Guest guest Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Hi all, As some of you know, I am a recent convert to the veggie way. My husband and I are planting a vegetable garden for the first time this year and are very excited about that! In addition, I have decided that I want to grow several herbs in containers outside to cook with. In that spirit, can you all guide me to what I might plant? My favorite herb of all time is sage and I use it a lot. But can you tell me what your top 5 or so favorite herbs to cook with are? It would be a great help to me! Thanks in advance, Colleen (in southern IL) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Mexican Oregano Cilantro Thai Basil Dill Mint Colleen, let us know what you end up deciding on. Shawn , Colleen Fender <colleenfender@s...> wrote: > Hi all, > As some of you know, I am a recent convert to the veggie way. > > My husband and I are planting a vegetable garden for the first time this year and are very excited about that! In addition, I have decided that I want to grow several herbs in containers outside to cook with. > > In that spirit, can you all guide me to what I might plant? My favorite herb of all time is sage and I use it a lot. But can you tell me what your top 5 or so favorite herbs to cook with are? > > It would be a great help to me! > > Thanks in advance, > Colleen (in southern IL) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 As I get ready to plant my own garden this year....I also love sage but had to remove it from my garden to 2 containers because it grew out of control! My chive plant will NOT die. Basil is easy to grow - mine often grows a 2-3? feet tall & I have a hard time using it all - one can only eat so much pesto! - so I give it away & freeze it. Tarragon has been difficult but delicious when it cooperates, lol. Oregano & parsley are a must, imo. I love rosemary but it always dies. I guess it's just an annual in NY unlike the bushes & bushes growing wild in Las Vegas. Grr. Just like lavender. It's amazing. What else? Try everything you like & see what grows best. OH! Crap, I almost forgot - THYME!!!! One of my faves - use it in most everything. Go for it!!! Have fun!!! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Bigtime spring fever this week. But it's back to NY for me tonight. Beth Colleen Fender <colleenfender wrote: In that spirit, can you all guide me to what I might plant? Make your home page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Hi, For culinary purposes, I like basil (genovese is supposed to be best for pesto but I usually grow several different varieities, including thai, etc.) bay laurel chives marjoram mint (I grow a number of different varieties but primarily use peppermint and spearmint) oregano (I have several syrian oregano plants growing plus at least one other variety) parsley rosemary sage tarragon thyme (I grow English and German) lavender is nice to grow too but I don't use it as much for culinary purposes. I grow other herbs but these are the first that come to mind. Bay Laurel seems to me to take a while to grow so some of the others are better for quicker rewards. You can grow garlic in pots also. Garlic is always good to have, IMHO. Gary > Hi all, > As some of you know, I am a recent convert to the veggie way. > > My husband and I are planting a vegetable garden for the first time this year > and are very excited about that! In addition, I have decided that I want to > grow several herbs in containers outside to cook with. > > In that spirit, can you all guide me to what I might plant? My favorite herb of > all time is sage and I use it a lot. But can you tell me what your top 5 or so > favorite herbs to cook with are? > > It would be a great help to me! > > Thanks in advance, > Colleen (in southern IL) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Hi Colleen, Among the herbs that I grow here in Vancouver BC and find indispensable are: Basils (regular, Thai and lime) Thyme (regular and lemon) Greek oregano Bay Rosemary Tarragon Parsley I experiment with others, but these are must haves in my garden. The bay and rosemary have been growing outdoors without protection now for over 5 years. Results will vary according to hardiness zone! Cheers, Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 i grow: thai basil holy basil lime basil sweet basil mint (peppermint and spearmint) rosemary parsley cilantro chives dill i grow most of my herbs in containers on my deck. susie --- Colleen Fender <colleenfender wrote: > Hi all, > As some of you know, I am a recent convert to the > veggie way. > > My husband and I are planting a vegetable garden for > the first time this year and are very excited about > that! In addition, I have decided that I want to > grow several herbs in containers outside to cook > with. > > In that spirit, can you all guide me to what I might > plant? My favorite herb of all time is sage and I > use it a lot. But can you tell me what your top 5 > or so favorite herbs to cook with are? > > It would be a great help to me! > > Thanks in advance, > Colleen (in southern IL) > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > Messenger Show us what our next emoticon should look like. Join the fun. http://www.advision.webevents./emoticontest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 I love to have agood show of coriander just outside the door in the summer. Just rubbing a sprig between ones fingers in the morning is a fine way to start the day. I keep meaning to make a coriander soup when I have enough. Colleen Fender <colleenfender wrote: Hi all, As some of you know, I am a recent convert to the veggie way. My husband and I are planting a vegetable garden for the first time this year and are very excited about that! In addition, I have decided that I want to grow several herbs in containers outside to cook with. In that spirit, can you all guide me to what I might plant? My favorite herb of all time is sage and I use it a lot. But can you tell me what your top 5 or so favorite herbs to cook with are? It would be a great help to me! Thanks in advance, Colleen (in southern IL) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 Colleen, related to your planned herb garden, this site might be interesting to you: http://www.caryn.com/links/garden/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ from Maida. Please sign my petition: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/738171316 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 great site - thanks, Maida! Beth Maidawg <maidawg wrote:Colleen, related to your planned herb garden, this site might be interesting to you: http://www.caryn.com/links/garden/ Beth “The right adult at the right time can make an enormous difference. Many kids have a history of difficult, disappointing relationships and one good relationship--one person who is there for them--can make a huge difference.” -Jean E. Rhodes Professor, Psychology at the University of Massachusetts in Boston. Mail Mobile Take Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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