"Jim Elbrecht" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 3 Aug 2012 16:40:43 +1000, "Farm1" >
> wrote:
>>> I'll add Sweet Woodruff to that. Nearly tasteless & odorless fresh.
>>> Slightly bitter. When dried it smells & tastes like vanilla
>>> flavored new-mown hay.
>>
>>Oooh - that sounds delightful. What do you use it for?
>
> I planted it for May wine-- but I'm not much of a wine drinker so I've
> just ended up using some in baked goods- rarely.

:-)) I too am not much of a drinker. It does sound dleightful though -
must do some reading up on it.

>>I'm not a great fan of oregano despite being called upon to supply it to
>>family whn now and then. I should have been raised as a Greek Australaian
>>to understand and like it more I suspect. Prhaps if I stopped calling it
>>nasty names it might develop a better flavour.
>
> One must curse oregano from time to time to keep it in check-- Even in
> the NE US, it shows its minty heritage and will take over the world if
> allowed.

Mine isnt' in the category of strangling us in our beds unlike some of the
other stuff I have growing - it's nowhere near as bad as any of the mints.
>
>>>
>>> I like thyme fresh, though. i've got a couple different kinds that I
>>> only use when it is fresh.
>>
>>I've only recently planted lemon thyme and hope it takes off like a rocket
>>but I had truck loads of nomal old thyme - I use it to edge paths and find
>>it perfect for that as it likes to drape over old brick edges.
>>
>
> My thyme is a good hearty one like that. It isn't as aggressive as
> the oregano, though, so we get along fine.

:-)) I keep being asked for plants by the whole district. People complaint
that theirs is being eaten by rabbits. I take people lots of plants in
polysyrene boxes and I'm still forever cutting it back with hedge shears.