Friday Smiles 518: Back to the herb garden

 

We're once again headed to the herb garden.  But first, it's time to join Friday Smiles, hosted by Annie (at A Stitch in Time). Let's visit Annie and the other wonderful ladies who also share their smiles each Friday.  

This is where I stopped sharing photos last week because my internet was so slow.  Note the blue pot on the far left back row.

 

Some of these plants are doing quite well, while others are marginal.  I've even had a couple killed because a squirrel dug the plant out of the ground and ate it.  I'm really tired of squirrels, regardless of Iris's friendly ones.  One of the sad ones was my rosemary, which is on the back row on the right.  The little thief even drug the marker out of the pot and threw it on the ground.

At the moment, all I can identify are a few herbs I know well.  I will have to make a detailed sketch of the herbs because some look so much alike from this position.

 

The dead plant to the left of the sage is curry.

 

Borage is in the pot with the bird and basil is in the pot to the left of the borage.  The squirrels dug up the borage, but they didn't seem to care for its taste.  The basil is growing from seeds.  I got a bit carried away planting the seeds, I fear.

The white pot with the flower is Bee Balm or wild Bergamot.  It can be made into a tea that helps settle stomachs.

Bee balm, one of the few plants that survived Herb Day.  It is doing great.

My lavender also survived from Herb Day.

 

 

I planted an entire packet of dill in that large pot in the back.

I love it (NOT) when I forget to add a marker and now have no idea what I planted in the brown pot!

I know milkweed is planted in the broken grey bucket.  I only know because of the marker and that it is tied to the marker.

A squirrel tipped over my new lemongrass I bought new this year and destroyed it.  It must have tasted good.

I almost lost my curly parsley I purchased, but it is coming back.  Now if I can just keep the squirrels away from it.

To the left of the milkweed is cilantro I planted from coriander seeds.

 

I hope to grow at least a couple of fennel bulbs from seeds I saved from last year.  The ones I saved from 2018 never produced a single plant.

Something I need to propagate is my very leggy, lanky geranium.

Fast forward a week and this is what I have accomplished.  Now at least I know what every plant is.

My bee balm is doing great and now has a second flower.

My basil has grown exponentially, too.  Soon it will be ready to harvest.

My rosemary the squirrel uprooted.  I keep holding out hope it will revive, but I somehow have my doubts.

See the pot on the left in the back? That was cilantro at one time before the squirrel got to it and my milkweed, too.  I am SO tired of these squirrels.  Any advice would be greatly appreciated.  Now all I have to do is mow and keep the squirrels at bay.

 

 

I think I've finally gotten squirrel humor out of my system.  Thanks for dropping by today. Please join Bleubeard and me at Friday Smiles.  It goes without saying, but we will anyway, please start your weekend with a big huge smile.