Friday, November 12, 2010

Herbs for the Winter

So as we pack and get ready to leave next week for Seattle, we are debating on what herbs to move and what herbs to go ahead pick to death. I have 3 containers of Oregano, 2 containers of Thyme, 1 lone Parsley Plant, and some Tarragon. My Blueberry plants and Japanese Maple Tree have started to go dorminent so I will put some fresh compost and hay in their pots and they will be ready for transport. This will be the third time I have taken these plants with me to a new house.
This is the best grass in the world.....Lemongrass! Anthony and I call this our love plant!!! As Anthony asked me to marry him at a restaurant called 'Lemongrass.' This plant is definitely going!
Here is my Rosemary, Sage and the original Lemongrass Plant. All these are going for sure. All the pots need to be fertilized badly but I think I will wait until we get to Washington as all the pots will be spending 3 days in a dark cold moving truck.
Some of these herbs I have will be 3 years old this fall. I am very proud to say that I started the Sage, Oregano and Thyme all from seed. I will be trying to start cuttings from these Rosemary plants in the spring. Any hints on doing this would be helpful.

4 comments:

  1. Do herbs taste better when they have a lot of travel miles :)

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  2. 3 year old herbs! Awesome! I tried growing Rosemary from seed but it died 3 times I tried. In the spring I'm just going to buy a seedling to save me the trouble of heart break again.

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  3. I don't think you will need to grow more than one rosemary plant...it will grow huge in the NW. I think your herbs will taste better with all of their travels...good dirt from many places:)

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