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On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 18:25:39 -0500, notbob > wrote:

>On 2006-08-13, bizbee > wrote:
>
>> hit the nursery, you can probably pick up a 6" pot of sage for less
>> than that little bottle, and just take it home and harvest it.

>
>eggszactly what I was thinking, biz. I so need to get some kinda herb
>garden going, even if it's just a planter. I'm also sick of throwing
>out half a bunch of fridge-slimed cilantro cuz I burnt out on pico de
>gallo or fajitas half way through.
>
>nb


I'm not very knowledgable of your climate (Bay Area, right?), but I've
found that here in Texas, cilantro is a winter herb. It bolts almost
immediately in the heat of our summers. I grow it in the winter.
People who grow it over the summers here have sold their souls to
Satan. Or so I believe.
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modom

"Southern barbecue is a proud thoroughbred whose bloodlines are easily traced.
Texas Barbecue is a feisty mutt with a whole lot of crazy relatives."

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