Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Winter Herb Gardening

Herbs are plants which are grown for the special flavor and aroma of their various parts. Herbs in the Florida Garden will give you information on how to grow herbs successfully.

Rosemary is a long lasting plant that is well known as a culinary herb in the kitchen, a hardy long-lasting plant, a drought tolerant plant in arid landscapes. During this season rosemary is available as a tabletop christmas tree or a bonsai wreath, a gift to please any gardener. So why do we hear that it is so hard to keep these gifts alive? Rosemary has tiny, shallow, hair-like roots which require good drainage. However, the plant can not tolerate being too dry either. Other plants have leaves that wilt to give notice that watering is needed. But the leaves of rosemary don’t wilt. Rosemary doesn’t give a good clue that it is drying out until it is so dry it’s dead.
Plant herbs that thrive in cool weather. Some to try are parsley, thyme, sage, dill, fennel, garlic, comfrey and coriander.

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