Where to get potted herb plants

[7uongo]

yeah yeah... i know what everyone is thinking...
but im talking about Basil, Oregano, Rosemary plants

I used to see a merchant at the farmer's market near the barracks, but they're no longer there...

help?

It's a bit early, but I got mine @ the garden centre in Canadian Tire...

What about Sunnyside nursery?

[DFO]

Sunnyside - lots of selection

[Regulator75]

Go find Ricky in the trailer park.

[Slava]

Greengate if you're in the deep south...but probably not for another month or so.

[Clarkey]

Can you keep those plants inside and continually keep harvesting as you need herbage?

[7uongo]

sunnyside?
i'll have to check it out on the weekend, thanks!

[7uongo]

Originally Posted by Clarkey

Can you keep those plants inside and continually keep harvesting as you need herbage?

thats the idea, but the fiancee keeps killing them cause she always forgets watering the plants

[Slava]

^ I think that they eventually go to seed right, and you have to replant/replace them every year?

[csnarpy]

Texada island in BC is most likely your best bet....

[RW99]

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[nik-]

how much sun do these need?

[7uongo]

for some of them, they need quite a bit of sun and water

[redforever]

All the garden centers will have the herbs you mentioned come spring time.

Oregano is extremely easy to grow. It can take a lot of frost as well. I plant mine right in the ground in my garden. Come fall, I cut it off and freeze half of it as sprigs. The other half, I remove the leaves. Oregano does not have huge leaves, so I dont chop them.

Rosemary is not hard to grow either, needs a bit more sun, and can become woody. If you keep picking it, you wont have that problem. Rosemary also freezes very well. I freeze it as well come fall. Half I just pull off the leaves and freeze that way. The other half, I pull off the leaves and chop in half or thirds and then freeze.

Basil is the most tempermental of the 3 herbs you mention. It does not take to overwatering whatsoever, or cold damp nights. Basil is much more tender as well so it is best used fresh. If you do have a lot of basil, it will freeze, but wont keep its flavor as long.

If you are thinking of growing these indoors, you will have the most luck with rosemary. It grows more compact. Oregano will grow indoors but tends to be much larger. Basil is so so indoors, depending on its light conditions. It likes light, but not real strong light or not cool light.

At this time of year, you might try this. You can find fresh herbs in most of the grocery stores, that are like a little herb plant with all the roots on. Buy that and plant it indoors, should do pretty well for you since there is quite a root ball attached to those herbs.

[4X4]

Originally Posted by RW99

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Lol. I got a Chia Shrek for xmas this year at a Chinese gift exchange.

[3 Justin 3]

Where can I just find herb? Because I want to get high, not cook.

[sclitheroe]

Originally Posted by redforever

Rosemary is not hard to grow either, needs a bit more sun, and can become woody. If you keep picking it, you wont have that problem. Rosemary also freezes very well. I freeze it as well come fall. Half I just pull off the leaves and freeze that way. The other half, I pull off the leaves and chop in half or thirds and then freeze.

Rosemary is an awesome plant to grow indoors. It's basically a small evergreen, and as the plant ages the limbs and bark will resemble a real tree more and more. Almost like a bonsai, if you squinted. I have a rosemary plant that is about 5 years old now, and its grown to a pretty nice size.

[sclitheroe]

Originally Posted by redforever

At this time of year, you might try this. You can find fresh herbs in most of the grocery stores, that are like a little herb plant with all the roots on. Buy that and plant it indoors, should do pretty well for you since there is quite a root ball attached to those herbs.

I tried this and it didn't work. Have you tried this successfully?

I always feel bad for those herbs, I guess I'd prefer my plants have a quick death.

[bomber317]

I actually grew some basil from those "Fresh herb" packages from Co-op. The ones that comes with roots and dirt. I would use about half the basil, then just watered it to see if it would grow.

It took a couple of tries (I guess finding one that's still alive) but now I have way more basil then I could ever use.

I've grown it for 6 months and it's now about 3-4 feet tall.

I place the basil on my south facing window and water it everyday. It has even bloomed with flowers.

Probably going to pick up some rosemary/thyme from Golden acre or something in the summer.

[Shazam]

Basil is well worth growing. The only problem with it is that it is incredibly susceptible to fusarium wilt. That's usually why the plants die.

Oregano is not worth growing fresh. Dried oregano is superior. This is the only herb I find where this is the case (thyme isn't too bad dried, either).

Rosemary is great to grow inside. Sunnyside brings in very nice sized rosemary plants. They might already be there.

Cilantro, italian parsley and thyme are other herbs I like to grow. Thyme you can grow outside as a perennial. Chives are great too but they can be invasive.