Portfolio 4 Herbs I Grow
BASIL
Annual grown every year from seed. Variety
CHERVIL
Annual grown every year from seed Variety
CORIANDER
Annual goes to seed very quickly so a succession of sowings needed to maintain supplies
Variety
FENNEL
Bronze pyramid - top dress in pot every Spring. Variety
MINT
Very invasive perennial – container grown – repotted yearly. Small pot - greenhouse forced to go with early grown new potatoes. Variety
OREGANO
Perennial container grown – cut in early summer and dried for use in Italian cuisine. Variety
PARSLEY
Bi-annual grown as an annual – Fresh sown two or three times annually. Flat leaved Italian my favourite variety. Variety
ROSEMARY
If you get it right you can have sprouts from August until March the next year but to do this you need two varieties one early maturing and one late maturing. Variety
SAGE
Perennial Pot grown pruned and fed annually. Variety
TARRAGON
Perennial but tender – pot grown top dressed every year. Variety
THYME
Perennial – pot grown – cuttings taken every so often, to replace old woody plants. Seem to use it in everything – very versatile.
HORSERADISH
Not really a herb and brutally invasive so pot grown – just used for homemade horseradish sauce. Variety