Growing basil and thyme in Arizona

QuestionHi! I just bought 2 small basil plants and 1 small thyme. I live in Tucson, Arizona where the summers are really, really hot. Most of my plants are in pots and I want to plant these herbs i

Growing Lavender indoors

QuestionI bought a Lavender plant two weeks ago. I think its French Lavender, in a 9 inch (or thereabouts) terrocotta pot with moss on top. I brought it home and set it in a east facing window, it gets at least 5 ho

Harvesting and drying Stevia and Lavendar

QuestionI am new to growing herbs and want to know how I can use them, such as the fragrance of lavendar and using the Stevia for tea and coffee sweetening. AnswerLisa: Start to cut branches when they are over 12 l

Herb expiration

QuestionHi, I have a LARGE assorted collection of herbs that I ordered from Ebay. Chamomile, basil, rosemary, sage and many other assortments. I use these herbs for my hair care products, as I dont use commercial

bay tree

QuestionI have recently potted a bay tree about 2 ft height in new compost, using organic slug pellets on the surface. Recently I have noticed that the new shoots are going black, do you have any advice on pre

my new herb garden

QuestionI just recently purchased some herbs to plant, I am short on space, so only have two large tubs to plant in, I know that Thyme, Oregano, and Rosemary should have their own containers, so I will be out for mo

Growing Basil

QuestionHi, I am growing basil in a pot outside. (I live in Florida) I also planted mint and lavender in the same pot. It looks healthly, except there are large holes in some of the upper leaves. Lavend

french lavender

QuestionI bought six french lavender planets from the nursery. Everything I have read say plant in zone 8. I live in Illinois which I think is a zone 5-6. If I planet these outside will I have to d

texas tarragon

QuestionGood Morning I bought this herb @ home depot,it looked Great when I brought it home,however now the leaves are dry,and,drouping. what happened? I had them out side my window,they get evening sun...my place

grooming herbs

QuestionHI...both my dill & oregano plants are growing like crazy; however each of these plants have flowers budding/growing at the tops. How should I be cutting/trimming these plants to maintain their health

Tuscan Blue Rosemary

QuestionI have just planted a Tuscan Blue Rosemary, (lovely thing) according to the instructions on the label, (Monrovia) but when I got it in the ground the lower branches are trailing on the soil. It says in the i

mint/ cutting various herbs like mint, basil, rosemary

Questioni have 2 mint plant inside and they both have mold looking stuff on the leaves, white-ish. it powdery too. can they be saved. second question, where do u cut the above herbs for cooking? Answermichele

lavender and rosemary

QuestionWhat can be done to help lavender and rosemary? What kind of soil do they need? How should I prepare the soil theyre planted in? What kind of fertilizer do they need? The soil here is mostly clay. We live in

drying wild lavender

QuestionI have lots of a blue/gray plant that smells like lavender when you crush the leaves. This is growing wild on my property. However, the flower stalks that have formed have mineut yellow flowers. Is this wild

Growing herbs in plant troughs

QuestionDear Mr. Wilton, soon Ill be moving to a new apartment with a little balcony. Id like to grow some herbs there, but due to limited space Ill most likely only have room for a 800x175x120 (mm) plant trough. H

Herbs cilantro and dill

QuestionCan cilantro and dill affect one another if planted next to one another; especially in succeeding years? AnswerJon: I have never heard or seen anything about their growth together. You could change sections

rosemary browning

QuestionHi, I had a potted rosemary tree for 3 years and never had any problems. It is in a sunny spot in our screen porch in FL. This summer however, I noticed some browning just on the side of the tree towards

Italian Parsley

QuestionI am growing Italian Parsley in my vegetable garden outside. It has done very well and is full of leaves. I noticed several weeks ago there are white dots on tips of every point of every leaf. Is

Un-Companion Planting

QuestionHow far is far enough to plant Rue and Basil without having a problem. I know they do not like each other, but I can not find information with a measurement of a safe distance. AnswerDonna: True about dista

rosemary bread

QuestionI recently moved. In my old place, I had an abundant bush of rosemary, and I used it in a bread of my own creation, which involved sauteeing the rosemary (in butter) fresh off the bush and folding that rosem