Do any of you have an herb garden? Every year I try to grow some from seed and they always die. I was very discouraged and had just about decided to give up. But the owner of my container gardening list said that herbs are darn near impossible to grow from seed (with very few exceptions). Since she is a master gardener and said even SHE has problems, I don't feel quite so bad now!! 
So tonight Ally and I went to Home Depot and got some herbs to plant tomorrow. We got
Parsley, Flat Leaf
Parsley, Italian
Lavender (cause Ally liked the pretty plant!)
Basil, Purple (never tried it but it smells heavenly!)
Oregano
Onion Chives
and 2 others I can't remember. We got the peat pots, so all I have to do is put the entire thing in the pots we got and I'll be done. I'll be keeping most of them on the kitchen windowsill until the weather is warmer on a consistent basis.
I sill want to get some rosemary, sage, thyme, fennel (the ones at HD were sickly looking), and garlic (although I know it take a year before you can actually use the garlic - it takes that long to mature). I may end up with a few others, as well. Just depends on what I can find and if it is something we use on a regular basis (we use ALOT of spices in our cooking).
Has anyone ever used purple basil or lavender in their cooking? The purple basil is probably not much different that regualr bacil. But I have no idea what I would use lavender in, but Ally wanted to try it so we got it. It was only $3.
So tonight Ally and I went to Home Depot and got some herbs to plant tomorrow. We got
Parsley, Flat Leaf
Parsley, Italian
Lavender (cause Ally liked the pretty plant!)
Basil, Purple (never tried it but it smells heavenly!)
Oregano
Onion Chives
and 2 others I can't remember. We got the peat pots, so all I have to do is put the entire thing in the pots we got and I'll be done. I'll be keeping most of them on the kitchen windowsill until the weather is warmer on a consistent basis.
I sill want to get some rosemary, sage, thyme, fennel (the ones at HD were sickly looking), and garlic (although I know it take a year before you can actually use the garlic - it takes that long to mature). I may end up with a few others, as well. Just depends on what I can find and if it is something we use on a regular basis (we use ALOT of spices in our cooking).
Has anyone ever used purple basil or lavender in their cooking? The purple basil is probably not much different that regualr bacil. But I have no idea what I would use lavender in, but Ally wanted to try it so we got it. It was only $3.
I'm planning on doing some research - amybe I can save a few of them.
