Herbs, please germinate. :-)

In article <[email hidden]>,

Mitch@this_is_not_a_real_address.com said:

Planted some herbs (seeds) in pots in our little "sun porch."

Got my fingers crossed. $3 for a few sprigs of Rosemary is crazy.

<lol> Hope you put the rosemary in it's own pot!
It grows into a rather large bush. :-)

Mine is about 2' tall and more than 12" across. There is a 3' tall and
wide one growing in front of the local greek cafe'. They are often used
for landscaping around here!

I'm _never_ lacking for fresh rosemary!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Mitch said:

Planted some herbs (seeds) in pots in our little "sun porch."

Got my fingers crossed. $3 for a few sprigs of Rosemary is crazy.

<lol> Hope you put the rosemary in it's own pot!
It grows into a rather large bush. :-)

Mine is about 2' tall and more than 12" across. There is a 3' tall and
wide one growing in front of the local greek cafe'. They are often used
for landscaping around here!

I'm _never_ lacking for fresh rosemary!

Rosemary doesn't do well indoors. And if you live in a zone with hard
frosts it probably won't survive outdoors either. I don't like
rosemary, makes food taste like christmas tree, may as well season with
a splash of pinesol.

Sheldon said:

Rosemary doesn't do well indoors. And if you live in a zone with hard
frosts it probably won't survive outdoors either. I don't like
rosemary, makes food taste like christmas tree, may as well season with
a splash of pinesol.

True, but used with a light hand, it adds a nice tang to sauces and
breads.

maxine in ri

In article <[email hidden]>,

Sheldon said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Mitch said:

Planted some herbs (seeds) in pots in our little "sun porch."

Got my fingers crossed. $3 for a few sprigs of Rosemary is crazy.

<lol> Hope you put the rosemary in it's own pot!
It grows into a rather large bush. :-)

Mine is about 2' tall and more than 12" across. There is a 3' tall and
wide one growing in front of the local greek cafe'. They are often used
for landscaping around here!

I'm _never_ lacking for fresh rosemary!

Rosemary doesn't do well indoors. And if you live in a zone with hard
frosts it probably won't survive outdoors either. I don't like
rosemary, makes food taste like christmas tree, may as well season with
a splash of pinesol.

You are supposed to use it _lightly_!
Rosemary is wonderful in small amounts on pan broiled chicken.

I live in Texas. Rosemary does fine.

Buy a greenhouse if you want to winter it over in a very large pot.

These are affordable and easy to put up:

http://www.greenhousebuilder.com/greenhouse/FlowerDream.html

Much sturdier than they look too!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

"Sheldon" <[email hidden]> looking for trouble wrote in
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Quoted message said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Mitch said:

Planted some herbs (seeds) in pots in our little "sun porch."

Got my fingers crossed. $3 for a few sprigs of Rosemary is crazy.

<lol> Hope you put the rosemary in it's own pot!
It grows into a rather large bush. :-)

Mine is about 2' tall and more than 12" across. There is a 3' tall and
wide one growing in front of the local greek cafe'. They are often used
for landscaping around here!

I'm _never_ lacking for fresh rosemary!

Rosemary doesn't do well indoors. And if you live in a zone with hard
frosts it probably won't survive outdoors either. I don't like
rosemary, makes food taste like christmas tree, may as well season with
a splash of pinesol.

I happen to love rosemary. I grow it yearly. You are right, at least in
the zone I'm in (5). Rosemary grows profusely outdoors until the first
frost, then dies. Indoors is worse. It slowly drops leaves and then
croaks. It's an annual where I live.

Michael <- will plant it again this spring

--
“It requires a certain kind of mind to see beauty in a hamburger bun.”
_Ray Kroc, creator of the McDonald's franchise

"maxine in ri" <[email hidden]> looking for trouble wrote in
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Quoted message said:

Sheldon said:

Rosemary doesn't do well indoors. And if you live in a zone with hard
frosts it probably won't survive outdoors either. I don't like
rosemary, makes food taste like christmas tree, may as well season with
a splash of pinesol.

True, but used with a light hand, it adds a nice tang to sauces and
breads.

maxine in ri

And pizza dough too!

