On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 16:46:47 -0600, graham > wrote:


>> OH, did I tell you I have two fruits on the kefir lime?
>>
>I once tried overwintering French tarragon. However, perhaps because it
>benefits from a seasonal die-back, it didn't thrive that well. It's a
>pity because during the summer when I have huge "bushes" of it, the
>weather is too warm to roast chickens stuffed with it.

It is true, oh, so true.


>I've also tried thyme, oregano and basil indoors but aphids appear from
>nowhere in the middle of our sometimes vicious winter.
>Graham

I get aphids, too, and scale, at times. I put the offending plants
into the tub and hose them off, then use Safer insecticidal soap. Most
thing make it, though some look damn scraggly by the following April.