Kitchen Garden
9 Sep 2011
I was so hoping that Eric and I would find a place with at least a balcony, so we could plant some herbs, and we did! Hurray! Now that the house is at least in moderately functional order, I set out to get some plants today.
I went a little crazy at the nursery and bought tons of plants: parsley, cilantro, basil, oregano, thyme, mint, sage, rosemary, green onions…I am excited to see them grow (if I can keep them alive!) and not to have to buy herbs anymore (here’s hoping!)
I have always wanted to have at least an herb garden, in part because my parents have such a lovely backyard full of them, and it’s always so nice to just run out there and trim some things for dinner. I actually used the thyme and the oregano tonight as a topping for my fresh focaccia: yum!
Sep 11, 2011 @ 17:44:07
How lovely! It’s so nice to know that you can have whatever herb your heart desires and that the rest won’t go to waste (even with the best of intentions, I inevitably end up throwing some of my [previously fresh] herbs away)!
Sep 11, 2011 @ 21:36:56
I know, they always sell them in bigger bunches than you could possibly use! I hope this will keep us properly seasoned for a while! We don’t really get any direct sunlight at our place, so I hope they are string whippersnappers! 🙂
Sep 12, 2011 @ 13:00:59
Yet another manifestation of our kindred spirit-ness! Even when I am forcing myself to be conservative in my plant buying I wind up with a carload. On Saturday: Cauliflower, broccoli, plain cabbage, red cabbage, savoy cabbage, collards. Why so few, you ask? That is all they had!
Sep 12, 2011 @ 13:16:06
Ohh, that all sounds lovely! Wish I were there to eat with you! I’m going to plant some dill and arugula today, so we’ll see that goes:) We will always be kindred spirits! 🙂
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