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Hello Kraft Community, we are very excited to share some great news with you. As loyal Kraft Community members we have heard your desire to do more fun things in the community and we are happy to announce in January 2010 we will be making some changes so you can connect and share food ideas in more ways than ever!
We want to let you know we will not be transferring the existing discussions to the new enhanced message boards so if there are discussions that you would like to save please make sure to either print them or copy and paste into a document that you can save to your personal files.
We will remind you again before the transition occurs but wanted to let you in on the exciting news!!
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Jan 29, 2009 5:02 PM
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I have onion and garlic chives that come back every year and also my oregano comes back (each year it gets more out of control!!) I plant rosemary (took it in this year--it is struggling) and thyme in with the oregano (it is in a huge half whiskey barrel?) My basil, I always plant in ground as I use tons for my marinara/spaghetti/pizza sauce when I can. I have tried dill and cilantro but don't seem to have much luck. My dill also goes to seed too fast and my cilantro never looks like what you can buy in the store. Any ideas anyone on those? Another good one is lemon thyme--perfect on fish and chicken.
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Jan 29, 2009 1:46 PM
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I always grow the same ones as NUMmom- but unfortunately not to the same success! Some years the basil does great and the parsely dies. Other years it flips. Thyme seems to be the only fairly consistent from year to year. (And will come back as a perennial around here). Chives do well too. I seem to have a very black thumb when it comes to rosemary & lavender- it never seems to do well for me! My dill usually does well- but comes up too quickly for me & as often gone to seed before I'm ready to make my New Potato Salad and other "springy" fare!
Maybe I'll try your pot groupings this year and see how it turns out! Maybe I"ll have better luck in the new house!
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Jan 29, 2009 11:18 AM
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I forgot to mention that last year my sis and I toured a historical home that is known for their gardens more than the homes - acres and acres of gorgeous!!!
They had large clumps of regular curly leaf parsley in really huge patio pots, mixed in with annuals. It was really beautiful! I'm going to try that this year also.
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Jan 29, 2009 11:12 AM
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Hi mandi lou -
It was I that started talking to you about herbs in the thread about enchiladas. What a great idea to split off and start another discussion about herb gardens! 
Last year I planted the standard that I repeat every year: flatleaf parsley, oregano, basil, dill, cilantro, and rosemary.
My oregano, chives, and flatleaf parsley are planted in the ground, and return faithfully every year.
In a patio pot I group sage, pineapple sage, and cilantro.
In another pot I put basil, thai basil, and marjoram. The 3rd pot is rosemary, tarragon, and thyme. Dill goes in the ground by itself, with plenty of room.
My neighbor has an overwhelming amount of spearmint, peppermint, and more cilantro so we share. (tomatoes too!)
We share lavender in my perennial beds for drying and making sachets.
Last year I tried lemon balm and some type of geranium (can't remember the name) in the same pot because they are supposed to repel mosquitoes. I really don't think it worked, but it was hard to tell because we had so much rain that the buggers multiplied by the minute!
I'm fortunate to have a huge nursery within a 1/2 mile of my house that I go to many times to purchase the herbs. They are also great for suggestions and answering questions!
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Jan 29, 2009 10:15 AM
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Last year I planted sweet basil, thyme, rosemary & chives. They all grew pretty good. I think I needed more room for them to really grow though. I just had them in a large rectangle planter. This year I plan on having a separate section in my vegetable garden for my herbs & using my planter to grow herbs for our pet rabbits. I think I will also try planting dill & cilantro this year as we use a lot of those two for pickles & salsa.
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Jan 29, 2009 10:06 AM
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With spring around the corner this is a great thread.
We do a big vegetable garden but I've never tried herbs. Any suggestions on what is easy to grow?
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Jan 29, 2009 8:46 AM
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I have been talking to someone else in a different thread about herb gardens. Decided to start a new discussion. I am wondering what herbs people are going to plant this spring/summer.
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