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Growing Herbs

I love growing and using the herbs in my garden! I usually harvest and dry my perennial herbs in late spring before they flower. Here is culinary sage in bud.

This is oregano on the left, and Good King Henry, sometimes called perennial spinach, on the right.

This is Lovage. Not as common as it once was, Lovage tastes like a strong celery. It grows up to 6 ft. tall and all parts are edible. It is a good seasoning for soups and stew.

I'm sure you'll recognize Chives in bloom.

This is the, ever so fragrant, Thyme!

Here is a flat leafed parsley in its second year. A biennial, soon it will bloom and set seeds.

And finally, a borage seedling. I like to grow borage because it attracts pollinators, but I have not found a use for it in the kitchen. The flowers are pretty, and edible. Some people freeze them in ice cubes for their summer drinks, but I'm not that fancy! Do you know of a culinary use for borage?

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