Light: Medium
Water: well when moderately dry
Soil: Prefers well-drained soil
Fertilize: Monthly during growing season with a weak fertilizer
Tag Archives: plant conditions
Growing Basil
Sweet Genovese Basil (Ocimum basilicum):
Plant 1/4″ deep, 12″ apart
Sprouts in 8-10 days
Matures in 55 days
row space: 24″
warm sunny location
rich soil, keep moist but not waterlogged
trim back entire plant to 4″ when it begins flowering.
Growing Thyme
Plant 1/8″ deep at 18″ apart
Sprouts in 8-10 days
perennial
row space: 2′
purple flowers in late spring.
Sow anytime in mild climates and mid-spring in cold areas.
Growing Dill
Plant at 1/4″ deep, 6″ apart. Seeds need light to germinate so don’t cover with soil, just press into ground
Sprouts in 5-10 days
Matures in 45 days
Space rows 2′ apart
Full Sun away from wind
Don’t plant near fennel (affects the flavor of both)
sow mid-spring in cold areas or anytime in warm climates.
Germinate in 10-20 days
Growing Spearmint
Mentha spicata
Perennial, zones 3-10
Start indoors 8-10 wks before last frost, germination: 1-2 weeks
space 18″ apart
partial shade to full sun
grows 1 to 2 feet tall
Notes
Current batch: Burpee, Origin Holland, Lot 3
Growing Morning Glories
Plant: 1/4″-1/2″ deep after danger of frost is over or 6-8 weeks before last frost if starting indoors.
Sprouts in: 5-10 days (10-15 for Blue Star)
Thin to: 12″ (3″-6″ for Blue Star)
Conditions: Full Sun, well drained soil, water frequently
Height: 8′-10′
Type: Annual, Climbing vine, great for a trellis, arbor or fence.
Blooms: summer to fall.
Before planting, soak overnight and/or cut the seed slightly. The outer casing tends to be very hard and doing so will help the seedling to sprout.
Notes
My current crop of Clark’s Heavenly Blue Morning Glories (Ipomoea Purpurea) was sown from Livingston Seed Co, 830 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212.
* Clark’s Heavenly Blues: Packed for 2009 run a, origin tanzania
* Blue and white below are “Blues Brothers”, which is a mixture of Clark’s Heavenly Blue and Blue Star (Ipomea Tricolor) from Livingston Seed Co.
