herb acquisition

[piranha]

the *poing* wanted to vegetate today, so i went by myself to hazelwood herb farm and looked at their early offerings.

• wasabia japonica -- wasabi (mine got eaten by wildlife last year, *pout*, so we try again)
  
• artemisia dracunculus 'sativa' -- french tarragon (hard winter killed mine)
  
• myrrhis odorata -- sweet cicely (strong taste reminiscent of anise)
  
• rumex scutatus -- buckler's sorrel (sharp, tangy lemon flavor)
  
• levisticum officinale -- lovage (vaguely reminiscent of celer;, maggi)
  
• monarda fistulosa -- wild bergamot (sweet, pungent, peppery, buttery)
  
• marrubium vulgare -- white horehound (musky, bittersweet)
  
• agastache foeniculum -- white anise hyssop (strong, sweet, anise/licorice)
  
• borago officinalis -- borage (fresh, young cucumber)
  
• valeriana officinalis -- valerian (tastes like wet, dirty socks; attracts rats)
  
• galium verum -- lady's bedstraw (for dye)
  
• thymus x citriodorus 'orange balsam' -- thyme (x orange)
  
• thymus x citriodorus 'doone valley' -- creeping thyme (more lemony than lemon thyme)
  
• lavandula x intermedia 'grosso' -- lavender (darkest blue-purple flowers of any of the french hybrids, very cold hardy)
  
• lavandula x intermedia 'goldburg' -- lavender (creamy yellow & grey-blue, compact growth)

Comments

[damned_colonial]

Oh, yay! I miss having a herb garden. I love sorrel, and I agree that lovage smells/tastes of maggi. Only use a little or it's vile! My lovage grew taller than the fence, which was probably 6' high. TRIFFID. Meanwhile, I am amused at wildlife eating your wasabi. I would like to have seen the look on said wildlife's face as its skull exploded with the wasabiness of it all.

[ladyvox]

While for now I can't make myself a true herbgarden, I did make room for some small pots with herbs in our little "vegetable" corner in the carden (which pretty much just consists of two wonderful cherry tomato plants that give use yummie little tomatoes, and a hanging basket with tiny strawberry plants that still need to grow a bit) and am going herb hunting soon! Am thinking basil for sure, no clue on others yet. I have Lavender elsewhere in our garden, love it! :)