Re: Florida question
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  • Subject: Re: Florida question
  • From: &* <d*@comcast.net>
  • Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 14:14:14 -0400
Ah, a lath house or pines. Gotcha. Thanks. 
d
----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer" <inlandjim1@q.com> 
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Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Florida question
The kind of shade you get under 40-foot slash pines or in a lathhouse; not dark. Maybe the rosemary got too much water. It's a Mediterranean native; prefers SoCal to South Florida. Don't know how one kills basil. I always grew it in pots and out of direct sun. When it bolted, I took cuttings, rooted them on the kitchen window sill, and started over. 


On Sep 12, 2010, at 10:36 AM, Daryl wrote:
Thyme and oregano in the shade? Up here, even in hot GA, they're both full-sun plants. The lady has killed Rosemary and Basil - any tips? 

d

----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer" <inlandjim1@q.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 1:04 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Florida question
Wow; toughy. For starters, I could never get sage to grow. Too humid, I expect. Basil is pretty much a no-brainer, but African basil is best because it's slower to bolt. Many of the mint family-- oregano, thyme-- do fine in the shade... except mint, itself; I could never get it to grow. Rosemary's a weed, but the trailing kind makes a nice hanging basket. Can't think of any others that I planted. 


On Sep 12, 2010, at 9:02 AM, Daryl wrote:


From a reader:
"I live in So. Fl and would like to start an herb garden. Are there any herbs that will not work in this climate? "
I'm thinking that fuzzy-leafed things wouldn't survive there with the afternoon thunderstorms and humidity. Or can they be grown as a winter crop? Basil year-round? Sage? 

d


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