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ElizalibIt begins!

Ok, so I bought a potted basil and a coriander from the supermarket, repotted them and water then just a teeny bit every day, and I must say, they are doing brilliantly :)
My attempt at growing rosemary from a neighbours cutting isn’t going so well however. I think it might be dead, but I’ll keep watering it anyway just in case!
I also bought a hanging basket kit for strawberries, but they were from seed and I am notoriously pants at growing things from seed – I have 5-6 tiny seedlings but they’re not doing much and I think they might be dead too :/ I’ll buy a ready grown one at B&Q tomorrow and plant that in there instead… 1 month ago


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Georgie87 4 months ago


ElizalibWhen is a good time to start?

And how? Seriously guys and gals of 43 things…I know NOTHING about gardening and need your help on this! x 4 months ago


ElizalibBut where...?

Don’t want to put it in the flower beds in the garden because the slugs and snails will DESTROY it! Where can I grow my herbs that’s more bug-free? :( 4 months ago


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ShortNotSweetIndoors!

My sister bought me a windowsill herb garden, which is great as right now I don’t have an actual garden to grow herbs in. Not planted it yet and a bit scared I will kill it (like my houseplants) but fingers crossed! 15 months ago


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Lucie Jones 17 months ago


thefabmadamem(-: Planning ahead for this summer

It’ll be a month, really, before I can start planting seeds, two months before I can really justify starting slips, and about five and half months before I can safely put tender herbs in the ground outside.

I do grow herbs already; I just want to do a better job of it this year. In particular:

Expand and keep a sage bed weed free. (Reward: sausages!!)

Keep my lemon thyme alive, and maybe expand it. I put it in a kind of weird place last year (under the eaves of the garage porch), so I might want to think of a regular bed for it.

Marjoram: grew golden marjoram last year, but didn’t bother eating any of it. I need to start some slips when my tiny patch of marjoram comes up, and expand the bed . . . somewhere. Also, I need to eat it. (-: It’s supposed to be super-healthy.

Rosemary: to pot or not to pot? I keep forgetting to water, and the poor things dry out. I better prepare a raised bed. Where? Although, green pots that the roses were in last year worked quite well, and I’m wintering those guys over.

Lavender: Got a good start on a raised lavender bed last year. See what survives, buy plants, and get them in the 4-ft by 4-ft bed. Keep weeded.

Dill: Start in pots when MIL starts my pickling cukes. Three big pots, and 6 transplanting pots for outside dill.

Chamomile: sigh. I want it. I just don’t want to keep it weeded, and keep an eye on it so it gets picked and actually made into tea.

Lemon balm: maintain. (-: I’ve done well with the lemon balm for a change these last couple of years.

Lemon verbena: maintain. Can I keep them healthy in their pots? I guess I better start a couple of new ones, just in case. Maybe put them in a raised bed?

Scented geraniums: maintain. Get some in the ground this year?

Nasturtiums. Plant these, and figure out where I want them to go. I’ve been doing pretty well by them, even though I haven’t been eating them.

Parsley: ?? My MIL does those well. Should just leave it up to her. Or ask her to pot some extras for me, and then I can use them as edging in the veggie garden. (I’ll give her some of my nasties again (-:.)

Spearmint and peppermints: seriously? Maintain. They are doing fine. Perhaps lay down some newspaper to kill the neighboring grass so they can expand a little more.

Chives: This really is neverending. I should leave those guys for next year—I’ve got a clump to maintain. But they are so cheerful when they bloom! I’d like a nice chive edging somewhere again . . . . Maybe north side of the veggie garden?

Next week: decide the quantities I want. Third week: design a raised bed? Fourth week: design a potted display for the potted herbs. Fifth week: decide how many pots, and what sizes I need. Sixth week: figure out when these things need to be planted, started or transferred, and write it down on my calendar. Seventh week: (-: Figure out what to do for the next four weeks! 17 months ago


thefabmadamem 17 months ago


carambolitaPots and pots

Mum saw a sale of potted herbs today. After what a long, animated debate with dad – by his account and also by hers, hee – she decided to buy the following and leave it on my verandah:

  • Parsley (both flat and curly leaf)
  • Basil
  • Thyme
  • Chives
  • Cayenne peppers

I will probably need to replant most of them, which means some research and potentially shopping this weekend, but I already love looking out onto my verandah and seeing a sea of green. Tomorrow’s dinner plans have definitely changed towards something herby – and fresh herbs are such a luxury as far as most worknights are concerned!

Thanks muchly, mum. :) 19 months ago


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