Comments on: Any Botanists in the House? http://dancody.org/archives/any-botanists-in-the-house.html Progressive commentary & Wisconsin politics by Daniel Cody of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:54:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: SteamedPenguin http://dancody.org/archives/any-botanists-in-the-house.html#comment-1238 SteamedPenguin Mon, 24 May 2004 22:51:47 +0000 http://dancody.org/wordpress/?p=526#comment-1238 We used to pick thyme. The fuzzy leaves go well with salad when green, otherwise you dry the leaves and make a dipping mix with salt, some other spices, sesame seeds. We used to pick thyme. The fuzzy leaves go well with salad when green, otherwise you dry the leaves and make a dipping mix with salt, some other spices, sesame seeds.

]]> By: Jen http://dancody.org/archives/any-botanists-in-the-house.html#comment-1237 Jen Fri, 21 May 2004 16:50:08 +0000 http://dancody.org/wordpress/?p=526#comment-1237 Thanks for the suggestions regarding the mint. I just transplanted some spearmint 2 weekends ago and have already noticed some growth! I overheard someone at the garden store say that mint spreads quickly and can overtake other plants. With that in mind, I think that I have given it quite a bit of space. I can't wait to harvest it. Thanks for the harveting hints. Do you do other types of herbs as well? Thanks for the suggestions regarding the mint. I just transplanted some spearmint 2 weekends ago and have already noticed some growth! I overheard someone at the garden store say that mint spreads quickly and can overtake other plants. With that in mind, I think that I have given it quite a bit of space. I can’t wait to harvest it. Thanks for the harveting hints. Do you do other types of herbs as well?

]]> By: SteamedPenguin http://dancody.org/archives/any-botanists-in-the-house.html#comment-1236 SteamedPenguin Fri, 21 May 2004 05:22:01 +0000 http://dancody.org/wordpress/?p=526#comment-1236 Hey Jen, I am a big fan of mint. It spreads like a weed, and you can harvest it pretty much as long as it grows. It should be able to grow as long as it gets water, and it is warm enough. Sunlight is good, but it shouldn't get sun all day long. We keep ours on the western side of a wall so that it gets the evening sun when it is cooler, and not the scorching sun in the morning and noon. Mind you, this is Palestine though and you probably get let heat. If you have a lot you should take care to dry the leaves. They last a long time, which is useful when the mint freezes in the winter. Lay out the leaves on wax paper on some trays, and lay them where its sunny. Then you can shake them off into a light cloth bag. Hey Jen,

I am a big fan of mint. It spreads like a weed, and you can harvest it pretty much as long as it grows. It should be able to grow as long as it gets water, and it is warm enough. Sunlight is good, but it shouldn’t get sun all day long.

We keep ours on the western side of a wall so that it gets the evening sun when it is cooler, and not the scorching sun in the morning and noon. Mind you, this is Palestine though and you probably get let heat.

If you have a lot you should take care to dry the leaves. They last a long time, which is useful when the mint freezes in the winter.

Lay out the leaves on wax paper on some trays, and lay them where its sunny. Then you can shake them off into a light cloth bag.

]]> By: Jen http://dancody.org/archives/any-botanists-in-the-house.html#comment-1235 Jen Thu, 20 May 2004 17:42:08 +0000 http://dancody.org/wordpress/?p=526#comment-1235 When I downloaded the pictures, I named them what I think they look like...but I realize that these are nowhere close to what they probably are. Also, if anyone has any suggestions for how/when to harvest herbs, we'd love to hear! When I downloaded the pictures, I named them what I think they look like…but I realize that these are nowhere close to what they probably are. Also, if anyone has any suggestions for how/when to harvest herbs, we’d love to hear!

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