Growing and using Herbs

I know Al…I’m still nurturing a thousand Fuchsias Is that Sage and Thyme and do you use rooting powder and perlite?

Yes its sage and thyme Hayl,I never use rooting powder on them because I take so many cuttings off them when I am cutting them for drying that a couple of dozen usually catch. I put some in pots in fresh compost and others I push in the ground around the parent plants.

Do you keep them inside Al if it’s wet this time of year Al? This is such a good way of getting plants for free and the GC’s charge so much for herbs

The ones I take out of season,Like now,I put in the conservatory ,But any time through the growing season ,I put them straight in the ground,It’s surprising how many of them will take.

Mint, sage, Welsh onion and chives.

A grand collection there Al, I have promised to grow some herbs myself this year……….My favourite is Origano.

I’ve never used that one Dix,The one I use the most is thyme ,

Lemon balm.

Only started growing this last year Al, it’s a lovely herb. Makes great lemon tea as well.

I like it Karen, Only I don’t tend to use it very often.

A little along with your thyme, whenever you use it, is lovely.

Thyme.

All looking lovely here, Al Thyme is my favourite and I managed to grow a plant from seed last year!

My favourite as well Jane. I always take fresh cuttings off it each year, It stops it getting woody ,Once the cuttings have grown on,I take the old plants and throw away, After taking some fresh cuttings off them.

Thyme and lemon thyme, couldn’t choose between them.

I chose the normal one K,It just has that little edge, Too my tast anyway

I use them together.

Rosemary.

Now I have heaps’n’heaps of rosemary…love it
Nightnight Allan

Love it on meat and fish.,,, All my smileys are gone.????

Sage , fresh shoots taken from cuttings.

It’s lovely all young like this I had flowers on my sage bush two weeks ago! Daft ennit

Its so easy to take cuttings off Anne,

Chives,

These are so pretty Allan…I haven’t yet grown chives.

You should, Anne, the insects love it!
Fab pic, Al

Ta Jane !, I use it along with garlic chives inside fresh trout, with butter when cooking it in foil.

Russian tarragon growing with chives.

Trying to get the group going again Anne,

Good idea…will sort out and take more piccies during the year Allan and I must get some of that delightful white borage…I have the pretty blue one in Normandy. Nightnight

Night Anne,

White borage being pollinated.

Lovely photo

How do the bumbles manage to fly carrying that weight.?

Nice one

Dill seeds for next year and for cooking.

I have the other one, not dill, oh ,the name escapes me zzzzzzzzzz This is super!
fennel!!!!!

Not had much success with dill

Once you get it growing Jane ,you can divide it with the fresh plants/cuttings it pushes up around the base.

Tree spinach from seed.

This is new to me Allan … ?

It grows about six foot high Anne, I made the mistake of letting it go to seed Once ,,It still germinates.

wow!

Now that’s a lovely colour combi

On cooking it turns green ,Just like the normal spinach ,But its a bit milder,

The bed is covered over for the winter,With just the parsley uncovered.

Beautiful show of parsley Allan

A lovely set of herbs/ photos

Ta Anne.!

I like the curly parsley best it pops up all over the place

I buy my plants from the fresh herb counter in Morrison’s There are usually about 200 plants to a container, I just pick the strongest to grow on after cutting most of the leaves off for use, Some find it difficult to germinate ,,,No hit or miss this way,