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My garden is done for the year, so as of today, I'm back to buying fresh thyme and rosemary.
What’s going on in your garden (2025)?
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badjak
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I used to have thyme & rosemary, but they died.
Too hot
Too hot
As of today, my oregano and basil are dead, but I still have parsley, rosemary, sage, and thyme. I’m waiting as long as possible to cut them back, because $3 for two sprigs of rosemary is painful!
I'm sure I may have asked before but why cut them back?
badjak
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Winter prep.
They survive better without leaves
Maybe its the climate then but I've a sage bush going strong for 20 years and long standing rosemary and thyme too (so all year round herbs). They get clipped to stop them spilling over the path but thats all. Certainly not clipped right back.
What badjak said.
Have you tried leaving them?
Used to, but our winters are so up and down here, if we had a warm spell, they’d start growing again, then we’d drop back to a freeze and snow and it would kill them dead.
Nowadays, I cut them back, thin them out, then cover them with a breathable tarp. They seem to like the rest.
Barriehie
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Planning for next year! Tomato, tomato, chili, chili, cucumber, and squash.
I've never bought from this outfit before but they've got good reviews with the NGA, National Gardening Association.
I've never bought from this outfit before but they've got good reviews with the NGA, National Gardening Association.
Thai chiles are fierce. I bought some last year in London, brought the seeds back and they grew. Seriously tasty, but seriously hot!
I've just been given a contact from someone in Puerto Ayacucho, our Amazon state. She sells all sorts of wierd and wonderful products, but the chiles are what interest me most. I'm planning on ordering some this week, so I'll get back!
I've just been given a contact from someone in Puerto Ayacucho, our Amazon state. She sells all sorts of wierd and wonderful products, but the chiles are what interest me most. I'm planning on ordering some this week, so I'll get back!
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Even when I lived in Surrey, my rosemary did not always survive winter. (It was known to drop to -14C there, though they were up against the house for protection.
Here, my rosemary usually survives, but not always. We had to buy new plants last year. This year it is the thyme that has perished. It wasn't a particularly harsh winter, but it has been wet.
Barriehie
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I miss the Thai chili's. I used to get them at the Thai store in 'Vegas and I'm quite used to those being my "go to". Next year I'll have them, hopefully, without having to drive hundreds of miles. Backyard produce!!!
Question:
Is Miracle Grow organic potting mix for vegetables the right soil?
Or am I using the wrong pot?
I read that the soil for indoor herbs is supposed to be kept moist, but even though my soil is somewhat packed, the water drains right through it. It just takes a while.
And then of course it overflows the small base, thus the styrofoam plate underneath it.
In the time it took me to measure the pot, 6in diameter x 6in tall, all the water has drained through and the "soil" feels dry.
Is Miracle Grow organic potting mix for vegetables the right soil?
Or am I using the wrong pot?
I read that the soil for indoor herbs is supposed to be kept moist, but even though my soil is somewhat packed, the water drains right through it. It just takes a while.
And then of course it overflows the small base, thus the styrofoam plate underneath it.
In the time it took me to measure the pot, 6in diameter x 6in tall, all the water has drained through and the "soil" feels dry.
Barriehie
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That soil should work. My plant was outside all summer with a layer of rocks on top of the soil, to minimize evaporation, and it got 2 cups of water a week slowly and all at once.
My pot is a bit bigger.
My plant grew to about 3' tall.