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What's your soil like up there SP? lavender really likes limey free draining dry soil best.Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
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It's more rock than soil! So reasonably well draining. It's raised beach and very acidic. It's not doing that well in pots of MPC to be honest. They need repotting but still !Originally posted by mothhawk View PostLast edited by Small pumpkin; 13-04-2018, 08:24 PM.Comment
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I planted some 'erbs in between the crazy paving near my greenhouse, the Chamomile looks well flattened by the winter, do I cut it back at all?Comment
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Burnie, I have chamomile growing in my garden and I never cut it back.
It looks dead in winter but always comes back.
And when your back stops aching,
And your hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.
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Herb Garden - month by month 2019
Bumping this again as I didn't do very well last year.
Originally posted by veggiechicken View PostLast edited by veggiechicken; 02-02-2019, 10:42 PM.Comment
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I was thinking of fishing the book out to have a look just the other day. I've bought some savory seeds. Made a mistake, got the pungent one, but never mind. Apparently it's good for deterring pests. Might try some mixed with marigolds in among the brassicas. Double confusion!
Bit too early for sowing here for me just yet. Give it a few more weeks before I start.Comment
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I was a bit pants last year but there is a border in the veg patch I want to revamp and make a dedicated herb patch. Bought some winter savory seeds as my plants were lost last year as well
So I will be keeping an eye on this thread 
For those of you feeling herby what is the knack for basil? I don't recall ever successfully growing the stuff.Comment
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^In my case, don't sow till May, nip off the tops when about 15 cm tall so the plants bush out, and keep pinching off the flowering tips. And plant out far more than you think you'll need.
Actually, that looks like a good plan for coriander, come to think of it. I never do well with that.Comment
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I've started!!
Rummaged through my old seeds and decided on this lot as they're all past their sow-by dates.
Sown 11 pots (all different) - now in prop.
Thyme - Common/Orange scented/Broad leaf
Basil - Thai/Red Rubin/Lemon/Mammoth
Chervil - Curled
Parsley - Paravert/Moss curled
Also have some mint cuttings rooting in water.Comment
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Sowed a load of herbs about two weeks ago.
So far chives, fennel, thyme, flat leaf parsley, cumin and mustard have germinated.
And when your back stops aching,
And your hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.
Rudyard Kipling.sigpicComment
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What to do in March
Better find some more seeds!!Originally posted by veggiechicken View PostSow in March:-
Agrimony
Aniseed
Anise hyssop
Artemisia
Bergamot
Bistort
Borage
Canary balm
Caraway
Chives
Coreopsis
Coriander
Cumin
Dyer's greenweed
Echinacea
Elecampane
Evening primrose
Fenugreek
Feverfew
Flax
Good King Henry
Heartsease
Herb bennet
Hyssop
Lady's mantle
Lemon verbena
Marjoram
Mullein
Mustard
Nasturtium
Orach
Pinks
Poppy
Pot marigold
Salad burnet
Scented pelargonium
Sea holly
Smallage
Sorrel
Spruce
Strawberry
Summer savory
Sunflower
Sweet woodruff
Tansy
Teasel
Traveller's joy
Vervain
Weld
Winter savory
Yarrow
Phew!!
This is the busiest month for seed sowing - don't be alarmed. It becomes easier.Comment
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Good timing. Just yesterday I was trying to find the book I bought. Looks like I don't need it - just this thread!Comment
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I don't see saffron mentioned here yet - popped some new bulbs in two weeks ago and am already harvesting from those flowers not destroyed by the manic rain.Comment
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Just to say, my Rosemary has been in blossom for the last few weeks.
Its living outdoors in a large container on the back steps.
And when your back stops aching,
And your hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.
Rudyard Kipling.sigpicComment
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2020 - Herbs
Time for some herbs to go with those spices!
Originally posted by veggiechicken View PostComment
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