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Re: [ENABLED] Strawberry jars

On 16 Jan 98  at 23:21, dsmart  wrote concerning: Re: [ENABLED] Strawberry jars:

> ~~~~~~~~~<snip>~~~~~~~~~~
> > Can anyone advise me on starts versus seed, and what herbs I simply
> shouldn't > consider at all given my location (Oregon)? Are herbs all
> perennials or> annuals,  or a mix? You can tell I'm right at the beginning
> of this project.
> >
> > AMARIS
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> I'm a beginner too, but love trying to grow new things. ( I flub up a lot,
> but am learning, too)

I've been trying to grow a number of things. One year I was MUCH TOO successful
with tomatos and zuccini (isn't everyone?). Another year I grew flowers (both
in the raised garden), but my front porch presents some problems. It's west
facing and gets very hot sun in the summer from mid afternoon to about 7 or 8.
Many plants I've tried to grow out there show their response as "you must be
kidding" even though I've put up shades and water them really good in early
morning.

I have a dream of sitting on my front porch to read in the summer, surrounded
by the cool shade of successful plants. Surely it's possible. But perhaps
that's a separate dream from the one that grows lush herbs.

> I grew some Rosemary, golden variegated sage, marjoram, thyme (forgotten
> the variety) in a half barrel for the last two years.  These were from
> small starts that I purchased at a local Garden fair.
> I started several parsley varieties from seed and added those to the barrel
> along with some sweet alyssum and marguerites.   The rosemary, sage,
> marjoram and thyme have survived two winters now, including our snow/ice
> storm last week. (They are heavily mulched with mint hay)
> One variety of  parsley reseeded itself after the first winter, but did not
> do too well.
> I don't have a lot of luck starting perennial herbs from seed, but basil,
> parsley, dill, cilantro, basically the annuals all are easy.  It's fun to
> try.
>
> Dolly in SW Washington

Thank you, Dolly, for your helpful post. I'm keeping a gardening journal and
that's where all the posts I will want to refer to go.

Are there any herbs that can be started from seed indoors, now?

A friend just gave me a rosemary plant that's a good 18" high already! She says
it will do very nicely on my front porch. So, it appears that my project has
been inaugurated! Whoopee.

I think it's also quite valuable  when, like you, we put our location in our
posts as a tagline. That way, we know what kind of climate our plants are
experiencing. ... I just created a special tagline for this list so I hope it
appears.
AMARIS in Oregon's Willamette Valley...
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