Michael

--
“It requires a certain kind of mind to see beauty in a hamburger bun.”
_Ray Kroc, creator of the McDonald's franchise

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Michael \'Dog3\' Lonergan said:

"Sheldon" <[email hidden]> looking for trouble wrote in
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Quoted message said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

"Mitch wrote:

> Planted some herbs (seeds) in pots in our little "sun porch."
>
> Got my fingers crossed. $3 for a few sprigs of Rosemary is crazy.

<lol> Hope you put the rosemary in it's own pot!
It grows into a rather large bush. :-)

Mine is about 2' tall and more than 12" across. There is a 3' tall and
wide one growing in front of the local greek cafe'. They are often used
for landscaping around here!

I'm _never_ lacking for fresh rosemary!

Rosemary doesn't do well indoors. And if you live in a zone with hard
frosts it probably won't survive outdoors either. I don't like
rosemary, makes food taste like christmas tree, may as well season with
a splash of pinesol.

I happen to love rosemary. I grow it yearly. You are right, at least in
the zone I'm in (5). Rosemary grows profusely outdoors until the first
frost, then dies. Indoors is worse. It slowly drops leaves and then
croaks. It's an annual where I live.

Michael <- will plant it again this spring

Michael, look at the greenhouse link I posted.
Plant it in a very large pot with soil that drains well. I'd say at
least 1/2 coarse sand. Those greenhouses are really cool! I have fresh
basil even now in one of them. :-)

Basil won't winter over, even here. It was planted in November in a pot
and is doing well in the greenhouse. And it's not trying to bolt and
bloom!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Mitch@this_is_not_a_real_address.com said:

Planted some herbs (seeds) in pots in our little "sun porch."

Got my fingers crossed. $3 for a few sprigs of Rosemary is crazy.

<lol> Hope you put the rosemary in it's own pot!
It grows into a rather large bush. :-)

Mine is about 2' tall and more than 12" across. There is a 3' tall and
wide one growing in front of the local greek cafe'. They are often used
for landscaping around here!

I'm _never_ lacking for fresh rosemary!

I'm overwintering a pot of rosemary, thyme, and chives (garlic and
regular) on my
enclosed porch. Typically it's too cold here (Michigan) in the winter
for rosemary to
survive. It *was* too cold in November and December, but it's been
quite
warm since Christmas. The thyme and chives just happened to be in the
pot
with the rosemary--they're hardy enough in the ground but wouldn't
survive
aboveground.

I grow mint in a big pot, and have to replace it every spring. But it
grows so
quickly that in no time I've got a ton of mint.

I've still got frozen pesto from last year's basil. If I use it up
before summer I'll
have to pay the big buck for grocery-store basil (usually from Hawaii,
IIRC).

Last fall I slacked off and left the potted parsley outside. It's
looking pretty good,
but of course when spring comes it'll get weird and go to seed. It'll
be replaced,
and I'll get some cilantro, too.

Cindy Hamilton

In article <[email hidden]>,

Cindy Hamilton said:

I'm overwintering a pot of rosemary, thyme, and chives (garlic and
regular) on my
enclosed porch. Typically it's too cold here (Michigan) in the winter
for rosemary to
survive. It *was* too cold in November and December, but it's been
quite
warm since Christmas. The thyme and chives just happened to be in the
pot
with the rosemary--they're hardy enough in the ground but wouldn't
survive
aboveground.

I grow mint in a big pot, and have to replace it every spring. But it
grows so
quickly that in no time I've got a ton of mint.

I've still got frozen pesto from last year's basil. If I use it up
before summer I'll
have to pay the big buck for grocery-store basil (usually from Hawaii,
IIRC).

Last fall I slacked off and left the potted parsley outside. It's
looking pretty good,
but of course when spring comes it'll get weird and go to seed. It'll
be replaced,
and I'll get some cilantro, too.

Cindy Hamilton

Fresh herbs are SO wonderful IMHO!
Dried is just not the same, especially basil!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 17:50:03 GMT,

Mitch@this_is_not_a_real_address.com said:

Planted some herbs (seeds) in pots in our little "sun porch."

Got my fingers crossed. $3 for a few sprigs of Rosemary is crazy.

