Patio Herbs

QuestionLeroy, Stumbled across your site while searching for answers to my patio herb garden problems. A little bit about my set up. I live in South-East Virginia, very hot and humid in the summer and this has bee

cutting back herbs

QuestionI planted an herb garden early in June and the herbs grew beautifully. the only problem is, I did not use them fast enough and did not cut them back. Now my dill and oregano have gone crazy

planting & cutting herbs

QuestionMy wife and I planted cilantro; Margam; Dill; Rosemary; Thyme; sage; basil & jalopenos and tomatoes in an herb garden. The spices are keeping the rabbits; bugs and everything off of the produce -

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QuestionNot sure if you remember me; I worked at Smile about 13 years ago?...oh my goodness! I bought a 4 rosemary from you maybe 6 years ago...maybe longer. It is thriving, about 3 feet tall and wide! I

basil in winter

QuestionI have a basil plant outside doing very well and now that fall is approaching (I live in NY) I am wondering what I should do with it when the cold weather comes. Can I put it in a pot and keep it inside and

pruning

QuestionI live north of Baltimore, MD. I have an herb garden in the back of my house with several perennial plants that have been in place for about two years. This summer the plants were just lovely but

lavendar

QuestionI have a beautiful stand of lavendar. I would like to know when to harvet the lavendar for drying and how to dry it and some uses for the dried lavendar. Thank you Answernancy: It is said to stop prun

Winter protection for rosemary plant in Zone 6a

QuestionI adore rosemary. I live in Northwest NJ. I have a beloved plant that I put in the ground this summer. It got so huge that I can no longer bring it indoors. Can you tell me EXACTLY how to prepare and protect

droopy lambs ear

QuestionMy lambs ear did extremely well in a 10 pot on our shady front porch all summer. Now that its in the house in a north window, its droopy an sad. Location, Muskegon Michigan. What do I

plant infestation

QuestionHello We have a bay laurel tree in our garden it is about 7 meters tall, but its leaves are being totaly eaten by something, practicaly every leaf. The only other plant being eaten in this way is a near by r

Caring for Rosemary in Texas

QuestionI was given a rosemary bush this past Christmas. It has done very well so far but I want to know how to care for it long term. Currently it is indoors on the south side of the house. AnswerTodd: The rosemar

my sick rosemary

Questioni have a rosemary that is twelve years old now and was quite massive in its 30 gallon container until my daughter went to town with miracle grow.it dropped lots of leaves and died in several spots. i flushed

Lavender

QuestionI am attempting to plant lavender seed in peat pellets. I planted about 25 of them on the 25th of January. Only 2 germinated. I left them in my basement where the temperature has remained around 65 degrees.

the herbs sage and basil

QuestionHow can I stop basil plants growing thin and weedy and dying before getting bushy? How can I keep a sage bush short and bushy, rather than long and straggly, and help it to survive the winter in south

Herbs in the tropics?

QuestionHello! How strange that herbs only has a category in food and drink and not in gardening! I have recently bought myself various herb seeds which Im very excited about planting, the realisation though that

Dying Rosemary bush

QuestionI have rosemary bushes aprox 3 x 2 planted outside in direct sun at the beach. They have been living well for 2 years, but all of a sudden I have lost on completely and another going. They look compl

Bay leaf Plants

QuestionHi I have a bay leaf plant that is in a 1 gallon pot. It stands approx 4 feet tall. I got it summer 2007. Did well but then in February discovered sticky goo on it and it had an infestation of scale

diseased basil

QuestionI am growing basil from seed. It has been about three months and for the most part they are doing well. However, some of the mature leaves have started to crinkle up and turn a light tan color. I have checke

Dying Rosemary

QuestionI bought a rosemary plant from my local Lowes 3 weeks ago. The day after I bought it I transplanted it to my yard. I followed all the instructions for planting it correctly (enough space, depth,

Splitting a mint plant

QuestionI would like to know how to split a mint plant to make three or four smaller plants - do i just divide the roots and repot? Thanks Answermel: You may divide the plant a few ways. If it is old it has roots