Please help identify this herb/spice! [more inside]
posted by lisawin on Aug 23, 2009 - 8 answers

It's green, it grows, it tastes like fish. What is it and what can I do with it? [more inside]
posted by maudlin on Jun 7, 2009 - 5 answers

Just shoveled out a new garden 2 weeks ago. Put some tomatoes and peppers seedlings in, and already have some baby pepper and tomato plant is flowering well. Looking for strange or exotic veggies or herbs I can put into the remaining space. This east facing plot probably gets 4-6 hours of direct sun (more once we get further into summer). I live coastal in San Diego, so it would be zone 10. It also never get's hotter than 90F, and never below 32F. Very dry, so low water plants are a plus, but I dont mind watering a small area often. I have no preference starting from seed or seedling, so either one works.
posted by ShootTheMoon on May 1, 2009 - 20 answers

What plant did my Thai neighbor just give me? [more inside]
posted by watercarrier on Jan 25, 2009 - 3 answers

Many questions have been asked about removing wax from carpet, but what about from...plant material. I accidentally dropped some...oregano...into the wax puddle of a burning candle. surprisinly valuable, expensive oregano. After removing the chunk of herb from the puddle, the wax hardened around it. Is there any way to dissolve/dissipate/remove the wax without harming my plant material?
posted by captain cosine on Sep 6, 2008 - 16 answers

We have LOTS of dill coming up. Can anyone provide any not-too-difficult recipes to take advantage of this situation? [more inside]
posted by Morrigan on May 16, 2008 - 28 answers

What herb am I growing? Here's the wide view, the buds, and the leaves. [more inside]
posted by mzurer on May 16, 2008 - 10 answers

Help me construct a 3' tall raised herb garden in my backyard. Materials? Subtrate Levels? [more inside]
posted by blastrid on Mar 13, 2008 - 8 answers

I'd love to grow some vegetables this year. However, I don't have much in the way of outdoor space OR sunlight. What are my best bets? [more inside]
posted by Rosie M. Banks on Jan 9, 2008 - 12 answers

A chilli rabbit recipe from a 'Hemphills Herbs and Spices' book. [more inside]
posted by tellurian on Dec 22, 2007 - 5 answers

What happened to my little herb garden? They were growing really well [1] [2] [3] [4] (just-watered), and then they've sort of died off [5] [6] [7] [8]. I've been growing them under my oven light. Can you help me figure out what went wrong and if I can save my herbies?
posted by lpctstr; on Dec 13, 2007 - 20 answers

DoobieFilter: Is buying Marijuana seeds legal in Canada?
posted by stungeye on Apr 19, 2007 - 8 answers

I live in a New York apartment and I like to cook. When I go to the farmer's market, I'm always tempted to buy herbs in little pots and put them in my window. Questions: (1) If I buy herbs in little pots and put them in my window, how long will they last? (2) How often do you water? (3) If I want to use them for cooking, do I just snip them off and use them and if I do (4) do the herbs grow back? Basically: how do I start a windowsill herb garden?
posted by adrober on May 5, 2006 - 10 answers

Rub-a-dub-dub: any unique ideas for herb/spice/marinate combos?
(Bird, beast, or fish, it could be any dish.)
posted by Smart Dalek on Sep 5, 2004 - 20 answers

I'd like some help identifying an empty flask I found in a drawer.
It's from Germany, and bears the inscription "Herrenberger Blutwurzelansatz / Weinhaus Gläßer / Brennerei Herrenberg / Deutsches Erzeugnis".
The bottle is at least 10-12 years old, and doesn't mention any overseas distributor. Could it have held an herbal wine, or a liqueur?
posted by Smart Dalek on Jan 12, 2004 - 6 answers