On Sat, 27 Sep 2014 21:15:02 -0600, graham > wrote:

>On 27/09/2014 5:58 PM, Jeßus wrote:
>> On Sat, 27 Sep 2014 18:32:18 -0400, Doris Night
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 27 Sep 2014 14:44:37 -0400, Brooklyn1
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 26 Sep 2014 21:40:30 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>>> Herbs do best on my kitchen sink surround. There is very little space
>>>>>> that will work for this. As soon as a plant gets bigger they have to
>>>>>> be moved. I've been using my 2 rosemary plants in lieu of a Christmas
>>>>>> tree the last several years. With the advent of those itty bitty
>>>>>> battery powered lights it's no problem lighting them. The rosemary
>>>>>> does suffer towards the end of winter with limited light.
>>>>>> Janet US
>>>>>
>>>>> I tried growing them in my kitchen garden window. Just gets too cold in the
>>>>> winter and hot in the summer.
>>>>
>>>> But you have a yard... and it doesn't get so cold where you live that
>>>> parsley won't survive outdoors in winter. Here it gets down to -20º
>>>> and lower in winter and parsley actually survives under the snow.
>>>
>>> I have found that rosemary, sage, thyme, and curly parsley all will do
>>> well through the winter. Basil, not so much.
>>
>> Agreed. Tarragon is another one that doesn't like cold winters, but
>> regrows in spring. Mine is growing again so I'll be able to add fresh
>> tarragon to my roast chickens again, yay
>>
>and mine is just about to die off:-(

Oh well. It's a sign of winter, which IMO has the best food of the
year.