superstande: Yauou! ;)
Akhliber, herb gardens kick butt! :)
I recommend some everyday things that you like to use in cooking.
Basilika, parsley, oregano and maybe even cherry tomatoes...
DampSquib: Getting to watch something grow is great, even better if you reap the rewards.
Herbs are very simple, will give a few eg's but will save you a Long list :)
I grow Basil, Sage, Mint, Parsley, Tarragon and the school fave Cress.
School is my earliest memory of growing something, cress in a eggshell if i remember correctly.
Sunflowers was next with my gran, she loved to eat them and feed them to her bird.
I grow more parsley than any other herb, it's used everyday, so do go down it quickly.
Fresh/dried both ways are good, added it to my diet as a way to help stomach problems from Meds.
It worked, so i sought out more that may help...for other issues.
More traditional veg too, tomatoes, peas etc...and flowers, lilies being a favourite.
Most garden centers and even amazon stock basic herb starter kits, usually Rosemary, Sage & Thyme.
A good place to start with low cost, usually with good instructions included.
Ixamyakxim: Ooooh glad I popped in before calling it a night!
akhliber I second (and third, maybe even fourth!) the calls for you to start an herb garden next year! ;) Or heck, even try something on the sill during the coming winter!
I love growing an herb or five to supplement cooking. I scatter stuff both indoors and outdoors. Right now I have oregano, basil (though that's probably going to be history sooner rather than later), chives, thyme and rosemary. Earlier in the season I had cilantro, parsley (seriously I put this on EVERYTHING LOL ;) ) and mint.
I'll eat mint leaves on a daily basis (I've loved them ever since my grandfather taught me you could eat leaves off a plant many, many long years ago) and things like oregano, basil, thyme and parsley get used a LOT in my house. I've had sage in previous years but for some reason I don't this year - sort of forgot about it actually.
I wish I could stretch my basil out longer, but it always goes to seed far too quickly and I have a hard time keeping it a long while (stuff like oregano and rosemary however will grow even in the house all through the winter, thyme and sage can be coaxed along for a while too).
And superstande I LOVE cherry tomatoes! Based on my user signature you might have guessed I'm a bit obsessed with my dog - he loves fresh cherry tomatoes as well - the funny part - he'll actually "pick" the ripe ones from pots on the deck - but only when ripe! I love it and can't help but let him grab one or two when they start to turn red ;)
Thank you superstande, DampSquib and Ixamyakxim for the wonderful recommendations and encouragement! It's something I'd considered in the back of my mind for some time, but now I have a renewed excitement about the whole idea. I'm actually copying your posts to a word document so I can remember your suggestions, as I really think this would be a great thing for me, once I've got a bit more strength back and Sarge is just a bit further out of "barrel-into-or-chew-everything-with-love" puppy phase.
I'd never thought I'd actually allow myself a pet, that it would just be something I thought of as potentially wonderful... but it's been a beautiful experience, and the thought of having some herbs to watch grow as well seems brighter than ever. :)
