Kitchen herbs

[worldgarden]

"We can't get enough basil for our pesto."

Parsley is a good alternative for pesto.

 

[mr_yan]

Thinking about it and the wording would be more along the lines of "we can't get enough pesto for our diet and tastes". I am far better at growing basil than I am parsley but I do cut the pure basil with mint and parsley to take a little of the sharp edges off the basil flavor.

Looking at my garden so far this season and my thyme didn't survive the winter and I killed the rosemary I had potted and in an unheated sunroom. My loveage did survive and I thought it was a goner last year after my squash ran it over and I forgot about it.

I still need to get some oregano

 

[lynpenny]

be care of the oregano cause it and tarragon try to over take my garden every year. the reason I smell so good when working in the garden as I have to cut it back. We do not use enough to keep is back in its place.lol

 

[mr_yan]

How tall does oregano get again? I have an area that I think would work well to be taken over. This is under a peach tree and holly bush and I may just cede it over to a mix of oregano, loveage, strawberries, and chives maybe I could toss in some lemon grass or something else too.

How do you use tarragon? This is an herb that has not really made it in to my cooking (yet?).

 

[lynpenny]

all I use the tarragon for is on chicken. It was something my daughter showed me to do and then I planted a little pot and now it is trying to take over the garden.