Herbs and Spices: Anyone into these?

[barbie_Q]

nilagay ko lang sa cup na may tubig. matagal bago lumabas ang roots. Actually ito lang ang nabuhay sa 5 cuttings na sinubukan kong ipropagate. I will try other methods pag malago na to.

ah, sige, I'll try that too. Sana magwork sa akin. I'm experimenting with rain water kasi kung mas mabilis sya magpalago ng halaman compared sa regular maynilad water. haha. natry nyo na rin ba yun?

[Taraq]

ah, sige, I'll try that too. Sana magwork sa akin. I'm experimenting with rain water kasi kung mas mabilis sya magpalago ng halaman compared sa regular maynilad water. haha. natry nyo na rin ba yun?

Di ko pa na try using rain water....bihira kasi umulan dito sa disyerto.
Good luck and share here the outcome.

[franzb69]

barbie_q, taga san ka po? just wanna know if purple sage is actually locally available dito sa atin.

just came from cartimar yesterday. bought some herbs there and some compost. generally the same pricing with the sellers at manila seedling bank.

bought rosemary, more tarragon, swiss mint, lemon balm, and lavender there.

gonna post the repotted plants once wala nang ulan. sana di ako sipunin. di ko natiis nag repot ako ng mga binili ako and mga plants that needed repotting.

isa lang pala yung pwesto na nagbebenta ng herbs, pero practically lahat sila nagbebenta ng calamansi.

wow, finally an edit button! yay!

also bought a naniwa sharpening stone there. another toy for me in the kitchen! lol.

[Taraq]

isa lang pala yung pwesto na nagbebenta ng herbs, pero practically lahat sila nagbebenta ng calamansi.

Anong name ng store na nagbebenta ng herbs sa cartimar?
uwi ako this week...baka makadaan ako dun.

[franzb69]

Anong name ng store na nagbebenta ng herbs sa cartimar?
uwi ako this week...baka makadaan ako dun.

sorry, mga walang mga pangalan mga pwesto ng mga nagbebenta ng halaman. you'll know when you see it naman. herbs lang karamihan ng binebenta talaga nila.

[Taraq]

sorry, mga walang mga pangalan mga pwesto ng mga nagbebenta ng halaman. you'll know when you see it naman. herbs lang karamihan ng binebenta talaga nila.

Thanks. Sana makapunta ako dun.

[franzb69]

Thanks. Sana makapunta ako dun.

cartimar isn't hard to find. you turn right on cartimar street on taft then you turn again then left then right. you'll see the shops that sell the plants.

dami den iba't ibang mga binebenta dito. too bad i didn't have enough time to go through them all since i only had half a day to get to what i need to do.

[Taraq]

cartimar isn't hard to find. you turn right on cartimar street on taft then you turn again then left then right. you'll see the shops that sell the plants.

dami den iba't ibang mga binebenta dito. too bad i didn't have enough time to go through them all since i only had half a day to get to what i need to do.

Salamat Franz.

[barbie_Q]

barbie_q, taga san ka po? just wanna know if purple sage is actually locally available dito sa atin.

just came from cartimar yesterday. bought some herbs there and some compost. generally the same pricing with the sellers at manila seedling bank.

bought rosemary, more tarragon, swiss mint, lemon balm, and lavender there.

gonna post the repotted plants once wala nang ulan. sana di ako sipunin. di ko natiis nag repot ako ng mga binili ako and mga plants that needed repotting.

isa lang pala yung pwesto na nagbebenta ng herbs, pero practically lahat sila nagbebenta ng calamansi.

wow, finally an edit button! yay!

also bought a naniwa sharpening stone there. another toy for me in the kitchen! lol.

Taga Cavite ako, pero sa makati ako nagwowork. Sa saturday market dito sa legaspi carpark ako nakabili ng basil(50pesos), saka rosemerry(80pesos). Merong purple basil! Kaso di ko kasi alam kung edible din yun kaya hindi ko binili. meron din silang parsley at thai basil at dill, etc. failure kasi ako when it comes to starting plants from seeds. namamatay sila sa akin eventually e. kaya bumibili ako ng established plant na then yung mom ko na nagpaparami through cuttings if possible.

