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16 Mar 2009Looking great- why can't I get a picture! Rosemary Blooming and Herb gardenMy rosemary is in bloom right now and has been for several weeks. It looks lovely, but I never seem to be able to get a decent picture of blooming rosemary. The bush is getting pretty big and I may have to transplant it later this year.12°C / 54°F
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05 Jul 2008not much purple Basil 'Purple Ruffles' and Herb gardenCloudy 26°C / 78°F
So far, ‘Purple Ruffles’ does not seem to come too true from seed for me, at least the seed I’ve gotten (Burpee). There seem to be a lot of solid color plants and not much ruffling. I think next year I will need to prick out all the non-purple seedlings and maybe resow a few t...
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04 Jul 2008Being ignored Herb gardenI have seriously ignored the herb garden this spring/summer what with all my tomatoes and hydrangeas to worry about. I just realized that I never even wrote down when I sowed the sweet basil. It has been trying to flower, so I finally got around to cutting it off some and now I have enough basil...Overcast 31°C / 88°F
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17 Jun 2008hanging on the fence Creeping Rosemary and Herb gardenThe rosemary has been hanging on the fence into the back yard ever since I put up my big summer hanging baskets. I bought a shepherd’s crook for it, but ended up putting a big pot of million bells on that instead. I have another shepherd’s crook that I think I’ll use for the r...Sunny 33°C / 92°F
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16 Jun 2008started some seeds in their own pot Basil 'Genovese' Sown and Herb gardenAll the Genovese seeds I’ve started have been around tomatoes. This method worked well for me last year, but this year the tomatoes have grown quite quickly into HUGE plants that are totally shading out the basil seedlings. So, when I was emptying out pots of violas, I turned one into wha...Overcast 24°C / 76°F
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18 May 2008bolting?? Parsley 'Curled Leaf' and Herb gardenI have seen flower stalks on the parsley in the mixed pot and also the seed grown parsley in the herb barrel. I cut the flower stalks off and hopefully this will keep the plants going for a while still.Rainy 19°C / 66°F
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09 May 2008Transplanted Variegated Pineapple Mint Transplanted and Herb garden

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