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Rosemary and thyme not available in...
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> On Fri, 30 Oct 2015 09:12:31 -0400, S Viemeister
> > wrote:
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>>On 10/30/2015 5:14 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>> "S Viemeister" > wrote
>>>> On 10/29/2015 5:18 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>> It won't overwinter in my bit of Scotland.
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>>>> It does in mine, even though we're so much farther north than you, but
>>>> we
>>>> have a lovely little micro-climate.
>>>> I have it planted against a south-facing wall.
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>>> Lucky you Mine doesn't actually die off but it looks very unhappy
>>> and it doesn't recover properly so I always replace it. This year I
>>> have it in tub and it is in a very sheltered corner so I'll see how it
>>> does.
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>>I have it in a big double-walled pot in my NJ garden, and most years it
>>does fine, but a year or two ago we had a terrible winter, and I had to
>>replace most of my herbs - except for the sage. I also lost some lovely
>>old roses.
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> The one that comes through faithfully are some garlic chives. They
> are simply in a plastic pot (terra cotta can't take it without
> splitting) and when the first frost comes along I merely put the pot
> down on the floor of the balcony. The rest I buy as annuals, even
> the mint.
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> I decanted the mint sauce I froze in an ice cube tray to a bag this
> a.m. and it certainly smelled as if it has retained its mintiness. I
> haven't actually tried it yet but the small quantities will be nice
> for one lamb chop etc.
Ace
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