Sadly, I never took pics of it while things were thriving, but I had all of my herbs potted in these cute pots (handpainted by yours truly) that all coordinated. Tres’ cute. As I’ve mentioned before, the herbs are dunzo so I’m repurposing my cute pots into cactus pots – they are painted (not sealed) terra cotta so they should work well. I’ve got 11 cacti and succulents that I am going to repot tomorrow so wish me luck. Last time, despite gardening gloves and tongs, I was picking spines out of my hands for days.
Here are some things I’ve learned about herbs -
- Water is important – I know, thats a suprise, but trust me on this.
- When you go away for a few days in July, make sure to move your herbs out of the south facing window they live in. Otherwise, they will dry up and shrivel, no matter how much water (see #1) you give them upon your return.
- Aphids spontaneously generate.*
- More water.
- Harvest regularly, otherwise they get unhappy.
Pics will be posted of the new kitchen cactus garden.
*Yes, I know spontaneous generation was proven to be not possible by the experiements of Francesco Redi and Louis Pasteur, but I seriously have no clue where they came from. They never migrated to other plants and afflicted only the dill and cilantro. All my other plants are clear.
