Club Gardening - Herbs
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schweppes:
No no, not offended. Just tickled. haha
aiyoh... hope u were not offended. :imsorry: That's not what i meant horFunz:
:rotflmao: Chilli plant reminds you of me. Maybe should change my nick to chilli padi, which incidentally was one of my childhood nicks cos of my size but sharp tongue and quick temper.
I actually had mint in my herb planter as well but in the end I removed it as it grew like weeds and I don't use as much mint as I do the basil and curry leaves. -
Chenonceau:
Thanks Chen. Am beaming like a proud mama.
OMG! These are very lovely herbs!! Congratulations!!Funz:
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There is something really satisfying about cooking with herbs from your own garden. These are my almost weekly harvest from my little herb planter that I started in May. The kids and I can spend like an hour in our little garden looking at the ecosystem going on there. They will ask me why I let some insects stay but get rid of others. DS even started his list of beneficial/harmful insects.
Anyway I read your blog and am amazed that you managed to grow a strawberry plant that actually flowered and bore fruits in this climate.
Took your previous suggestions to rotate fertilizers as well. No patience though to bathe every leave. -
Funz:
Thanks Chen. Am beaming like a proud mama.
OMG! These are very lovely herbs!! Congratulations!!Chenonceau:
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There is something really satisfying about cooking with herbs from your own garden. These are my almost weekly harvest from my little herb planter that I started in May. The kids and I can spend like an hour in our little garden looking at the ecosystem going on there. They will ask me why I let some insects stay but get rid of others. DS even started his list of beneficial/harmful insects.
Anyway I read your blog and am amazed that you managed to grow a strawberry plant that actually flowered and bore fruits in this climate.
Took your previous suggestions to rotate fertilizers as well. No patience though to bathe every leave.[/quote]You should be proud ok!! The size of those chillis make me drooooooool!! -
Funz:
Those look really nice, Funz. Look at the size of your chilli.http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m560/cylsfun/5825dc07.jpg\">
There is something really satisfying about cooking with herbs from your own garden. These are my almost weekly harvest from my little herb planter that I started in May. The kids and I can spend like an hour in our little garden looking at the ecosystem going on there. They will ask me why I let some insects stay but get rid of others. DS even started his list of beneficial/harmful insects.
For those of you who grow your own herbs, do you get the potted plants from cold storage? Where do you get the plants from? -
jtoh:
Cold Storage potted herbs are good value and they are of good edible strains. If you repot them, they last longer than those from Far East Flora (which die within a few months) which look very bushy at the start. These used to retail at $18/=. When a plant is too bushy at point of sale, one suspects that some growth hormone had been applied and these could have hurt the plant. It takes some skill to bring a plant back from hormone withdrawal.
Those look really nice, Funz. Look at the size of your chilli.Funz:
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There is something really satisfying about cooking with herbs from your own garden. These are my almost weekly harvest from my little herb planter that I started in May. The kids and I can spend like an hour in our little garden looking at the ecosystem going on there. They will ask me why I let some insects stay but get rid of others. DS even started his list of beneficial/harmful insects.
For those of you who grow your own herbs, do you get the potted plants from cold storage? Where do you get the plants from?
Thai and sweet basils like TREF potting soil (neat from the bag).
Rosemary, thyme, sage and tarragon like a mix of 50% TREF and 50% perlite. All thrive in full sun of 6 to 8 hours a day but hate the rain. If you have a glass covered patio, they will be happy (especially if you dun water them too often). If they're outside, don't water at all. If you water too much, their roots will rot and then the plant will wither because it can't drink water through rotted roots.
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Thanks for all the great info Chenonceau. I'll go scout my cold storage for a couple of pots. And maybe go to the nursery for the soil later, if my green fingers somehow appear.
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Hope you dun mind that I show off a bit hor.... :oops:
Rosemary
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Thyme
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Wah!!! Can I be your neighbour Chenonceau?
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jtoh:
Wah!!!!!!!!!! Can I be your neighbour Chenonceau?
Heeeeeeeee! Those were the glory days of my herb garden. We've been eating so much that they're all pretty pruned up now. -
Wow Chen,
Wish I could grow pots of herbs like you. Tried once by purchasing the potted basil plant from cold storage but it didn't work out. Not enough sun ....
Am contemplating asking my FIL's help to grow these herbs as in-laws live in landed property and he has green fingers too. I really love using these herbs in my cooking.
Will see if he is receptive to the idea ..... :idea:
Thanks for sharing