[franzb69]

Merong purple basil! Kaso di ko kasi alam kung edible din yun kaya hindi ko binili.

purple basil is edible. if it smells like basil, looks like basil and tastes like basil then it's basil. lol.

there are dozens of varieties of basil. i have about six kinds in seed form. only growing holy basil, thai basil, lemon basil and sweet basil at the moment. super precious ang iba kong seeds kaya di ko ginagamit agad. lol.

mahal ang nabili mong herbs, 3 for 100 lang yan dapat. pero depende den sa laki. rosemary mahal talaga dahil mabagal lumaki at lagi ako namamatayan. pero malakas na loob ko kse i've been able to keep one rosemary plant alive for close to 1.5 years now. i have added two more since then and they're growing nicely. mahirap sa rosemary ay ang spidermites and black aphids. kelangan mo talga paliguan ng pesticide kung gusto mo mabuhay halaman mo.

basil, parsley, dill, and many other herbs are just annuals. they live for about a year and flower then die. pero parsley is a biennial (two years), they flower on their second year, just like their cousins the carrot. dill will live for more than two years, basta the kind that are tall and grassy so long as you trim them down severely but not too severely na di na mabubuhay ha! lol.

mas mura sa cartimar, centris and manila seedling kesa sa salcedo and legaspi market. pero bihira ako makakita ng oregano (not italian, not cuban) na binebenta don. gourmet's lang nagbebenta non na live, including marjoram. kaya bili na agad pag may nahanap. mas mahal nga lang pero no choice ka, chaka maganda naman tubo.

then thyme square lang meron ng golden oregano.

basil is very easy to grow from cuttings. rosemary is quite hard as they're woody.

[project_ichigo]

purple basil ko na kimg strain ay green na green na! hahahahaha!

[franzb69]

more herbage!


repotted herbs from cartimar



lemon balm and lavender



swiss mint



rosemary



repotted my two kinds of thyme and rosemary



sawtooth herb with matching damo na tumutubo sa tabi, lol



this is the dill i'm talking about, not the stuff that looks more like fennel



my rosemary that's been with me for 1.5 years



adik lang sa tarragon

[project_ichigo]

my basil patch with volunteer okra

[franzb69]

may burgundy okra ka pa pala ichigo eh. hehe.

[project_ichigo]

may burgundy okra ka pa pala ichigo eh. hehe.

nope. iba yan. namunga na ba yung sayo?

[franzb69]

nope. iba yan. namunga na ba yung sayo?

yup, kaso isa lang. pinahinog ko, may nakatabi na tayong buto.

hehe.

[barbie_Q]

purple basil is edible. if it smells like basil, looks like basil and tastes like basil then it's basil. lol.

Ah! then I shall buy next time the other varieties. My problem ako, *** isang basil ko, yung sweet basil, merong white na maliliit na insect! alam mo ba kung pano pwedeng patayin yun? kasi napuputol ko yung dahon pag tinitiris ko sila isa-isa.
My sister cooks the basil, pero lately nung nagstart umulan, napansin ko nagkaron ng infestation. yoko naman ipesticide baka makalason sa tao... other options maybe?

[barbie_Q]

my basil patch with volunteer okra
http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/...IMG_5179-1.jpg

full sun mo ba pinuwesto yung basils mo? kasi yung sa akin nasa ilalim ng shed. pero translucent naman yung bubong ng shed para di mabasa ng ulan pag bumagyo. better ba na ilipat ko sila sa west side ng bahay para full sun?

[project_ichigo]

full sun mo ba pinuwesto yung basils mo? kasi yung sa akin nasa ilalim ng shed. pero translucent naman yung bubong ng shed para di mabasa ng ulan pag bumagyo. better ba na ilipat ko sila sa west side ng bahay para full sun?

yup. full sun. the more sun, the better IMO.

[barbie_Q]

yup. full sun. the more sun, the better IMO.

na experience mo na ba na ma peste ang basil mo? yung ganito itchura ng pest o: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/p...0130912878.jpg
haay, *** isang basil plant ko may ganyang peste. baka mahawa yung iba kaya nilagay ko yung pot na may peste sa quarantine site (aka malapit sa basurahan)