What herbs are you growing?

[sorellina]

Ciao all-

Rich isn't around right now so I'll start.

Basil is the main herb I grow from seed and I started these this morning:

Botanical Interests' Custom Blend
Blue Spice
Siam Queen
Purple Petra
Pistou
Lime
Mrs. Burns Lemon
Red Rubin
Genovese
Napolitano
Purple Delight
Karkazskiy from Andrey in Belarus
Anise
Cinnamon
Licorice
Persian Anise
Greek Yevani
Violetta

Other herbs I usually buy as bedding plants because either they're too tender for our zone to over-winter or too tough to start from seed.

Rosemary
Lemongrass
Mexican Oregano
Hops

Perennial herbs that are hardy to zone 5

Lovage
French Tarragon
Lemon Thyme
Orange Thyme
Greek Oregano
Italian Oregano
Sicilian Oregano
Variegated Marjoram
Chocolate Mint
Pineapple Mint
Ginger Mint
Garden Sage
Pineapple Sage
Lemon Balm
English Lavender
Variegated Lavender
White Sweet Woodruff
Blue Woodruff - starting from seed this year
Anise Hyssop
Yellow Yarrow
Chives
Blue Borage
Garlic Chives - starting from seed this year
White Borage - starting from seed this year
Wild Bergamot
Echinacea White Swan - starting from seed this year

I'm also going to try to start Red Gem Marigolds from seed this year. They are tiny edible flowers that I can maybe put in an old pair of Munchkin's rainboots that I use as planters every year.

[jcm05]

My gosh! I normally only grow the basics. REGULAR genovese basil, rosemary, thyme, lavender, mint, dill, sage, oregano. I don't start any from seed though. Just too much to handle with all the other things that i do.

[bluelacedredhead]

Sorellina,
Might I ask where you buy Ginger Mint plants? That sounds like a variety I would like to add to my herb garden.

Never mind. I found it on Freeman Herbs listing. Ought to be one of the many retail outlets in S. Ontario that carry their products that I can buy it at.

[poypoyking]

I think this year we will be growing a few types of basil but that is probably it. I going to have a hard enough time fitting all my plants in my limited space

[sorellina]

Ciao Redhead-

I get mine from Richters..worth a trip if you've never been!

[bluelacedredhead]

Sorellina, thanks. I've bought seeds from Richters, but I never seemed to find the time to visit their store when it was only a 2 hour drive for me.

Now that it's a 3+, I can't see that happening. But never say Never

[sorellina]

Ciao Redhead-

You could always make a day of it and drag Audrey along. She's in your neighbourhood and she's been known to come all the way here for our Seedy Saturdays.

[bluelacedredhead]

3-1/2 hours drive to, then 3-1/2 hours drive back is a full day, lol

[sorellina]

Ciao Redhead-

Oh I know. We get a super early start when we spend the day in Niagara or Buffalo.

[deanriowa]

Sweet Basil
Genovese Basil
Purple Basil
German Thyme
Fennel


I moved to a new house late last fall and not sure if these made it:
Chives
Garlic Chives
Lemon Balm
Greek Oregano
Sage
Horseradish

Dean

[sorellina]

Ciao Dean-

All of your moved herbs are really hardy and also put up with a significant level of abuse, so you should be ok.