what's in your herb garden ??

[coolJ]

That's were I probably went wrong, I know that the ground is still to cold to start planting, as the rule of thumb around here is 'don't plant before may 24', I guess for some reason I thought that my plants would fair pretty well in pots on a shelf, only thing is I have them outside, the weather has been pretty good though. I'll try bringing the peppermint inside for a few days and see what happens.

[icars]

Rosemary several varieties, Greek Oregano, Mexican Oregano, Thyme, Lavender (growing like a weed), Sweet Basil, Thai Basil, Lemon Balm, Lemon Verbena (also weed like), garlic chives, Spearmint, Thyme (not doing well ), French Tarragon (not growing really well)

Does anybody have experience in growing Tarragon in a warm climate?

[mike]

Man this year has been a revelation as Ive found loads of new stuff. Ive grown great rocket & salad stuff in pots...The rocket flowers & I use them to decorate salads...growing in pots keeps the snails at bay too. Herb wise I found Lemon Curd thyme, orange sage, tangerine thyme, curry plant, corsican , morrocan & chocolate mints...all wild to cook with. I warmed some butter beans with garlic, tomato, butter & tangerine thyme...it was a revelation. Herbs ROCK.

[mike]

Phoebe....pot the lemon balm but dont plant it in the ground....it goes mad & grows like a huge bush , it also pollinates everywhere so keep the pot on stone or gravel. Personally I dont like the texture of the leaves & find them a bit sandpaper like.but they do smell nice.

[Pete]

Originally Posted by mike

Personally I dont like the texture of the leaves & find them a bit sandpaper like.but they do smell nice.

Yeah, but it makes a great, refreshing iced tea, especially when used with just a hint of spearmint.

[mike]

My next door neighbour is Greek & he introduced me to adding cinnamon sticks & moroccan (or any) mint to the teapot. For a Brit who knows his tea it was a revelation...try it n see...

[chrose]

Well this was my first summer in my first house where I could have a real garden. So I planted 3 Italian Plum Tomato plants, 3 Beefsteak and 3 Cherry Tomato plants. I am not seeing much out of the Cherry and Beefsteak, perhaps though that's because the Italian Plums have taken over! I have at least 100 tomatoes growing! The summer so far has been cool and wet, so I imagine as soon as we get some hot, dry weather I'll be inundated!
Other than that I planted Basil, it took awhile and the slugs were eating them but a little diatomeceous earth took care of that and they're growing well. Thyme is doing well. Oregano only 1-1/2 plants are doing anything, and that ain't much! I'm getting a few jalapenos, but the bells and anaheims aren't going much. The hot peppers are HOT!! The jalapenos just so, so. I have an Arugula plant that is flowering. I think I allowed too much flowering in general and so my production has suffered. I allowed my beautiful Cilantro to flower into a lot of Coriander, why I don't know (ignorance! Hah, I do know)My Rosemary is picking up a bit and the English Lavender is trying hard to survive.
Thank god though for my old standbyes, Mints! When everything else craps out you can always count on mint! I Have Chocolate mint, Spearmint, Peppermint and Lemon Balm and they are big, beautiful and strong!
Next year I plan on using John Evans "Alaska Bountea" and growing some beauties!!! I can't wait to do it all again. I am learning from my mistakes too. Ahh growing is good!

[Nick.Shu]

hmm, i have:

chives, garlic chives, spinach, oregano, strawberries, basil, curly parsley, roma tomatoes, thyme, corriander, mint, lavender, rosemary and a pineapple.

[Nicko]

Last year I had a full herb garden and tried new ones as well. This summer I have not had any time to spend in the garden (literally) except to mow the lawn. The only things I have this summer are Lavender, Rosemary, and Chomomile.

[Pete]

Wanda recently cut a bunch of our herbs and dried them. The tarragon dried really well and the Lemon Balm looks like it did well, but haven't had time to make tea out the the dried stuff. Will let you know how it turned out. The catnip turned out well also and the cats gave their seal of approval this evening.