i bought a Rosemary, a Basil and an Italian Parsley plant today.

[NMDemDist2]

I'll keep the basil and parsley inside, the rosemary outside the door

fresh pesto here i come.....

[Stinky The Clown]

1. Basil is very tender and needs a good deal of sun .........

It is an annual. It does well here in Maryland. I don't know for sure what your winters are like, but it might do well outdoors year round down there.

Parsely is a biennial, but is almost always grown as an annual. It is a cool season plant and can even handle mild frost. Again, it may well do okay outdoors down there in AZ.

Rosemary, I've never grown. But here's a site that may help you out: http://www.thegardenhelper.com/rosemary.html

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2. we will have highs in the 80-90s and lows in the low 60s for a couple

more months

I have the parsley inside on a window sill, the other two outside in pots.

we'll see how long it takes for me to kill them off :rofl:

[hvn_nbr_2]

9. I've read that basil is a "tender" perennial

They seemed to indicate that it's a perennial, but don't count on it making it through the winter.

I got a basil plant at Trader Joes and it has grown incredibly but is starting to look like it's fading a bit. It consumes amazing amounts of water. If I don't water it every day, even in cool weather, it starts to wilt.

[Tab]

13. Rosemary is a no-brainer

I plant it and forget about it, it grows like crazy, more than I can use (I probably won't plant it again since I don't use it that often anyway).

Basil, on the other hand, I have to work to keep alive.\

On edit: I grew Rosemary, Basil, Tarragon, Oregano, and Sage, and all thrived, except for the Basil which needed life support - the rest just took care of themselves.

[yellowdogintexas]

14. your rosemary should winter over and last you for years

plant it where it has room, as it makes a very lovely and attractive shrub like plant.

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

3. Every year I buy

basil, tarragon & one other-either chervil or Italian parsley. I plant them in these gorgeous pots & put the in the kitchen window sill. Then I watch them die. When they're too dead for me to stand it anymore I throw them out & next year I start over. :)

Best of luck to you.

[NMDemDist2]

5. awwww

:hug:

that really sucks! but that's what i did this spring, planted a bunch of seeds, they sprouted and promptly DIED!

but these plants I got for $2.98 had more herb on them than the grocery stores packages that sell for $5 :shrug:

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

7. Oh, I totally agree.

That's why I'm always trying to grow herbs; I can't stand paying 2 bucks for maybe two ounces & only needing a tablespoon or so, & then throwing the rest out. I'm never organized enough to plan ahead & use the herb in another recipe before it goes bad. I just have no luck growing them. I'm sure you'll do better. I have a positively black thumb.

best

[politicat]

8. Target has plantable herbs in the produce section at the super targets.

Our houseguest works there in the shipping section, and brings them home when they're past their sell-by date. I have 3 big basil plants, two sages, a thyme, a mint, and she's keeping an eye out for a rosemary and a tarragon for me. I don't know if she'll be able to find me an oregano, though....

They're doing pretty well, as long as you're willing to let them have the transplant shock. The first couple of weeks after they're planted, they look horrified at being in a pot, but they perk back up.

Thanks for the rosemary tip - this explains why mine keep dying on me. I overwater.

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

10. You know,

I've never been in Target & there's one right next to the library where I practically live. I'm going to go into Target the next time I'm on my way to the library.

You've inspired me! :)

best

[Tab]

4. This year I planted herbs outside

Rosemary, sage, tarragon, basil, and oregano

The tarragon grew like weeds - way more than I needed in the summer (in the summer I tend more toward grilling, in the winter I tend to more elaborate cooking that I do indoors).

The basil didn't do as well - maybe it didn't get enough sun. It tasted fine, but didn't proliferate much or get big.

The rosemary also grew like crazy, and I don't usually use rosemary much except for stuffing a bird or sometimes grilling something on it - too strong. I don't think I'll plant it again, as I just don't use it enough to justify the space in the herb garden.

Next year, probably just focus on basil and tarragon as that's what I use the most. The other stuff grows too fast and I don't use it at a pace where I can keep up with it.

[NMDemDist2]

6. in AZ I bet I can tie them in bundles and hang them upside down to

dry, does your climate lend itself to drying them for use in the winter?

if they survive, I'll try it!

[Stinky The Clown]

11. Oregano is a first cousin to mint

And like its first cousin it will literally take over a garden area. Mint is worse beacuse it grows more densely, but oregano will surely spread. And given that its a perennial, it gets more entrenched each year. Our two plants in the front flower bed is now a 12 by 12 bed of it and comes up through the brick front sidewalk.

[wildeyed]

12. I kept a large pot of basil on a very sunny window sill

in a rental I lived in once. It did ok. Got a little leggy and got white fly though. The white fly was easily remedied with a little soapy water on the leaves, so no worries.

I have a big beautiful rosemary plant by my back door. Rosemary is attractive to look at, as well as delicious to eat.

[DawgHouse]

15. Rosemary smells really nice too

I have some in a pot by my front door and I've had many people comment "Something smells really good", especially if we've just had a little rain.

[I_Make_Mistakes]

16. Actually my experience with Basil is, it takes a lot to kill it. I kept

it on a window sill through the winter (drafts) and it didn't die. I got sick and didn't water it for a while and it turned mostly brown and hard. When I watered it, it came back not full strength but unbelievably healthy.

It even grew so high (got busy and forgot to prune), that I cut some tall pieces, put them in water and replanted and they grew into a plant. I even planted (after 2-3 days in water) the rooted bunches sold in the produce section and they grew into plants.

The Italian parsley and thyme didn't grow as well.

The cool thing about Basil, is that it is so fragranced, I use it as an air freshener too!