Thank you!! Tree mail coming and I'll reimburse postage!

It's sad to think that so many Col mints sold aren't what they're supposed to be . Both mine and Deeby. Hoping the new cutting is good for you, Deeby.

Thank you dear Kat! Friends, she mailed it today!

I always enjoy herbs usual here chicory , oregano, mint ,spearmint ,chocolate , parsley , fennel
stinging nettle , turmeric , wild carrot , other forage types ,

Nice thread , hi all ,

Hey Ya Jimbo! Mingles? is looking ready for a bit more sunshine I see! We are batting down the frost covers and preparing to see if 2" of snow will actually make it this far into Houston. Just thinking of it is stiffening my bones, chuckl

My arthritis is really bad right now. It always is right before the bad weather hits. Then when it actually starts raining, sleeting, snowing, etc, I feel better.
With ice coming, then extremely low temps, followed by snow Monday, my hands are all knotted up and very painful. I will be covering my mints ( they're in pots) with fleece blankets on Saturday, I've never covered them before. The low temps to continue through possibly Wednesday night now.

Being out of pocket makes the freeze more frustrating here. I won't expect friends to do more than tend to my pets.

The herbs and veggies in ground need to man up. Herbs outside are rosemary, comfrey, dill, lemon thyme, oregano, marjoram, bay. Most should be all right.

Hello @jimard8. Glad you joined in.

Jim

Just jump in Any time
winter here( 8+inches of snow 12 degrees) so I have to rely on ''others ''herbal experiences Till spring..................come on spring

Yea. I get it. Sleeting, 25 degrees and the sleet is sticking. Very cold this weekend, dangerous cold, then snow on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Yeah, it's been snowing here as well nonstop for four days. Almost 8 inches of snow, and it's -21, the coldest temp I've ever been in. 🥶

Oh, Kim, SD is no fun when you cannot escape those flat winds and crispy snows.
Well, I cannot say I have never covered stuff, but some of it was simply a wind block type cover. Rain continues, drizzled all day and my rainwater for the seeds is now fresh. I quit misting, used a frisbee to set the pots in and bottom watering long and slow to pull the roots down. I haven't used the heating pad, but did set my seed pots on wood to keep them warmer. Tomorrow I can seed a few more peppers, and I am ready. A lady at Lowes yesterday was checking out the vegetable plants, said she had just put herself up a greenhouse, and her brother called her and told her she better go pick up plants NOW. She wondered what would happen to all those vegetables and herbs, so I told her they don't cover, if the plants freeze the vendor will be back to pick up the frozen ones and replace with new ones. She thought that was sad.
Temp is 35* feels like 33* tonight. Still getting showers til 11 pm. 12 mph wind from north. I am cold, but it is the wind that bites.

The wind during such cold temps is a killer! We live in a wind tunnel here. I'm dreading Monday. 19 degrees, snow and wind.

Kitt yeah ,it's me , Mingles is sitting on the porch it is sunny and around 20 degrees here ,

Here are few to distract myself with , one a Parsley ,only half hardy here ,so a few started as they live only a few seasons here ,
Parsley flat leaf ,


Sunflower


All things Tea plants

are you starting indoors?

Some one say tea
I'm drinking lemon berry sage

Awake English Breakfast for me today, Cinda. There's this awesome tea and spice shop nearby us that has some really great custom teas which is cool.

Cinda , yes indoors , outdoors is like cold , snow , and yuck at the moment
I am resetting my herb ideas , up next , Marshmallow to start ,
Forage planning in motion ,

Kim Tea and Spice shop sounds nice ,

Celestial's Bengal Spice is keeping me happy these days

I just bought turmeric and ginger tea. Tastes quite nice! And without sugar.

Lemon ,Ginger , old favorite here for Tea , Turmeric root raw and five plants I have , for additives ,
Good for inflammation , phlegm , several things ,