[Ag-eq] 5 Easy-To-Grow Herbs That Are Nearly Impossible to Kill

[Nella Foster]

I had good luck with all of those, except for Sage. Maybe I was watering it too much; it always dies. I’m going to try it again maybe it will thrive here in the desert I also like cilantro parsley oregano and till they are usually easy to grow

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> On May 12, 2019, at 7:26 AM, dogwood farm via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 5 Easy-To-Grow Herbs That Are Nearly Impossible to Kill
> No green thumb? No problem!
> By Amy Jeanroy
> 
> Amy Jeanroy is an herbalist and professional gardener with several
> years of experience.
>  Updated 03/29/19
> 
> Growing an herb garden can be easy enough for a child. But if you are
> worried that you will kill any herb you plant, here are some herbs
> that will stand any abuse you throw at them.
> 
> Even if you are pretty good at keeping your herbs alive, we all have
> places that are difficult to tend to, for example high up or
> out-of-the-way locations that you forget to fuss over. These herbs can
> be planted in less-than-optimal locations and stand some neglect.
> 
> 1.  Mint
> The very thing that annoys one gardener about mint is just what makes
> it top-of-the-list for a hardy herb garden. Mint is hard to control
> and hard to eradicate from unwanted spaces. When you plant it in an
> out-of-the-way place, it can go crazy without dying back from neglect.
> Often, it seems that mint thrives on a little bit of abuse.
> 
> Allow it to get some water when it starts to look crispy, and it will
> come back from near death even. If it doesn't get pinched back, mint
> will get a bit leggy (grow long stems with a puff of leaves on the
> ends of the stems, as the leaves fight for the most sun), but this may
> be acceptable if you are not growing it to impress anyone.
> 
> Mint can be sheared off if it starts getting crazy looking (or when
> you suddenly remember that it's there), and will grow back
> beautifully. Mint is perfect for the garden-shy beginner.
> 
> 2.  Thyme
> Thyme is a wonderfully forgiving herb. It tolerates neglect, drought,
> being stepped on, mowed, hard pinching, no pinching, no fertilizer,
> you name it. Thyme can be placed in locations that you often forget to
> tend. It also does well if left to creep along a pathway, finding a
> hold in between pavers.
> 
> Thyme is so hardy, it can be tucked into crevasses of rock walls and
> anywhere that the roots can manage to take hold. Really, you would
> have to work to kill thyme.
> 
> 3.  Chives
> Chives are one of those herbs that are so rewarding to grow in the
> garden, they should be the first herb you turn to when trying to build
> an herb garden that can withstand some abuse. Chives are certainly
> hardy. They live through cold winters with no protections, grow all
> season long no matter how many times you cut them back, and bloom with
> the most amazing blooms.
> 
> Chives can be used in the garden landscape as well. They are a
> clumping herb, meaning they will grow large plants, but not pop up in
> unexpected areas. The plants just have a larger footprint each year,
> and you divide them every 3 years. Easy!
> 
> 4.  Lemon Balm
> Being in the mint family, lemon balm is a great herb for those who
> seem to have no luck gardening with herbs. The bright, lemony flavor
> is fun to brush up against and picking a leaf to nibble becomes a
> right of passage for any little gardeners who are trying their hand at
> growing.
> 
> You can grow lemon balm all season and cut it back only if it starts
> to bloom or if you are ready to take apart the garden for the year.
> This makes it easy to have lush areas of herbs in places that get
> forgotten. Lemon balm is a rewarding herb for the beginner to grow.
> 
> 5.  Sage
> Sage is a wonderful herb for the less-than-confident gardener. It
> grows fuzzy, soft leaves and tolerates less-than-optimal care. The
> only concern would be planting your sage where it gets too much water
> all the time. It is prone to root rot if left to sit in wet for long
> lengths of time.
> 
> For most gardeners, however, the opposite issue is of concern.
> Forgetting your herb garden usually means the herbs dry out. Sage
> won't be bothered by this at all.
> 
> If you are going to keep sage over as a perennial, it will have to be
> cut back and eventually replanted when it grows woody, but for many of
> us, ​it is planted as an annual with no cutting back necessary.
> 
> Susan
> dogwoodfarm62 at gmail.com
> 
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