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George Shirley[_2_]

On 5/6/2011 9:34 AM, Janet wrote:
> In >,
> says...
>>
>> who grows them and how, i need something idiot proof as i am a plant killer,
>>
>> Lee
>
> Many herbs grow wild in poor soil; so if your winter climate is not too
> extreme they are tough as boots and ideal for plant killers.. or beginner
> gardeners.
>
> I grow bay, rosemary, chives, half a dozen different mints, sage,
> marjoram, oregano, leaf fennel, chinese garlic chives, egyptian onions,
> borage, lovage, thyme, all foolproof hardy perennials in this climate
> (come up year after year). I also grow lots of parsley and coriander
> (annually from seed because they are not perennial). Tansy and lemon balm
> just because I like the smell; comfrey because I like the foliage,
> feverfew and sweet cicely seed themselves around. I grow all of them in
> the ground in a sunny sheltered herb garden with pebble paths winding
> round; on a warm summers day when the air is still the scent is fabulous.
>
>
> Janet.
I forgot to mention bay in my litany. Got a six-foot bay tree in the
corner of the herb garden.

Use gumbo file'? Grow a sassafras tree, we have one about twenty years
old growing in the shade of the large oak in the backyard. Harvest the
young leaves in the spring, dehydrate, grind to powder - almost instant
file'.