South of the Border herbs

[bab43]

Beautiful lush garden Bobbie - very nice!

[graycyn]

That's a beautiful herb garden, Bobbie!

[Bobbie]

By this time, the cilantro has died.  It didn't produce much, but what it did was intensely flavorful.  I miss it.  I've got better parsley in this garden than in any of the previous ones.  I'm keeping the Italian basil under tight control, and it's producing the biggest leaves I've ever seen on a basil.  as opposed to my other gardens, the dill isn't dominating, but there's just the right amount of it for omelettes and fish.  While I love the deliace flavor of the globe basil and it is a beautiful plant, I won't want to grow it again in an AG.  The problem is that it's very compact and dense; there's really no effective way to prune so despite my best efforts, it has completely overshadowed the thyme--an intrinsically short plant--which is now pretty much moribund.   Even without the thyme and cilantro, there's still a lot of life left in this garden, and we've enjoying its harvest nearly every day. 

[shane arthur]

that's awesome Bobbie, I know how much you actually use your herbs in cooking. It's great to hear of the successes and what you have learned from this grow.

[Bobbie]

Tonight, we used dill and parsley in AG's Lemon and Butter Herb Sauce for Fish (from the recipe book you get for sending back the form when you buy an AG); and Italian and globe basil on a caprese salad.  We had a red rice/quinoa combination to go with it.