BTW, this is wild rosemary. Not rosemary at all, but can be used as such. Great for keeping fleas out of carpets.

Wild Rosemary

I am probably one of the few who doesn't care for basil. I love cilantro, chives, thyme. I like rosemary but no one in my family cares for the taste or smell of it.

LOL at the "herb" leaf.

I guess it's what you're used to . I was raised on strong herbs; garlic, sage, oregano, rosemary, so that's what I like the most.

I like all my herbs but I really love to walk by the chocolate mint and give it a little squeeze then smell my hands lol.

I love rosemary(regular) and have to plant it annually as it dies off in the winter here.

I love seeing huge rosemary bushes in the mediterranean countries I've visited. So very lucky to have fresh, fragrant rosemary handy to use all year round! I use rosemary a lot in marinades for chicken & seafood.

Like you, garlic is a favourite seasoning and I grow it and use it in practically everything except dessert.

My favorite is probably thyme, however, seconded by basil. Thyme is great with so many foods. It is my go-to herb for many dishes. Basil is a great summer herb that I also grow a ton of and of course, it's wonderful with tomatoes. I also grow a lot of cilantro, Italian parsley, sage, savoury and Greek oregano. Mint & lemon balm grow freely at the back of my property and I like them both fresh & dried for tea.

I also grow catnip but my cat hasn't enabled it to actually grow since he eats it up as each tiny leaf emerges(sigh)

I am growing a pot of catnip in my fenced in garden ..the cats havent found it...yet!! Im surprised because thete are a ton of strays around here.

It took a year before my cat found ours :) Before that, all summer I would bring huge bunches in the house to give all the cats(indoor cats) I just have one that goes outside. He must've wondered where I was getting it from and found the source late last fall. Now, I see him every morning hunkered down over the tiny little plant, chomping the little leaves as they emerge. At this rate, it will never grow!

We have an older indoor cat about 12 yrs old and a little black kitten that showed up at our door very malnourished. We named him Midnight Cowboy cuz hes kinda bull legged and showed up around midnight and is all black lol. Anyhow, there are a lot of strays around because we live where the are some mini farms on the outskirts of Jax, so people just drop off animals here thinking its the "country" or something. Last year i tried and tried to sprout catnip and it never sprouted. I wonder if i had a bad batch of seeds. This year i bought some from burpee and they came right up. Im so excited lol.

I used to grow catnip in a hanging basket hung from a high limb with several plant hanger hooks so the cat couldn't reach it, even if he climbed up on the limb. He tried once, fell to the ground (wasn't hurt) and never tried again.

I love Rosemary, too. And lemon balm, variegated Cuban oregano and lavender!

Love fresh rosemary - marjoram is another fave, as well as fresh parsley. & I like having fresh basil & dill too.

Have a bay tree too - love the flavor for soups, stews & roasts.

I love the smell of rosemary and pineapple sage as I walk in the garden. I use more parsley, cilantro, and oregano in cooking. I love basil in my tomato sandwiches, but it can be a little finicky. I have tried thyme, although I have not found the perfect spot in the yard were it will last more than a season. One fun herb is summer savory - I like it with green or cooked beans and it has the cutest little flowers.

All the herbs have a place in my garden and I always try to grow them all, some I use more than others. I use parsley, cilantro, like onions and garlic, everyday in cooking. Sometimes I use oregano, marjoram, zatar, vietnamese coriander, thyme and different basil. Less often I use sage, dill and rosemary because they are strong flavored. And I always have at least three pots of different mints for savory and sweet cooking and also drinks.

In my childhood home, we had so many rare herbs for teas and medicinal purposes, that almost daily people would stop by and ask us to share some, my father was the most informed person anything herb related, he had an herb for every ailment. I don't remember then me getting sick or going to a Dr. Every morning he gave me a delicious sort of herb brew....

Silvia

Oh Sultry that's a very sweet picture. :) It must be so nice to have her company while you're working in the yard.

I cook a lot of Thai food so I like Thai basil and lemongrass the most. I can't grow regular basil to save my life so I grow African blue basil to take it's place. It's easy to grow from cuttings, I can grow it in the yard with little care, and the bees love the flowers. I am truly horrible at growing tender herbs like dill and basil. I have a lot of oak trees (and their shade) and it seems my herbs always get moldy or bolt. Plus, I tend to be a lazy gardener so if something needs too much tending it won't survive.

One year I had a bush oregano that grew to about three feet tall and it was amazing, but I can't remember the name and haven't seen another one since. If anyone knows what it is please share the name because I'd love to try to find another one. I was thinking Mexican bush oregano, but haven't found anything online.

I recently tried culantro to replace cilantro, but it's bolted already so I'm assuming the taste of the leaves may be too strong or bitter.

I just keep trying new things and stick with what survives without too much care.

Lemongrass! Oh mercy! I planted one sprig last July and now have a huge clump. It hasn't gotten tall yet, though. I need to root some more so I can spread it around the complex. You really can't kill the stuff. I love making tea from the leaves, and I freeze the bottom stems for use in cooking. I don't eat Thai food, but I find many uses for it anyway in soups and stews.

Yes, lemongrass tea is great. A Thai friend of mine showed me how to cut five or six leaves and tie them in a loose knot, place them in a cup and pour boiling water over them. It makes the prettiest green colored tea and taste delicious. Super easy tea to make anytime you want.

I guess I don't keep mine watered enough because it doesn't seem like my clump gets any larger and I've had it more than a year. If I make a dish I need to harvest four or five stems and I'm afraid if I keep doing that I'll run out. I'd like to root some too and have it growing in several places. Maybe I could find a place where it likes it better than where it's growing now, or maybe water it regularly. lol

Sharon, at my old house I had planted one small clump when I moved in, and it nearly took over the yard. I never watered it, never fertilized it. The seeds went everywhere and came up all over the yard.

Wow I wish that would happen to me ... lucky you! lol I honestly don't know what I'm doing wrong. Maybe I'll divide it and put half in a pot and see if it'll do better. I have it in full sun ... maybe it would do better in part shade.