I've always planted rosemary sets, not seeds. But this may have to do
with geography and climate differences that I'm not aware of.

modom

maxine in ri said:

Sheldon said:

Rosemary doesn't do well indoors. And if you live in a zone with hard
frosts it probably won't survive outdoors either. I don't like
rosemary, makes food taste like christmas tree, may as well season with
a splash of pinesol.

True, but used with a light hand, it adds a nice tang to sauces and
breads.
maxine in ri

I like using the very fresh tips only. A lighter taste IMO. Whatever y'all
do, give it plenty of sun and only water it when it's dry.
Edrena, who has Rosemary year 'round.

Sheldon said:

Rosemary doesn't do well indoors. And if you live in a zone with hard
frosts it probably won't survive outdoors either. I don't like
rosemary, makes food taste like christmas tree, may as well season with
a splash of pinesol.

I had a big rosemary plant that I would leave out all summer and bring in
during the Minnesota winters. It got huge and I always had wonderful rosemary.
After we moved I had nowhere to put it in the winter and it went to the big
herb garden in the sky.

--
..:Heather:.
www.velvet-c.com
Step off, beyotches, I'm the roflpimp!

modom said:

On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 17:50:03 GMT,

Mitch@this_is_not_a_real_address.com said:

Planted some herbs (seeds) in pots in our little "sun porch."

Got my fingers crossed. $3 for a few sprigs of Rosemary is crazy.

I've always planted rosemary sets, not seeds. But this may have to do
with geography and climate differences that I'm not aware of.

modom

I do not know where the original poster is from, but from my own
gardening here in the NE, I can confirm that growing rosemary from
seed is too frustrating to bother with. The cost of a seed packet will
buy a "set" as you put it. It does not overwinter in Zone 6 where I
am, and when taken inside is quite prone to fungal invasion over the
winter.

C'est la vie. I still grow a few varieties each summer.

Boron

modom said:

On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 17:50:03 GMT,

Mitch@this_is_not_a_real_address.com said:

Planted some herbs (seeds) in pots in our little "sun porch."

Got my fingers crossed. $3 for a few sprigs of Rosemary is crazy.

I've always planted rosemary sets, not seeds. But this may have to do
with geography and climate differences that I'm not aware of.

modom

We bought a small rosemary shrub a few years ago. Survives the cold,
frosts and snows just fine.

On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 16:23:05 -0700, Arri London <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

modom said:

On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 17:50:03 GMT,

Mitch@this_is_not_a_real_address.com said:

Planted some herbs (seeds) in pots in our little "sun porch."

Got my fingers crossed. $3 for a few sprigs of Rosemary is crazy.

I've always planted rosemary sets, not seeds. But this may have to do
with geography and climate differences that I'm not aware of.

We bought a small rosemary shrub a few years ago. Survives the cold,
frosts and snows just fine.

A friend of mine in Omaha tells me it dies in winters there. In TX,
it thrives. A friend who once lived in CA tells me he's seen rosemary
trees.

modom

modom said:

On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 16:23:05 -0700, Arri London <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I've always planted rosemary sets, not seeds. But this may have to do
with geography and climate differences that I'm not aware of.

We bought a small rosemary shrub a few years ago. Survives the cold,
frosts and snows just fine.

A friend of mine in Omaha tells me it dies in winters there. In TX,
it thrives. A friend who once lived in CA tells me he's seen rosemary
trees.

modom

It can also depend on the location of the shrub. If we'd planted in
front of the house, it would have died the first winter from the fierce
east winds. It's at the back of the house and somewhat sheltered.

When I lived in CA, saw poinsettia 'trees', bird of paradise 'trees',
geranium 'trees' etc etc.

Boron Elgar said:

I do not know where the original poster is from,

I'm in NW Illinois.

Everything has sprouted!
I constructed a structure out of PVC that supports a fluorescent shop
light, which I keep on about 8-10 hours per day, in addition to
natural sunlight.

The cilantro is really growing. It leans towards the sun, but when I
switch on the light it stands up towards the light within about an
hour. Amazing.

Thanks for the tip about rosemary. I guess I'll transplant it to a
larger pot if it takes off.