On 5/6/2011 4:31 PM, Phyllis Stone wrote:
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> Garlic and onion chives both grow well here as does dill
> and basil, both annuals. I have difficulty growing thyme, neither the
> French nor the English version does well here. Culinary sage is
> difficult to grow here too but I have successfully grown it for a few
> years now. Epazote, the Mexican bean herb, grows so well here it took me
> ten years to finally get it killed off.
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> If you have a warm climate most of the culinary herbs will grow well in
> pots or the soil and they just need enough water to keep them going. In
> their original climates they were weeds so they have to be tough. Good
> luck.
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> I live in south Tx and my sage always dies. Do you do anything special
> to keep the sage alive?

I tried to grow sage for years and, like you, it always died. One year I
planted it a little higher on the slope in the herb garden, watered it
lightly and it lived. I believe it was because we were in a drought for
a couple of years. In other words, we got a lot less than our normal 60
to 100 inches of rain per year. Grew it successfully for a couple of
years but now I have to plant it annually again, our rainfall has
increased again.