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Herb Variety List 2010

All herbs are $2.50 a pack 

Basil

Catnip

Chives

Dill

Lemon Balm

Marjoram

Oregano

Parsley

Rosemary

Summer

Savory

Taragon

Thyme

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Aragula

Hero

Chamomile

Garlic Chives

Rue

Spearmint

Chocolate

Perrpemint

English Mint

Sage

Lavender

Culinary Herbs:

Culinary herbs are probably the most useful to herb gardeners, having a wide range of uses in cooking. These herbs, because of their strong flavors, are generally used in small quantities to add flavor. Parsley, produced in the largest amount, is used mostly as a garnish. Next in popularity is sage -- an important flavoring in pork sausage. Other popular culinary herbs include chives, thyme, savory, marjoram, mint, and basil.

Aromatic herbs have some novel uses and are not as popular to grow. Most have pleasant smelling flowers or foliage. Oils from aromatic herbs can be used to produce perfumes, toilet water, and various scents. For home use, the plant parts are used intact, often to scent linens or clothing. When dried, many aromatic herbs will retain their aroma for a considerable period. Some common aromatic herbs include mint, marjoram, lovage, rosemary, and basil.

Ornamental Herbs

Ornamental herbs have brightly colored flowers and foliage. Many have whitish or light-colored flowers. Valerian has crimson blossoms while borage and chicory are blue-flowered. Such herbs as variegated thyme, mint, lavender, and chives produce variegated foliage.

Medicinal Herbs

Beginners also usually have good luck growing perennial mint, thyme, winter savory, marjoram and chives indoors. The perennial herbs can survive for several years, and they like to go outside in the summer if possible.

Most mints, scented geraniums, rosemary, bay leaf tree, savory, oregano, are some of the easier ones.

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Growing herbs indoors:

Unglazed terra cotta is better than plastic. The reason is simple: terra cotta allows moisture and air to pass through and plastic does not. That roots need air seems counterintuitive, but they are living tissue and they need to respire just like you and I. If gasses in the root zone are not able to move, the roots will rot. This is what happens when the soil becomes "water-logged": the crevices around the roots become filled with water and the roots cannot breathe, and if the drainage is poor the roots will eventually turn mushy

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