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Gardening

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts) Mon Nov 12, 2012, 05:17 PM Nov 2012

My wife is STILL trimming rosemary - more than a pillowcase would hold!!! [View all]

The bush got HUGE this year (as did the lavender). She even brought the pruning shears into the kitchen to deal with the harvest. We're going to have to make a SHITLOAD of soup this winter!!! The entire kitchen has been eaten by "The Rosemary Harvest From Hell". At least it tastes good. We'll dry most of it - we have two dehydrators, one 12 tray and the other 20 tray. It might take more than one pass through each.

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My wife is STILL trimming rosemary - more than a pillowcase would hold!!! [View all] HopeHoops Nov 2012 OP

I was amazed that rosemary and lavender grow so well this far south. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #1

I put in a good soil mix (16x4 box) and everything grows well. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #4

we have a huge rosemary bush - and also a 6 foot tall bay tree! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #2

The herb bed I built (16x4) isn't containing them anymore. They're fucking WEEDS now! HopeHoops Nov 2012 #3

I love being able to pick bay leaves fresh from the tree Gormy Cuss Nov 2012 #9

I put some rosemary in almost every dish and soup I cook. JDPriestly Nov 2012 #5

It's great as long as you don't overdo it. The same is true for sage... HopeHoops Nov 2012 #6

This reminds me of a story from the early days of my own marriage. luv_mykatz Nov 2012 #7

That's why we grow our own. I've got a chive colony we started in 1987. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #8

We were still cutting rosemary from the container grown plant on our back porch to season RomneyLies Dec 2012 #10