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22 Jul 14
14:29
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From left to right on my kitchen windowsill: Basil, Coriander, Thyme, Mint and Parsley. So 5 for me.
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Only one for me, Basil and i use a lot with fresh Tomato .
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My basil has dandruff, any idea what it might be?
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No idea Stevie, I buy the ready potted from Asda, water with carbonated water and have only had problem with one plant in years,
which was wilting leaf . |
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Plenty of herb growing goes on round here but they usually get busted by the law in the end
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mint, parsley, rosemary, sage and thyme
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mint, rosemary, parsley, basil ( not a stayer that one ) , thyme and oregano . would be complemented by lovely looking red cherries on tree nearby but the birds have ransacked 'em all in about 48 hours !
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Herbs have tremendous medicinal properties. Thyme is a great healer
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Can't be bothered to make my own spag bol - it's a waste of thyme
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our rosemary bush is about 20 years old and was originally a cutting my grandma brought back from Italy
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rosemary and thyme.
Vile looking plants but they look marginally better than weeds |
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I forgot chives
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Mint, basil, rosemary and sage
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curly parsley, roasemary bush,Dill, chives,sage,lemon balm,mint...
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From left to right on my kitchen window sill; Basil, Thyme and Rosemary.
I bought them from Sainsbury's a couple or so months ago when they had a 3 for 2 offer on, not expecting them to last - but they arrived in a very healthy condition and are thriving. I'd definitely buy Sainsbury's potted herbs again. |
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put the thyme and rosemary in the garden tommy they are perennials
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Ah, I think I might, BB - they'll probably die out there but it's worth trying!
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you'd be very unlucky to kill the rosemary
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Are you going to Scarborough fair?
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Got Coriander, Parsley, Mint, and Basil in pots....but twice Coriander keeps wilting and going yellow....too much water?
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We have Bay, chives, oregano, thyme, rosemary and mint growing in the garden and in pots outside the kitchen door. They are all perennial plants and resistant to slugs so need little attention apart from regular picking to keep them in check. Parsley, basil, coriander and fenugreek need sowing every year if I remember to do it and germination can be erratic, so sometimes we have them and sometimes we don't. Spring this year was wet and the slugs hoovered them up.
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Loads of pots of different mint varieties ....English , Pineapple , apple , chocolate , spearmint , peppermint.
Lemon Thyme Bronze Fennel Sage Chives Mind my favourite are a fruit not a vegetable .....pineberries , look like a strawberry taste like a pineapple . |
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Oh and a very large rosemary plant
And huge very old Mediterranean Curry plants . |
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Same - Basil in Kitchen window - in garden Mint, Rosemary, Thyme, Oregano, Sage, Parsley, Dill, and ......not really a herb but plenty of chives. (I love potato salad).
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none, its just the way i walk
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Veg and plants make you feel better....that's all we were mainly eating for 200,000 years.
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youre older than i thought
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If you don't eat them then you're more prone to feeling down I reckon
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I knew chit chat wouldn't fail me - this is better than gardeners question time.
So can anyone help with these herb-related issues. 1. Basil has tiny white things on some leaves and those leaves are sticky. They probably won't hurt you when cooked, but do you reckon I should just get a new plant? 2. Coriander is flowering, but leaves are just curling up (like The Leopards). I've tried chopping off the flowers, but they just come back. |
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1. only grown basil a couple of times so don't really know, could they be cabbage white butterfly eggs? You'll know because when they hatch they will eat the basil.
2. sounds like your coriander has gone to seed. You're supposed to pick off any flowers as soon as they show as it stunts any growth to the leaves, however it does shed it's first load of leaves as these aren't the ones you eat it's the new stuff that comes after. You need to sow like lettuce every 3 or 4 weeks to give you a constant supply. |
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As a fascinating add on to an already fragrant thread, I've experimented this year by sowing thyme and oregano seeds in narrow cracks between a sunny wall and the edge of the patio. I thought it would be similar to the wild Med conditions they seem to thrive in. I can happily report that the herbs in question are quite rampant and are happy with little watering.
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1 Catnip
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Thanks B-B this is all new to me.
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1. Basil has tiny white things on some leaves and those leaves are sticky. They probably won't hurt you when cooked, but do you reckon I should just get a new plant?
Probably whitefly Stevie. Sap-sucking pest which will stunt the plant and mould will take hold in the sticky excrement. Best eat the leaves, throw out the soil and disinfect the area before getting a new plant. |