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[Victoria Waterfield]

If you're planting basil in a pot, it will grow well if you fertilize it with your murdered lover's head.

[AugustWest]

Damn, I go off to lunch for one hour and you guys hold a whole gardening thread without me?

Throw 'em in the ground.  Find a sunny spot, dig it up as much as reasonably possible and stick the plants in there.  Water when it get dry.    Maybe throw some Miracle-Gro on there.  Bingo, you're an amateur botanist.

[wombat]

I'd skip the Miracle Gro for herbs, again on the theory that they are tastier if they lead a tough life. Like the rest of us, really.

I have no experience on which to base an opinion on the efficacy of the murdered lover's head, though, because that's the sort of thing that falls into the category of more work than I am going to do for a damn plant.

[jay-ell]

If you're planting basil in a pot, it will grow well if you fertilize it with your murdered lover's head.

I have no experience on which to base an opinion on the efficacy of the murdered lover's head, though, because that's the sort of thing that falls into the category of more work than I am going to do for a damn plant.

I love you both so much.

[jay-ell]

I am not, however, advocating you go get a drum of hossshit. That was a lot of work.

That is not something you need to worry about.

[Choop]

how dare you mix your peas and corn and pasta together

i have no idea what's for lunch today, i eagerly await the missus's return with foodstuffs.

[jaydub]

I had a little macaroni with peas and corn mixed in and 2 oz. of chunked up spam in a bowl with a liter of tap water.

Is that your lunch, or the dog's?  Also, who eats lunch at 10am?

[jay-ell]

I burned my omelet because I was embroiled in reading replies to this thread, and ended up scarfing a Balance Bar while driving my son to afternoon preschool.
 

[Choop]

SIXTEEN INCHES

[AugustWest]

A couple bean burritos from Taco John's.

[pmcd9]

Oh yeah, I guess I should eat lunch.

[Ruta Bagas]

Our window-box is like some fragrant gladiatorial arena.

The basil fell fast - it couldn't take the harsh British winter and it gave up.

The mint died back, but it was feigning - while the coriander and the oregano fought it out, it was spreading its roots under the soil, watching and waiting. Now it's springing forth from six different strike points, and it means to throttle all that's in its way.

The coriander has been too kind, too caring. It has sat there, growing, responsible, careful. In a pot of its own it would be thriving. But the others have taken advantage, and instead it withers as the other herbs gradually harangue it into submission.

The oregano is just fuck*ng crazy. One minute it's on its arse, the next it springs up like a delicious jack-in-the-box. Don't mess with the oregano. It could turn at any time.

[wombat]

Funny you say that about oregano. I planted oregano a few years ago in the garden, then discovered, I really don't need fresh oregano. But it's expanding like mad (of course when half the plants I really want drop dead from either the heat or the winter). And yet, I am kind of afraid to pull it up.

[jay-ell]

Yeah, I just don't know what I'd do with a bunch of fresh oregano.

I'm going to start with basil by the front walk and see what happens with that. Maybe as soon as this weekend.

Is it a bad idea to go on vacation three weeks after planting seedlings outdoors? Or will they survive for a week without me, even if it doesn't rain?

[Choop]

oregano + basil + thyme + tomatoes + garlic + onions + salt + pepper + olive oil + balsamic = pasta sauce. get a bunch of tomatoes and jars and you can be set for the winter.

also try oregano on a bagel with schmear. a pizza ain't a pizza without oregano. plus when times get tough you can call it weed and sell it to morons.