A couple of weeks ago I bought some herbs from a nursery called The Flower Bin. I discovered them last year after being unable to find healthy looking basil anywhere else. They are amazing. They don’t just have basil, they have at least 6 different varieties of basil to choose from. This year, I started off by buying columnar basil, Thai basil, oregano and rosemary. It was occasionally still dropping below freezing outside so I kept them in our spare bedroom. Unfortunately, I was negligent one day and left the bedroom door open. Our cats discovered the plants and had great fun digging in the dirt. They completely uprooted the oregano and distressed the Thai basil and rosemary. The columnar basil was in another pot and seemed to survive the ordeal intact.

Today I decided it was time to move them outdoors. The rosemary and Thai basil still look distressed so I decided to go back to The Flower Bin today and pick up some more herbs. I originally intended only to get replacement rosemary, basil and oregano. However, it’s like a candy store in there Eventually, I bought rosemary, oregano, cinnamon basil (instead of the Thai), mint, coriander, lemon cucumbers and a tomato plant.

Last year my herbs did pretty well so I’m hoping they’ll grow this year too. I have a fabulous recipe that uses Thai basil so I hope it survives. Last year I also tried growing tomatoes and failed miserably. I’m going to try again this year but don’t have much hope. On the other hand, Jaeger now has a drip system in place so at least the tomatoes will be getting plenty of water