My first item from the garden

[Chefnot]

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[chefboyrdavid]

First thing ive gotten from my garden this year is basil and rosemary!

[BerryBaby]

I have a big ceramic pot with salad greens on the outdoor table.,,called it my 'salad bowl.'

I've had them in a salad and they were delicious.
However, saw that the birds are eating them yesterday.

Guess I'm done with them and will let the birds enjoy the garden salad.

Have 4 tomato plants and the lemon cucumber growing like crazy. Maybe the birds won't like those.

[Food Network Fan]

I am growing some spinach in a large pot.

Because of the Mountains here I have to move things with the sun as they grow.

[BerryBaby]

Same here, so most all my big pots have those roller stands underneath. Makes them so much easier to move.

[bluejeanz]

I plant an herb garden every year but I planted 3 tomato plants along with it this year 'just because'. My oregano, chives, mint, tarragon and thyme come up every year. I think I was a little heavy-handed last fall when I raked out all the dead leaves from the planting beds because my thyme seems to have disappeared along with my specialty mints (chocolate, orange and pineapple). I'd love it if our winters weren't so drastic so my rosemary would come up every year. Short of digging it up and bringing it indoors, it always bites the dust even with covering and protecting it. I so envy Michael when he goes out into his garden and his rosemary is bushy and thriving!

I planted 6 basil plants, 2 types of thyme, 3 types of rosemary and some sage along with 4 packets of basil seeds and they're growing like crazy. I have a rabbit problem out there so they pick and choose as to what they want to destroy. So far, so good....knock wood.

The stuff is growing like crazy and I've used quite a bit of basil and sage. The weather's been mild but starting tomorrow we're supposed to get that heat wave in the 90's for at least a week. I'll have to make sure I water regularly.

The only thing I've ever used the mint for is a chicken salad recipe that I got from one of Nigella's shows. Does anyone have any ideas for some uses? I tried it in iced tea and lemonade but didn't care for it.

[BernerMommy]

We only planted a few tomatoes, peppers, and herbs this year. So far I have used lots of basil and cilantro. I already have some tomatoes visible (very early for this part of Maryland), and it looks as though the deer and/or rabbits are feasting on the pepper plants.

[Sukie]

I have not planted anything yet. Waiting for the landscapers to finish so I can plant! Will have to buy mature plants since they are going in so late. Hoping to plant tomoatoes, cukes, winter and summer squash, maybe peppers (but they tend not to do well in my gardedn. Maybe it is me?). Have sage and chives. Will plant moe basil. Had rosemary which was growin grea for 2 years then the plant died as year.

[BerryBaby]

I use mint with watermelon and also in a tossed salad.