Omelet wrote:
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> In article >, Arri London >
> wrote:
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> > Omelet wrote:
> > >
> > > In article >, Arri London >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > We have one and I practise dry land 'farming' such as it is LOL. Just
> > > > didn't do anything last year and very little this year. Actually things
> > > > do better here in trenches to catch whatever rain does fall.
> > >
> > > Well, to really conserve water, there is always container growing...
> >
> > We do that too, especially for the herbs. Except for the rosemary, which
> > gets too big!
>
> My herb garden is next to the house to keep it warm.
> I've been able to keep Rosemary, Mexican Oregano, Thyme, Sage and
> Dittany of Crete for several years now with very little watering. All
> of those are drought resistant.
>
> Only Basil gets grown in pots. :-)

Our basil has always done well in the raised bed, but didn't plant any
this year.
>
> I've only played with dill weed once. It's too inexpensive at the asian
> market, or bulk dried. Parsely is too, altho' I do want to plant more
> Fennel. Not only is it an expensive veggie, the baby swallowtail
> butterflies like it as much as Parsely and Dill. Allowing them to eat
> the leaves does not significantly hurt the plant. I'm just glad I've
> learned to recognize them.

Was growing parsley and dill etc, but while I was ill my mother pulled
it all up without looking to see what it was Parsley is slow growing,
so several plants are needed to produce any. The herbs were being grown
because I want organic but don't want to pay the premium.Will try again
next year...
>
> I do rather enjoy butterflies. <g> (Flying Flowers!)

We get yellow/black swallowtails here. Only had one tomato hornworm this
year and it looked as though a wasp had got to it. Fell off the plant
and died anyway.
>
> Ginger root is better off in pots too. It appreciates more water. The
> city water and drainage bill can get to be rather high if I don't watch
> it. :-(
> --
> Peace! Om

Most herbs are Mediterranean and don't require much water. That's why
they grow well here with little work on my part.

Have grown ginger in pots but not recently. Could try again; can't
always get young ginger around here when it's wanted.