It's not what you're thinking. Geez, just because we're in northern California.We live on a pretty steep acre in the woods. The flat sunny surface of the property is occupied by a pool. This doesn't leave much space for growing food ala a traditional garden. Plus, we have: wild turkey, foxes, deer, moles, birds, raccoons, squirrels, a bear and maybe even bigfoot.
At my urging, J just planted an oak barrel with vegetables he likes to grow (tomatoes, beans, lemon cucumber). Since then, I've been dreaming about an herb garden. I have a big strawberry pot that's been around for ages (probably has some real funky soil in it). There's room for it in the courtyard in the front of the house that gets good morning sun exposure. This seems the best place to start for now. Since space is extremely limited, I'd love suggestions on what I should grow. I know I want basil for sure. Any other suggestions?
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5 comments:
I vote for Italian Flat leaf parsley. It goes with everything and it adds a real "fresh" taste.
Roxie
I wish I could help. I can't even keep a cactus alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I agree about the flat leaf parsley. It is a bi-annual, and doesn't require full sun. Rosemary can get pretty big, so it would most likely need a space of its own. Our plant is 5 or 6 years old, and at least three feet tall and probably 4 feet in diameter. But you can always prune it to keep it smaller.
We have tried several varieties of basil...Thai, cinnamon, red ruby, etc. But my recommendation is don't waste your time with them. nothing compares to the Genovese variety. It is the best flavor, aroma, and texture.
Definitely thyme!! Excellent ground cover, spreads easily, but slowly. There is no comparison to fresh thyme from your own herb garden, and dozens if not more varieties, with different flavors and even different colors of tiny litle thyme flowers.
I remember using Italian parsley in recipes and really liking it. Thanks so much for the suggestion.
I have a lot of spreading rosemary growing already but didn't know it was the edible herb. We grow it because it blooms pretty much all year and the deer leave it alone. I have something called creeping woolly thyme (I think). Noticed yesterday that it was blooming -- little pink flowers. Again surprised that this is something edible. Well, whadda ya know?! Not much in my case.
Jackpot! Lucky you...we have to try so hard and stuff just grow in your neck of the woods!
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