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Herbs
May 1, 2015 23:27:45 GMT
Post by whollygoats on May 1, 2015 23:27:45 GMT
I am preparing oversized pots for this years compliment of new herbs.
So far, the marching orders are...
Rosemary.
Chives.
Basil...lots of it.
Lemon...something. Which I think is thyme. But it might be mint. I hope its not lemon balm, as that's already a weed in my back garden.
Sage. Which we already have, but, hey...I like the lush look of sage leaves and they come in lots of nice greens.
I've only three large pots and marauding chooks.
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May 2, 2015 10:26:34 GMT
Post by Mari on May 2, 2015 10:26:34 GMT
My cats love mint. I can't keep them from eating it all, so I gave up on growing it. I had rosemary in a left over corner of a flower pot with something else in it, but it needed more sun than it got, so it died an unglamorous death. The many tea herbs I had didn't survive the very wet spring last year. They needed a lot of sun and much more drainage than a pot can give them.
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May 2, 2015 23:24:56 GMT
Post by raspberrybullets on May 2, 2015 23:24:56 GMT
I'd like to grow some herbs but I'm not sure we have enough sun. We only have a balcony and it faces easy so gets a bit of direct sun in the morning and then it's gone by early to mid morning depending on time of year.
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May 3, 2015 0:38:10 GMT
Post by whollygoats on May 3, 2015 0:38:10 GMT
Yeah. Given the number of roses and iris I have, it's difficult to find places for herbs. Which is why the pots. They are supplementary soil space added to the mater patch by a line of large pots on the sunniest side of the back brick patio. There is one snug against the back stoop, one snugged in to the end of the staricase rose bed and five alongside the mater patch.
So...The stoopside got the chives, cilantro, and a golden sage. One pot got four basil plants (one red) and a lemon thyme. I snugged a pineapple sage and catnip in with a pot with active iris. I snugged the rosemary in with the savory, knowing that I'd need to prune back the curry in the next pot and the savory. Those are in the respective order of sunniest to least sunny, the last being closest to the garden shed, which casts a shadow much of the growing season. I do know that rosemary can be pretty shade tolerant; I had one at the base of the front steps for years, in a considerable seasonal shadow. I think annuals, like basil, are more direct sunlight demanding.
I think my herbal upgrades are in.
Now, I've got four Hood strawberries and four tomato sets I picked upon on impulse. We'll see how ambitious I am tomorrow.
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May 3, 2015 16:27:46 GMT
Post by whollygoats on May 3, 2015 16:27:46 GMT
Next year, I can legally grow 'the herb superb' right in my very own yard. As if I would be any good at it....
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May 7, 2015 9:17:50 GMT
Post by raspberrybullets on May 7, 2015 9:17:50 GMT
Yes, I was thinking of giving rosemary and perhaps mint a try - they seem more resiliant. I would love to have basil though, I use that herb alot. Anywho, some plants on the balcony would probably be nice and might even dampen some of the noise from below.
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May 7, 2015 10:22:29 GMT
Post by Mari on May 7, 2015 10:22:29 GMT
I'd say just try the basil. Read the label and see if it'll survive on that.
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May 7, 2015 13:10:58 GMT
Post by whollygoats on May 7, 2015 13:10:58 GMT
Sure. Basil is an annual and grows well in pots. I've been doing it for years. The biggest problem I've seen is keeping ahead of the plant to keep it from blooming...keep nipping off the buds...because once it blooms, the leaves take on a more bitter flavor. If it blooms out, you might as well harvest the whole plant and start anew. You might want to start some seed, allow them to get started and once you've started harvesting on them, start another set of seeds to replace the first set. Regimes, as it were.
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May 8, 2015 21:52:50 GMT
Post by Moose on May 8, 2015 21:52:50 GMT
I think for growing good cannabis you really need strong artificial light - at least in a climate like ours. A neighbour was going on recently about how she was gonna grow it in her greenhouse and I thought - well, good luck with that
I'd like a herb garden tho
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May 10, 2015 23:30:24 GMT
Post by Alvamiga on May 10, 2015 23:30:24 GMT
There have been some "guerilla gardeners" getting it to grow even in people's gardens. It could come down to speed of growth, too.
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May 28, 2015 19:28:24 GMT
Post by whollygoats on May 28, 2015 19:28:24 GMT
A greenhouse should be fine. Just remember, the plant originally hails from central Asia, probably from the oases which dot the Silk Road routes.
I took a stroll about the garden yesterday evening, only to find the herbs struggling under lack of water. Such is the challenge of gardening in pots...you have to monitor the water much more closely than you do with items plugged into the regular soil.
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May 28, 2015 19:44:49 GMT
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Post by madmadeline on May 28, 2015 19:44:49 GMT
I just transplanted my herbs outside this morning. And then was away during a surprise downpour. I'm kind of afraid to go home and check on the poor things.
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Jul 10, 2015 4:33:29 GMT
Post by whollygoats on Jul 10, 2015 4:33:29 GMT
Wow...
I had planted four Italian sweet basil back in May and, shazaam!, I got blooms coming on. Majorly. So, it was time to harvest the tops...like the top 4/5 of each plant. They were fairly bushy, so I got a quart tub of pesto. That's basil whipped in the blender with garlic, pine nuts, olive oil, more garlic, more olive oil, and a pinch of salt.
We had pasta with pesto and it was tasty. Yum. I fed three hungry people generously and have enough for three more such feasts. I lurve me some homemade pesto.
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