Growing Indoor Herbs

[jpshaw]

Knock on wood - knock on wood. After several hard freezes my 10" pot of Thyme is still with us. Used several stems in my onion soup yesterday and the distinct thyme smell is still very strong, even in the winter.

 

[jglass]

I love thyme. I have a couple of patches of it in my fil's garden that thankfully comes back every spring and lasts til fall. In the spring it is so tender you can use stems and all. I started another couple patches of it this past year that were a lot smaller so I have to wait and see if they make it through winter. Last year they were only about the size of a salad plate.

My much nicer landlord bought out the cranky one who retired so I can put a few more pots of herbs on the balcony this summer without worrying about getting in trouble. Jon and I are in the front apartment facing the front of the building and they never wanted me to put anything out there but everyone else can put out tables and chairs. The guy in the back has like 5-6 old chairs and a coffee table sitting back there by his door lol.

 

[jpshaw]

Glad to hear you have a better landlord Janie. Good luck with your pots.

 

[scubalaydee]

I grew up with thyme patches of brush in our back yard, and my mother literally seasoned nearly everything with thyme, I was surprised she did not put it in our eggs too. At 18 I was thymed out, but I still use it occasionally, which brings back good memories of my childhood

 

[jglass]

I can understand how you would be tired of thyme.

I have to remind myself not to get to heavy with the herbs.

 

[Jafo232]

I have a rosemary plant that is now 5 years old but every year the trip indoors beats it up a little more.. I found that keeping the soil wetter than you think you should seems to keep it going. Usually I keep the soil dryer but for the rosemary, when it is indoors, it just seems to like the water more..