Comments on: I Love My Herbs

By: Kimberly Hartke

Kimberly Hartke — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:50:49 +0000

My herb pots are in the garage. Hope they wether the winter ok there.
Yes, you are lucky to have inside space for your pots. I am a bit bummed!

Kimberly

By: Deborah

Deborah — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:45:57 +0000

I was just posting about the rosemary plant I won last weekend and looking for advice on how NOT to kill it! This is great info. I’m very good at ignoring plants, so it should do very well in my house over the winter!

By: JenE

JenE — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:07:41 +0000

Hey Kelly,
You can find it at your local nursery. Even though my local nurseries are done selling outdoor plants, their indoor plants area is still open. I’ve also seen it at places like Lowe’s hardware stores. 9 times out of 10, if you ask for NEEM oil, they’ll know what you are after.

Here’s a site that has more info;
http://www.livingwithbugs.com/neem_oil.html

By: KitchenKop

KitchenKop — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:43:17 +0000

Jen E.,
What’s “NEEM” and where would I get it??
Thanks all!
Kelly

By: JenE

JenE — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:12:15 +0000

Hi Kelly!
Jen, above, has some great tips!! I also have a rosemary plant that I bring indoors for the winter. Sometimes plants go through a “I hate that you moved me indoors” phase and will look a little sad, but it will pass. That sunny area looks great! : )
I like to use NEEM oil spray if buggies, like aphids, show up.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:01:15 +0000

I have a pot of Rosemary. I put it outside during the summer and during warm weather. My Rosemary is nearly dormant during the winter because I hardly water it. A decent watering once every other week (sometimes I water with less every week.) This way it doesn’t get too big. I want to keep it pretty small. It is a hardy plant so if I forget to water it for a month it will bounce back just fine. It is also nice to knock it around a little for a fresh smell when you have stale winter air.

By: KitchenKop

KitchenKop — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:37:20 +0000

Thanks, Emily, but that’s actually not our kitchen. We have a little “bar” area downstairs that worked out nicely when I was doing day care. We built our home and I had a very specific plan for what would work well with lots of day care kids here every day.

By: emily

emily — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:24:41 +0000

no herb advice but those pots look so pretty and your kitchen is really cute!

By: Karen Rinke

Karen Rinke — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:03:16 +0000

Hi I am a lavender farmer who used to live in Rockford and now am up near sand lake. Some herbs need good drainage…like lavender and rosemary and can develop fungus if too moist. I have a rosemary tree inside year round and it has grown wonderfully in a south window with water every 7-10 days(with good good drainage!) I decided to mist it this summer to clean off any dust (if you have ever grown rosemary, it is very oily-sticky to the touch!) the tree developed a fungus and many “needles” fell off…It is in the “plant hospital” now and seems to be holding it’s own and looking forward to contributing to thanksgiving dinner! Like every thing else in our world nowdays…read up on your individual herb on line…some like it hot…some don’t!!! good luck!

By: Ann Marie @ CHEESESLAVE

Ann Marie @ CHEESESLAVE — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:57:32 +0000

Awww I love seeing pictures of your home! Hopefully next year I will get to come out and visit.

You are so lucky to have the space and the sun to keep herbs inside. I don’t have the room or the sunny spot for that. But I shouldn’t complain because I can keep my herbs growing pretty much all year long outdoors (except for annuals like basil).