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To: FamiliarFace

A couple of peppers are getting to harvest size. I use red peppers for my jelly so sort of waiting to see how big they get before I notice color changes.

Herb bed, from the bottom, going clockwise:

Rosemary
Oregano
Basil
Lemon Verbena
Lavender
Thyme
Lovage
Sage

These 2 beds are very happy. The flower beds, not so much. Dahlia seedlings have been languishing, dahlia tubers did not come up. Zinnia seeds are up, maybe 2 inches. I planted African Marigolds in 4 corners of one bed & Calibrachoa in another, just for color. I have some Calendula seedlings in peat pots & if I can get some fill dirt for one of the metal raised beds I should have after Tuesday, that is where they can go.


347 posted on 06/14/2025 8:40:57 AM PDT by Qiviut (Imagine waking up in the morning & only having the things you thanked God for yesterday. (S. Peters))
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To: Qiviut
Thank you. My oregano has more rounded leaves I think, so from the angle of your photo, I couldn’t make out if that was marjoram or oregano.

Here’s my herb garden, mostly in pots. In the cart top shelf, from left to right, Italian oregano, chives in back, rosemary in front, Genovese basil. On the bottom shelf, marjoram, and thyme. Baby red potatoes are in the bucket on the left, with fairies hovering in case someone from the HOA makes an unexpected visit. Below the potatoes is a red gerbera daisy, and above it is Icelandic poppy. French tarragon is below the poppy, followed by a hybrid Italian/Greek oregano. Purple Angelonia just above the moisture meter, variegated sage that might be perennial, more French tarragon with Winter thyme in front of it, and lovage behind it. In the blue pot is one shishito pepper plant with some annuals sharing it. Garlic chives and blue-eyed grass in front of that, and finally lemon verbena to round out my little slice of heaven. I know it’s tight in there, and will get tighter as things grow. Almost all of this has been harvested at least once, if not many more times. I wish I had more space, but I don’t.

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349 posted on 06/14/2025 11:25:27 AM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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