My babies
I am so excited to have organic herbs on hand. I mean, how awesome is it to walk over to the planting pots and snip a few sprigs of frangrant herbs? I planted 6 herbs about 2 months ago: Chives, rosemary, basil, ciliantro, oregano and spearmint. They all grew beautifully except the spearmint. I am not sure if it is the seeds or if it is my green thumb, but the spearmint never sprouted. Actually, I found out a week ago that I should have covered the pot lightly in order to keep the moisture in the pot. I replanted it and covered it, but I still don't think this was the problem because I watered it often enough to keep the pot soil moist.
The rosemary is the one I most often use. The taste is so fresh and strong that I only need a few leaves. I have used in making rosemary/garlic mashed potatoes, beef stew and pasta salad. I chop and toss a fresh leave into pretty much everything I cook. I only used the cilantro once when I made fresh guacamole. The plant isn't really large yet but I just tossed a few chopped leaves over the guacamole and squeezed fresh lemon over it. It was D-lish! I won't use anymore cilantro until it grows a bit more, though. I used the fresh basil today. The plant is growing beautifully! I was complaining recently because the basil plant wasn't giving off scent. What I wrong! I just snipped it and it was so fresh and fragrant! Yum! tossed it into the flying pan with some green peppers and tomatoes that I eventually tossed into a pasta salad. Yum-O! The Chives are growing, but I am not loving them. I have used them numerous times, but they are so thin. Some chive strands wither and die, so I am constantly picking them out of the pot. It isn't bad, but I will to think of better ways to incorporate it into my dishes and soups.
Anyway, here are my babies in their "teenage" stage of development :)
Rosemary
Cilantro
Basil
Chives
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