What herbs are you growing this year and how?

[Gilah G.]

Husband just sprinkled seeds under our huge trees in the front.
We have a large supply of basil, dill, and parsley now.
We also have Rosemary that has taken over half the side of our home.
Love the smell after it rains.

[kinkytoes]

Originally Posted by EugeneOnegin

I'm growing Thai basil, Holy basil, Genovese basil, globe basil, purple basil, lemon basil, Cuban oregano (varigated and regular), Greek oregano, Mexican oregano, sage, pineapple sage, thyme, fenugreek, lemongrass, curled parsley, winter savory, summer savory, dill, culantro, fennel, French tarragon, spearmint, peppermint, chocolate mint, rosemary, garlic chives, green onions, Mexican mint marigold, hoja santa, epazote, bay laurel, kaffir lime, lovage, chervil, zatar, and ginger. All are in pots or in a (slightly) raised bed.

Not growing cilantro. I kind of gave up on it since every time I try to grow it it goes to seed at 5 inches tall a couple weeks after it sprouts

Glad to see I'm not alone. I've only grown it once, but it went to seed really fast. Dried cilantro doesn't taste the same.

[EugeneOnegin]

Originally Posted by kinkytoes

Glad to see I'm not alone. I've only grown it once, but it went to seed really fast. Dried cilantro doesn't taste the same.

Yeah and it's like 59 cents for a big bundle of it at the grocery store near my house, so I figured why bother? I only use it a few times a month anyway. You have to sow seeds every few weeks to keep a supply going. More trouble than it's worth.

[Cambium]

I grow mine in pots only. I feel like they'll be less suseptible to bugs and ground diseases plus its easier to have the pots on the deck and pick them. :-)

Pretty much everything. Basil, Lemon Balm, Mint, Chives, Rosemary, Oregano, Parsely, Anise, Teragon

[kinkytoes]

I'll add basil. I just picked a little one that reseeded from last year.

[EugeneOnegin]

Added another one today, spicy orange creeping thyme. Its smell is amazing. Growing your own food is like taking the red pill in the Matrix. It opens your eyes to the incredible amount of foods there are beyond the measly 0.1% that they sell in the grocery store.

[Willsson]

Originally Posted by KathrynAragon

Well, today I made myself fine cup of peppermint tea from the mint in my garden. It was so delicious!

I am going to get online and find some other herbal tea mixtures. I used to drink a glass (ok, two glasses) of wine nearly every night, but I've been trying to lose a few pounds before vacation, so I switched to hot tea, and I am really loving it. So now that I have all these herbs, I think I'll try some home made herbal mixtures.

I'll let y'all know if I hit on a good one -meanwhile, if you have good herbal tea recipes, pass them along!

Try to find Rooibos seeds, Rooibos Tea Plants | eHow. Tastes more like tea should taste that common tea does.

[EugeneOnegin]

Originally Posted by Willsson

Try to find Rooibos seeds, Rooibos Tea Plants | eHow. Tastes more like tea should taste that common tea does.

An herbal tisane tastes more like tea than real tea does?

I like rooibos "tea" but I find that statement a little strange.

[CarrieM]

I have Pineapple mint, spearmint, rosemary, basil, chives, marjoram, and sage. All in one long rectangular container. The chive flowered once, then turned yellow, and I thought I was going to lose it. But now it's perked up and bright green again. I use them all for cooking and flavoring, and I like to just pull mint leaves to chew.

I tried last year to grow from seeds and they all failed. I do better with starter plants, and the ones that grow best for me aren't the ones from the nursery or the local university ag dept. I do best with the fresh, roots still on, herbs at the grocery store. Pick them up, plant the same day, and they just seem to thrive.

I couldn't find cilantro anywhere this year. I love it, I use it often when cooking, and I couldn't grow it this year.

[Cinebar]

Well, I have three new "herbs" as of yesterday afternoon - sort of.

My milk goat had her babies (triplets). I wanted to go with 'B' names this year (last year's twins are Aspen and Artemis), so I named them Basil and Borage (the girls) and Bergamot (the boy).