My First Herb Garden by Kathleen Gibbons, Palace Kitchen Line Cook
I planted my first herb garden a couple weeks ago. Well, actually, my mother planted my first herb garden a couple weeks ago, but I watched AND chose the herbs that I wanted her to plant. I chose oregano, basil, chives, as well as parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme. I was told those all grow easily and aren’t difficult to care for. On the drive home, I talked to my tiny little plants and prayed that they didn’t die within the week. I watered them as my mother told me to, kept them in the sun, and shockingly enough, they grew!
It’s only been a couple weeks, but my chives have big, beautiful blossoms, and my sage has practically doubled in size. I’ve officially worked at the Palace for a year now, and my appreciation for fresh herbs has grown exponentially. I’m particularly jazzed to put the basil in salads and cocktails.
I think that between the herbs that I have planted and the huge bay tree in my new backyard, I have a nice collection of delicious ingredients to add to the food I cook for my friends at home. There is something about using ingredients that you’ve grown in your backyard that makes the food you cook in your home more personal and delicious.
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May 24th, 2009 at 11:41 pm
Just know that the oregano will take over the pot. You also have a mix of annual (basil), semi annual (parsley – it will go to seed the second year), tender perennial (rosemary – lots of us lost ours to the snow this year) and perennials (the rest should survive for years.) Not sure that you want chives to have blossoms – the greens may be tough. Have fun with your garden