Corsican Mint

QuestionHi Elyse. I live in Louisville Kentucky and had been doing some research on growing Corsican Mint or The Blue Star Creeper in a total shaded area. I had planted shade grass before but failed, as I do believ

changing potting soil of basil plant

QuestionI planted sweet basil seeds in a cheap potting soil in a 10 terracotta container indoors in a balcony four weeks back. The seedlings are about 1 now. I had fertilized them with an organic fish emulsion ferti

mint plant

QuestionI have 2 large healthy mint plants and within the past week the leaves are staring to get holes in them. Is this a fungus, disease or bug? Thank you for any information on this issue as it is the

Black spots on my mint plant

QuestionHi, My Mojito mint plant is getting black spots on the edges. The container it is in now dries out very quickly and I need to water it every day so Im wondering if it is getting too much water. Right now its

Growing Herbs in Pheonix, Arizona

QuestionHi. I planted sage, oregano, thyme, and mint together in a pot (12 inches in diameter and 10 inches deep) in May. They were thriving until a week ago. First, thyme started turning brown and

everlasting life

QuestionHi Mr Wilton. Can I trouble you for your handout on the everlasting life plant. It has been growing quite well and I would like to share plant with several friends. thank AnswerNoni: Here is som

Chives?

QuestionQUESTION: Elyse, Several years ago I planted a couple of chive plants in my back yard and they did just fine and were easy to take care of. Starting a couple of years ago the leaves, (stems?), of the chives

Shiso herb-Not sweet,what can I do to improve

QuestionQUESTION: My Shiso Herb is losing its sweetness.What can I do to improve? ANSWER: Patrick: When do you harvest it? Herbs are best harvested late morning, on a dry sunny day. Are you growing it as an a

herbs-fall cutting/prunning

Questionwhen do i trim herbs for winter. i have french tarragon and i have been told not to prune or cut back this herb for the winter. i also have rosemary, lime thyme, chocolate mint, lavender, dill, sage an

Spearmint

QuestionI grow culinary herbs in pots on my window sills (city dweller). I have a 7 1/2 wide terra cotta pot planted with spearmint that I bought last spring. I use mint a lot. The plant has stopped forming large le

saving herbs I grew outside this past summer

QuestionI used to know a lot, but its been years and years. I live in an apartment, but managed to grow some herbs outdoors this summer. Tonight is supposed to be the first hard frost in this area. Th

Rosemary Bush flowering

QuestionI have two large Rosemary bushes. They seem very healthy and are regularly trimmed. However I have yet to see flowers on them. I would like to have them bloom. Is there something I ne

Sweet Basil

QuestionHi, Mr. Wilton, Ive been growing basil for a few months and the herb was growing plenty of leaves during the first month. However, the stems grew longer and have turned woody and now there are signi

Slugs and herbs

QuestionHello, Ive read that there are some herbs that slugs dont like, rosemary being one of them. Interestingly, Ive seen a slug on my rosemary a few times but dont know if it actually eats the leaf. A

Herbs and fertilizer

QuestionHi, Mr. Wilton, Thanks for answering my previous question so quickly. Ive read that herbs dont need high quality soil and even some will grow well in poor soil. I prefer not to use any fertilize

CORIANDER

QuestionQUESTION: Dear Elyse, I live in Australia and I have a question about growing Coriander. Can you tell me why it goes to seed so quickly and what I can do about it? Many thanks ANSWER: Juliette: Its just the

Safe spices for this dish?

QuestionI made a slow cooker split pea soup out of: split peas, baked potatoes, kale and leeks. Its an anti-heartburn version of another recipe. Its bland, the strongest flavor being the kale. Besides using a lot le

Lemon Balm

QuestionHi, Elyse, Im interested in planting lemon balm in my 12 deep, 14 wide pot. I dont know how deep lemon balm roots extend but would that size be big enough? AnswerSean: I dont think Lemon Balm has rea

Rosemary and Basil growth

QuestionHello again, Mr. Wilton, I live in a zone 10-11 area and am growing rosemary and basil in pots. The problem is that my rosemary is either not growing or is growing extremely slow for me to notice. &nb

established rosemary plants are dying

Questionwe bought a house in the South Plains area of Texas one year ago. There are established 3-foot tall Rosemary plants near the south side of our home. The yard is enclosed with a 6 fence. Last fall I cut brown