Posted on 05/30/2008 5:30:48 AM PDT by Gabz
That’s definitely a fig!!!!!!!!!!
That doesn't just go for herbs -- it goes for everything!!!!
While I generally do wind up having to dry some of my herbs primarily because I run out of time (or patience), I prefer to freeze them.
You’re a smart man. I once made the mistake of planting mint in my herb garden.
Please note the word “once.”
My FRiend, that is what they make containers for. Get yourself a couple of large pots, some potting soil and you’re good to go!
Someone with your garden savvy should know that :)
ROFL!!!!!!! I had the EXACT same reaction.
I always put in lots of "early" ones as well as regular ones.
I have found cilantro to be a bit of a ..... pain.......shall we say, as opposed to most other herbs.
It’s a close kin of parsley, but unlike parsley, which can be ignored, it does need a little bit extra TLC.
It needs some sun, but what has always fascinated me about it is that unlike some of the climates where it is so popular in cuisine, it does not like heat.
I feel your pain!!!!!
And yet another poster making me GREEN with envy!!!!
I have had absolutely NO luck with any kind of berries at all, although I’ve never tried blackberries. If what you say about them is true, I may just have to try them...........as I can not afford to put in fencing along the certain portions of my property where I need to have fencing!!!
I have no doubt. Cilantro leaves can easily be mistaken for the leaves of "flat" parsley.
I use a lot of parsley in a clam sauce I make on a regular basis. I will never forget the time I asked my husband to go out and cut me a bunch of parsley for the sauce. He had no problems doing so and when he came in with it he rinsed them off and was about to start chopping, when I asked him why he brought me cilantro and not parsley.
Bless his heart, he was a good sport about it and went back out and got the parsley.
I was able to tell by the smell of the fresh cut herb he had the wrong one.
The ironic part here, he's the one that turned meon to using cilantro!!!!!
That looks really cool, thanks for the link.
I’ll look into it a bit more over the weekend.
Thanks again!
I hear you on the asparagus. I think the thing with the asparagus has to do more with the "instant gratification" attitude so many people have taken on, even with gardening. I do eventually plan on putting them in, we just haven't had the time nor money, to dig those trenches or buy the root stock.
I am doing sweet corn. And I'm going to also try both a popcorn and an ornamental one. I've got the room and the seeds, so why not!!!!!!!!
We have golden and red raspberries and blackberries. Grapes and blueberries (same area) are not doing so well but the strawberries are thriving.
I think the grapes need more sunlight. I don't know what is wrong with the blueberries.
I was pleasantly surprised when I finally got back online to see the number of posts, considering I didn’t even get a chance to look at the thread until more than 12 hours after I posted it!!!!
I plan on spending the vast majority of tomorrow and Sunday dealing with garden work because it will be Thursday before I can once again spend any time on it.
Tell me about dear!!!!! If it weren't for weeds, I wouldn't have any green in my "lawn."
Our riding mower is on the fritz and so hubby has been trying to tackle more than an acre with the push mower and weedwhacker. The "weeds" have been winning and he just gave up on the east field which is the "point" of our pie slice property. Yesterday, as we were getting it together to leave to go meet the guy who owns the cabins we're painting I hear what I thought was a lawn mower out the back door (back door is from the attic) and I'm about to have a fit thinking he's decided to cut some grass and so I look out the door.........
Nope it's not hubby, it's one of the other officers from the Lodge on his riding mower come to cut our "grass" because our riding mower isn't working.
This guy and his wife are friends and they live about 2 miles down the road from us. They needed to take their cat to the vet on Monday but didn't have a carrier and we told them to use ours. He returned the carrier on Tuesday and was really down because the cat has cancer and there is nothing to be done for her (she's 15) and he abruptly changed the subject and got talking about cutting grass and I mentioned the problem we were having about cutting grass around here..........
I felt like such a heel knowing we were on our way out the door. His wife was with him and I told her that and her comment was he was hoping we weren't home so he could just do it.
I can't do it tomorrow because of time constraints, but Sunday I will be making this gentleman a Shoo-fly pie. It's his favorite.
Good gravy girl -— I would never dream of suggesting cutting down trees...........silly!!!
I don’t do flowers, just have never had an interest in them. probably because there was so much emphasis placed on the perfect african violets and such by my mother and grandparents.
I’m sure you can find some room in your sunny spot for another pot for a mater plant with some herbs around her!!!!
****SIGH****
I never got as far the pruning time :(
What kind have you tried? Do you have some sort of rot or do they just not grow?
I did red and black rasperries and strawberries.
I have no idea what the problem was. I’m hoping to try again, and with better luck next year.
We use the black ground cloth to keep the weeds away and water no more then 15 minutes a day with a drip hose.
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