Today I let an obvious notion give me a starting point. I looked in our kitchen to see what we’re really using before making up a possible herb/spice seed list.
I’m sure what you see above looks like a LOT, but we used to use an old timey themed spice rack (the glass bottles with stoppers), and that meant for a lot of containers that were really dupes of what didn’t fit in same. We also had a few additions due to all our moves where I couldn’t find what I was looking for and just bought it.
Last year, I had finally secured a basil plant (not really planned, but was a freebie from a neighbor), rosemary and lemon thyme in fall. I had them on our side porch, all in their own containers (one actual pot, one plastic, one compostable). Within a week, we had a plummet in temperature I was not expecting, and it killed all three because I did not bring them inside. I was rather upset. I did try to bring them back indoors, but failed.
At any rate, now I made a reason to consolidate and organize what we have, and I have a list to look over when we’re ready to revisit our list from last year. I know the rosemary and lemon thyme are two I want again, beyond that, I’m still on the fence. I am trying to keep the overall number of edibles down so I don’t get overwhelmed.
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