my herb garden

well, i thought that i would add my own thoughts about herbs. last summer i decided to plant a few different kinds in my flower box outside my kitchen window, just above my sink. i had basil, rosemary, spearmint and peppermint. every sunny day i'd open the window and let the smell waft in. it was beautiful! on the days david wanted to grill chicken, i'd go pluck some fresh rosemary, mix it with some olive oil and lemon and marinate it. brush some italian bread slices with rosemary and olive oil, grill it and you've got a tasty meal in minutes. i LOVED making sweet iced tea with fresh spearmint...i felt so domestic! i have been looking forward to this summer just for the fresh herbs. i went to wegmans the other day and bought 2 rosemary plants and 1 basil plant. they were already out of mint. so i am going to try to find that somewhere else. the peppermint was not worth it. it took up too much room and the leaves were too small to do anything useful with. plus i don't like it as much as spearmint anyway. i read on good ol' martha stewart that the terra cotta pots are the best for growing herbs, but if you don't like them, to use the plastic version. the flower boxes can keep too much water in it, promoting the roots to get too soggy. so this year i won't the box. i just bought some terra cotta pots to try them. i know ash and alicia said they didn't like them, but i'm gonna try my hand at it. i like the look of them. i'll let you know what happens. i encourage you to try growing some herbs if you've never tried it before. it's so much cheaper than buying them at the store, and you can do so many things with them that you never would do otherwise. if you can find plants that have already started growing, it is alot easier to work with. the ones i grew were low maintenance. just water them and pick the leaves when they get kind of big (for new ones to come). i am excited to hear about the 'herb tales' to come! pass on recipes when you come across a good one. good luck growing!