I said the other day that the herbs are going insane. The catnip has taken over the back corner of the herb garden and the mint is clearly alive and well – plus it’s now easy to tell them apart. The sage is HUGE though kind of hard to see in this photo. The oregano is massive as well and the poor parsley has gone to seed. I need to look it up but I think it needs to be cut back.
[Note: Apparently Parsley has a biennial lifecycle. It comes back up in the spring and can be harvested then, but then goes to seed and dies. So, if I want parsley in the garden it'll have to be replanted. Or I guess I could let it go crazy and come up from the seeds.]
The chives, thyme, and leeks are more reasonable, perhaps they aren’t getting as much light or water or something. Still, other than needing to replant the basil and maybe the dill, the herb garden is doing great. I think they are mostly going to choke out the weeds, too.
Still need to clean out the upper bed and get some compost in there. I’m thinking of tossing in some herb seeds and letting the whole area be kind of naturally herbacious.
You must be having perfect weather for it; we are still in winter!! Nothing is growing much except weeds.
I had the heat on at night a couple nights last week. But it’s been an unreasonably warm and early spring. Curious what summer will bring!
Gotta get the rest of the ingredients for potato leek soup!
We have a huge chive plant in the garden and mint behind that, but nothing else seems to want to grow in our herb patch, so we’ve let those two take over. Would love to be able to grow basil, and can when the weather is really warm and I put it on the kitchen window cill, but that window of opportunity is usually only a few short weeks. Still chilly here too and it’s been raining for a fortnight, only stopped yesterday, so hopefully the ground is well prepared for more planting.
It’s too warm here for cilantro – when the soil temperature gets above 75°F it flowers and dies – I wonder how it would do there? I had trouble getting stuff to grow in Wyoming since the growing season is around mid-June to mid-September. Always dreamed about having a greenhouse.
Ah, yes, coriander we call it here. I’ve grown that on my window cill too, that does quite well, I just don’t use it up quickly enough. May try to plant some outside this summer and see how it goes. Love the taste of it.
Would love to know where your live, as your garden is truly amazing. Don’t you just love the fresh herbs when cooking.
I live in SW Missouri. We’ve had an incredibly mild winter and warm spring. And yes, I love to use fresh herbs, but even when I’m not, they’re darn pretty! Nice to meet you.
OK, herb goddess – any tips on growing cilantro and parsley indoors? I bought a pot off each at the grocery store and it said to put the pot in a saucer and water from the bottom up. Well, both were drooping in 2 days and dead in 4….