriander
genovese basil
savory
sage
italian flat-leaf parsley
spearmint
lavender
i planted them in cheap plastic pots (the kind you get from a greenhouse etc.) that are just about the size and shape of a normal old-style tin coffee can. should work pretty well! eventually, i'd like to get them all into larger, nicer-looking planters and line the front walk with them, especially the perennials, but we'll see ~
i'm also looking into the possibility of starting some lemon balm ~ i don't recall seeing it in seed around here, but will check soon!
i'll also be heading out to my parents' place early next week to grab a couple of shoots of french tarragon that i will plant into soil. this will come from a plant that i asked my dad to keep alive over the winter (his thumb is much greener than my own!).
when it comes to tarragon, the best quality comes from french tarragon, which for some reason cannot be grown well (if at all?) from seed. the tarragon seed that you see in stores is russian tarragon, which is of inferior culinary quality. best to acquire a live french tarragon plant, which will continue to thrive and renew itself.
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