Herb Garden Update
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- August
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As sort of a science experiment, I planted an indoor herb garden in a lighted contraption from AeroGarden few weeks ago. Here’s an earlier post to see what it looked like after the seeds sprouted.
Here’s a link to the AeroGarden site.
I chose the Italian herb package: basil, parsley, oregano, mint, thyme, garlic chives and savory. Here’s how it looked on July 23:
As expected, the basil and mint are thriving. The thyme looks good and there’s still some hope for the oregano and chives.
And earlier this week:
Again, tons of mint and basil, with thyme a distant third. Chives and oregano and parsley are alive, but that’s about all. Savory disappeared entirely.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the outdoor herb garden has exploded. Seems to happen every August.
Lots of sage and chives.
Do you grow blue basil? I don’t care for its taste, but I love the flowers. They stay like this for most of the summer, getting larger by the week.
And another view.
I planted marjoram for the first time this spring, then sort of lost track of it. See this tall green plant in the foreground? I was sort of hoping that was marjoram or maybe something else worthwhile.
Well, while weeding this weekend I found the marjoram tag next to a long-dead little plant. And my mystery “herb” began to flower. Yup, it’s purple loosestrife. What a dope …
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Bill Cary grew up in Louisville, Ky. His gardening was limited to growing parsley and impatiens on the windowsill of Manhattan walkups until the mid-1990s when he bought a rundown old chicken farm on 8 acres in the Hudson Valley. Now he spends his weekends chasing deer, hacking away at invasive shrubs and vines and wondering why he doesn`t have more meadow and less lawn.
I leave the herb garden to my neighbor. she has the patience for all that work. once we were low on salad fixings so we called up and we had enough salad for a meal practically.
Mmmm, purple loosestrife. Any good recipes? Perhaps a pesto?
Compost tea sounds better.
Nice neighbor, Steve!
Bill,
yeah she’s the best…
me with my blueberries that did terribly for the first time in 8 years
and still cant get the grapes to take without going to raisin
but hey.. its green and looks nice!