Yesterday I harvested two more bunches of calendula, some of the stevia, and some of the curry plant. I deemed the original calendula dry enough to put away, as well as the thyme, sage, and sweet marjoram that were hanging. The marjoram smelled so much different after it was dried. Almost a tart scent.
One thing I know about curry plant is that you can't stomach it, kind of like large hunks of lemon grass. Despite the fact that it smells like curry, its supposed to add a sage-like flavor to things. The one thing I saw it officially used for was being stuffed under the skin of a whole chicken and then removed before serving, supposedly by British folk. I noticed when I harvested it that the curry smell became more lemony, so I wonder if it does have a hint of lemon in the flavor.
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Sunday, July 22, 2007
Monday, July 16, 2007
Herb Harvest
Today I harvested a big bunch of my herbs. Mostly because the calendula really needed harvesting again and because a lot of them I had trimmed without harvesting previously. From left to right they are: apple mint (because it is flowering and going nuts and I want to see how well it dries), rosemary, French terragon, sweet majoram, golden sage, calendula (pot marigold), flat Italian parsley, English thyme, and Greek oregano.
They are not really in an enclosed shed but they are out of direct sunlight. I may move them in once they are fairly well starting to dry/rain is on the way. We just got rain last night and its already pretty dry out there again.
So far I have discovered that thyme is really hard to harvest and parsley shouldn't be allowed to get leggy.
My hands reek of oregano.
They are not really in an enclosed shed but they are out of direct sunlight. I may move them in once they are fairly well starting to dry/rain is on the way. We just got rain last night and its already pretty dry out there again.
So far I have discovered that thyme is really hard to harvest and parsley shouldn't be allowed to get leggy.
My hands reek of oregano.
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