Herb Garden Update

Now that my ICADs are complete, I have a few hours between Sunday and T Time.  My internet friend CJ has a weekly post asking How does your garden grow?  I think it's time for an update on my dying herb garden.

Thankfully, I haven't killed the French Lavender I purchased this year during Herb Day, or the lavender I've had for two years (on the right) that overwintered inside.

I got a bit carried away with the basil seeds, because they really need to be thinned soon.  Note the grass in the background is growing at an exponential rate because I didn't use my mulching blade this time, but bagged the clippings instead.  I don't think I'll do that again.  Thankfully, the front is in far better shape than the back yard.

Both of my sages are doing fine and ONE mint is still growing.

I've even been harvesting dill seeds so I can plant them at a future time.

My cilantro is starting to sprout (blue pot in front),

but my spearmint in the white pot in the wagon is virtually dead. 

My fennel seeds I planted with the surviving fennel are slow to germinate, though.

I blame it on the excess rain we've had. 

Thankfully, my rosemary hasn't lost any more branches since the first week I put it outside in spring.  I'll know to introduce it slower to the sun next year.

The winds have truly wreaked havoc on my downspouts.  Besides having the white bucket used to collect rainwater for soap making being overturned, one portion of the downspout is now sitting in the grass in my back yard. 

My other mint is nearly dead, too.  I've had this mint for four years, and would hate to lose it, too.  The white bits you see in all these pots comes from crushed eggshells I've added to the soil.

The biggest laugh of the day is, when I staked my dill, I used one old bamboo stalks I cut and used last year, while the other two stalks were from last year's stock I removed from the ground.  I thought they were dead, but when I placed them in the pot and the rains came, apparently these bamboo pieces found a way to come back to life.  I can't get rid of this stuff no matter how hard I try!

Thanks for taking time to visit my dying herb garden.  I hope your garden, whether veggie, flower, or herb, is doing better than mine.