A fragrant wreath of dried thyme to hang in the kitchen.
Tag: herb gardening
Winter Thyme
German Winter Thyme.
Tucked into a few spots of the garden.
I love the upright sprigs of this flavorful herb.
I’m going to mulch these with a pile of insulating snow;
rated down to Zone 5, hoping I can cheat the cold.
Herbs For Me And To Share
When I was a child our family always had a small clump of chives growing somewhere in our garden or flower beds. I’m sure I didn’t know what an Herb was back then. I remember picking the flowers and the onion smell being left on my hands.
I don’t remember when I learned about the world of Herbs; but I knew I loved them, I wanted to grow them, I wanted to cook with them, I even dreamed of having a little Herb Garden Nursery.
While cutting these Herbs this morning, I realized that I grow Herbs, cook with Herbs, I even occasionally sell some Herb pots, best of all I share them with friends and family.
The Color Purple
Purple Opal Basil
Can’t wait to be able to trim the flavorful, peppery Basil from the garden.
So pretty to look at and delicious to eat!
Cilantro, here we go
When the cilantro goes to seed, it becomes coriander.
I filled my spice jars for the Winter. How wonderful to see my spice cupboard stocked with many of my own herbs and spices.
The remainder of the seeds were packaged for planting this years garden.
The first round of pots are in the warm greenhouse….
Cilantro tends to bolt quickly, so I will be starting more in a couple of weeks.
My goal is to have Cilantro for most of the Summer.
After all, Summer and salsa go together quite nicely.
Seedlings
The little tender herb seedlings soaking up the sun.
Seed saving
Cilantro when gone to seed becomes Coriander–
or a lot more Cilantro!
I will fill a jar for the spice cupboard and store the rest in my seed drawers for Spring planting.
On The Potting Bench
A few extra Herbs to take to the Farmer’s Market on Saturday morning.
Pretty Pinches
The warmer weather this past week has helped the Basil grow.
Enjoying the first pinches for salads and sandwiches.
Herb Wreath
Sometimes I just ignore the weeds and work,
and busy myself with a little fun project.
The Thyme that creeps around the edges of the garden is thick, lush and just starting to flower.
A good time to give it a little trim.
This is beneficial for the Thyme and gives me the opportunity to make a little Herb Wreath to hang in the kitchen
Gather little bundles of Thyme and tie with a piece of jute.
Tie the bundles onto the wire and knot tightly in the back of the wreath.
Tuck each new bundle into the previous bundle and continue around the wreath.
Tuck the Thyme in tightly, when it dries it will shrink down and you do not want the wire frame to show.
You can enjoy the wreath right away, snipping fresh Thyme for cooking.
If you would like to dry it, just hang it in a dry, cool location.
down to earth digs 