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Gardening

HopeHoops

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

Reply to JDPriestly (Reply #5)

Sat Nov 17, 2012, 11:38 AM

Nov 2012

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Shortly after meeting my wife, I decided to woo her with my wok skills and made saged chicken. Now, if a little sage is good, a lot is better right? That's true for marijuana, must be true for sage too! The sage was so overpowering that neither of us could eat it. We still laugh about that. She married me anyway.

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

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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

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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