Terminated 3/21/18 ~ Kitchen Herb Garden (11/8/17)

[Shawn]

Jan 23, 2018 9:52:20 GMT -5 MaryL said:

I never thought about them being too far in.  Good point.

I was at the AG FB Happy hour the other day and they mentioned if you have tiny tiny seeds that you do not want then to fall too far down in the pod because light is hard to get there, they get too wet I think as well.  So they suggest placing them near the top.

So what I did was wet the pod in the cage. Then using a fine tip tweezer (used just for seeds) I place then on the pod in the hole near the top.  And I had the Oregano grow in just a few days.

[MaryL]

I tried attending one of those AG HH, but I couldn’t figure out how.  It might have been due to yet another limitation of the iPad.

[Shawn]

The Thyme is doing good.  I had to make a make shift stake taping toothpicks together so it would not fall over.  Oregano is taking it's sweet azzzz time.  The Rosemary and Greek Dwarf Basil had been trimmed up and are full.

[Shawn]

The Thyme is doing well.  I have not trimmed any of it.  I am also using toothpicks taped together as a stake to keep it from falling over.  The Oregano is slower then I remember but maybe it does not like one or more of the other herbs .  I trimmed the Greek Basil as it was so bushy the leaves were so wet under other leaves.  Now it is breathing some and the Rosemary was trimmed as well.

[Shawn]

Had to end my Greek Basil and I am so upset.  Last night I used some for my Chicken Parm and  I did not realize until an hour ago that after I plucked what I needed I put the lamp hood down and it was touching the basil which was higher then the Rosemary.  The Thyme was not touched as it was bending outward.  It was soooo good.

I WILL replant this. 

So tomorrow Iwill put a pod of this and one of Napoletano Basil as I am running low in the freezer.  I used it last night in my marinara sauce.  I used both the fresh Greek and frozen Napoletano.

[MaryL]

Did the light really damage it?  We used to freak when it would happen with the CFL bulbs because the plants would singe to a crisp, but I haven’t had trouble with the LED’s

[Shawn]

Yes it did, dried them out.  It was almost 16 hours of the lamp touching it. but my fault.

[Shawn]

Thyme that I started on 1/7 was terminated today.  I harvested it all and now have a nice sized container filled to the brim with it in the freezer.  So I am going to plant some Cilantro.  Just trying to figure out if I want Santo or Calypso   I have no clue the difference LOL


Did you know that Cilantro is part of the Carrot family?  Well according to what I read on Park Seed it is.  Also Santo is supposed to be industry standard.  So to be different I will plant Calypso.

[MaryL]

Mar 4, 2018 13:15:56 GMT -5 Shawn said:

Just trying to figure out if I want Santo or Calypso   I have no clue the difference LOL

Me too!!  I’ve always wondered, and never figured it out, lol.

Great info regarding the carrot/cilantro connection.

[Shawn]

I think I may do an overhaul of this garden.  Currently I have two Napoletano Basils growing, one oregano, one cilantro and two Genovese Basils.

I am not liking the way the Napoletano is growing.  It is short and stubby but with HUGE leaves.  I have cut all the large ones off to see if it will grow taller. So I may start a new one by a different vendor. Th Oregano is starting to go to seed a bit too early but that is my fault for letting the water warm up and not keeping ice cubes in it.  Therefore I will at some point harvest all the leaves and start fresh with this as well.  I do not lind as much as it does grow fast and I get a lot from it.  The genovese is just starting so no change with that or the cilantro. 


All in all, I will decide this week and then do a dump, rinse and refill on the bowl.  Clean it up and out.  Then put the few pods in it and plant some fresh as well.  At that point I will close this thread and start a fresh one.


This is one reason I love herb gardens.  Most grow quick and you get a lot from them and can start over and over and not wait too long for them to produce.