The herbs like marjoram, basil, lemongrass, and sage have all been planted in larger pots and are living outside. Seems like they are adjusting to their new homes quite well. All of the plants are in fresh dirt by Foxfarm, so no need to fertilize them for awhile as the mix already has a few months worth of nutrients in the soil.
Marjoram plant
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Most of these are basil plants, all different kinds. We have a seed pack with a variety of cultivars. So we started one of each in their own pots.
I think we will get bigger basil plants this year, as last year we put a few in each pot and I think that stunted them.
We should have probably labeled which each kind is. But its easily ID'ed by touching and smelling the leaves.. lol
Growing the purple variety as well, hope it stays purple this year.
It has been a little chilly in the last few days.. getting down to the low 40s F. So I think there has been a little leaf damage from it.
Last year the purple basil started like this, and then turned green.. Curious if it does that again.
The marjoram started bolting, but when I cut it back it produced tons of leaves again and are probably ready for a trimming soon.
The sage has been slow growing, but it is now producing lots of leaves.. We have used it on a pizza and in soups. I liked it more in the soups personally. Kind of weird on the pizza.
Lemongrass has been started this year, a first growing it in Virginia.
Lastly is some what we think is celery, we just translated them as I missed them on the first planting from the grow room.
you could at some Mint for tea and some chives
Ah yeah those would be some nice additions
The plants that you planted are really very varied, I really like me here, it is planned to plant cucumber
Thanks, I like them alot too.. oh nice.. I should grow some cucumbers again.
Wow, what a beautiful plant my friend, and it looks very fertile and grows very well, I really like it ❤️🙏
Yep it sure is a nice potted garden..thanks much
You're welcome my friend ❤️❤️
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STOPLast year I discovered rosemary. It sat in a pot indoors all winter and only a few weeks ago I took it outside. I must say that it is hardy and survived the winter well. I also planted green and purple basil, as soon as I get around to it, I will make a post about my herbs. Have a nice day 😊
Nice.. I like rosemary too
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Hmm....I like the taste of lemongrass in green tea.
Indeed, really looking forward to using it.
I never seen Purple Basil! Didn't even know it existed until I saw your post today! Very cool, does it taste different than regular basil?
Oh nice, yeah many plants come in purple variations.. another cool purple variation is with purple cauliflower.
Hmm I do not think so, the red and purple basils seem the same to me in flavor. But I think adding different colored greens has its benefits in general.
Its good to stay close to nature and such herbs plants are good to have.
Sure is.. glad to have them near by.
A smart plan might include a crop that you know is needed around your area that you could sell to cover operating costs, so that your only expense time and labor.
Ah yeah we are doing a whole garlic crop
Very nice photos, aromatic plants are a great option to have planted at home, I love basil.
Sure is.. the smell is amazing.
basil flowers make for a nice tea when paired with mint. ripping them off keeps the plant from going bitter too, although I'm sure that's common knowledge
Oh nice, did not know about the flowers used in tea.. good info.
thanks for letting me know.. indeed we pull the flowers off so the leaves stay tasty.
Among these plants, basil is the one we planted. We will have planted all the plants in two weeks. I hope you get a good yield too.
Nice, I think we will be growing basil pretty much every year going forward.
Hope we do too.
Very interesting pictures!
Loved them all.
Thanks for sharing ☺️
ah no problem, glad to share.
Is beautiful e interesting post about flowers and plants. Thanks.
Indeed, lots going on with them.
Loved the blog!
Thanks for sharing among all.
ah glad to share it
Hola, ese tipo de fotografía me gusta, yo también la practico, me encanta la naturaleza y sus rarezas, saludos y bendiciones
thanks much, glad you liked my photography.
I cut my celery stalk (bought from the store) about 4 inches from the bottom and planted it, I now have a new stalk of celery growing. I put a piece of screen over it until it took off.
Your herbs are looking good.
Oh nice, I have not tried growing them that way. I will need to give that a try sometime.
thanks, they are indeed coming along nicely.
I love purple basil - but then I like purple vegetables full stop! And handy tip - sage soaked in vinegar for a few weeks makes the best medicine for winter sore throats as a gargle. Next level.
We love all the purple variations as well, always cool to have them added to our diet.
Oh nice, I will keep that in mind. thanks for letting me know about that use for sage.
Strolling through a herb garden and inhaling the different odours is a true olfactory experience. The experience is only surpassed when they land on the plate to delight the palate.
Basil feels much more at home in a bed between tomatoes, cucumbers, and dill than all alone in a pot.
They sure do all smell great.. and indeed we are looking forward to using them i our cooking really soon. Going to let them grow some more before we start taking cuttings for cooking.
Ah yeah, well this year we wanted to give them a pot all to themselves to see how they do.
Don't forget to harvest regularly so that the plants become really bushy. With basil in particular, always pinch the upper buds before flowering. Then nothing will stand in the way of your enjoyment.
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Wow Basil Perfume !!! I can smell and feel it. I love so much basil.
Hah yep after we harvest it all sure makes our hands smell great.
man! you're truely one of the last saviors and nature lovers!
big respect for keeping up with so much tasks and work :)
love from Bulgaria!
Thanks much.. its been fun growing them
How do you know how much nutrients are left in the soil? I feel like I get plants, they grow to a certain size and then start dying, and I would imagine the soil nutrients are partly to blame. Do you keep a compost pile and add to the soil occasionally or add fertilizer at predetermined intervals? Apologies if these are maybe dumb questions, but you seem to have a lot of experience with this kind of thing.
Since I am using Foxfarm ocean forest soil it already has nutrients in it for many months.. But eventually we will start feeding them using fish fertilizer and other liquid fertilizers.
I have never used any liquid fertilizers before, so perhaps that has been part of the problem!
All these plants that you have in your garden are excellent to prepare this infusion and take care of our organism.
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If you have grown lemongrass, it has countless benefits. If you want to know more about it, you can see a list of its benefits in my post Update Gardening.