Yum! Fresh Herbs!

Last weekend, I took a trip to the garden center and purchased basil, parsley, thyme, rosemary and cilantro plants. I potted them and now they're outside on my deck. They look wonderful and I'm already using them for our meals!

It's fantastic to have fresh herbs handy when you need them, and a lot less expensive than having to purchase them at the grocery store each week.

Note: I bring the plants inside when the temperature is in danger of dropping below 50 degrees, which happens on some evenings where I live in Wisconsin.

P.S. Speaking of plants, I just received this note from one of my newsletter readers:

I just wanted to say that I love your site and the monthly checklist and newsletter! I found you just a couple of weeks ago online, and already I've tackled several of my major clutter bugaboos!

I live in Northern California, so it is spring here. We had a beautiful day yesterday, so I took all of my houseplants outside for some fresh air. Then I thought, why not re-pot them with fresh soil? I just thought this might be something worth mentioning to your readers.

Thanks so much for all of your good work!

Gratefully yours, Marguerite Bryant

... and a big Thank You to YOU Marguerite for your most excellent suggestion.

Comments

[Marilyn Holeman]

Hi Maria,

I live in the mountains of Southern California. Believe it or not, we get some snow here, and the rosemary plants live quite happily in it.

So your rosemary, at least, you don't need to bring in unless/until it gets much colder. You can check a gardening book to see just how cold hardy they are.

Thanks for all of your helpful info.

Marilyn