Best herbs to add to garden?

[elnewt]

Hello all,

I've been absent from the forum but still plodding along with a few peppers. This year I am getting a raised bed in a community garden and am very excited to be growing 4-5 types of peppers. I wanted to add a few herbs to the garden as a barrier between my peppers and legumes (I've read mixed messages on whether they should be planted next to each other). I know I want oregano, probably some cilantro, maybe a basil. I would really like a rosemary plant, but from what I've seen, they go crazy and take up a lot more room than I'd want them to. Can a rosemary be kept controlled with regular trimming? Are there any other herbs that I'm not thinking of that might make a good addition?

Thanks!

 

[Tinkerbelle]

@Ratatouille that would be great, thank you - but in your own time, no hurry

 

[Grass Snake]

If you want, I could send you part of my papalo stash. I think I have enough left to spare.

You inspired me to grow Papalo again this year. This is one of the few herbs I actually collected seeds from.

For those that not familiar with Papalo it's used like Cilantro and will make a good substitute. It thrives in the heat unlike Cilantro. To me it taste kinda like Cilantro but with hints of soap. Some say Cilantro taste like soap but I don't taste it but I do with Papalo.

I've grown it but still have alot to learn about this herb

 

[The Hot Pepper]

 

[Tinkerbelle]

he's been on that big beer again

 

[Ratatouille]

@Grass Snake It tastes like cilantro with lime to me. Very zesty and maybe with a hint of mint. So much tastier than cilantro.

It almost nver bolts in my climate. I start it inside and they grow into big plants during summer. Unfortunately the season over here is not long enough to get the plants to bloom and collect seeds. Still very much team papalo.

 

[Grass Snake]

@Grass Snake It tastes like cilantro with lime to me.

Yes I forgot it is limey too

 

[Grass Snake]

It's an interesting herb can't wait to grow it again

 

[Grass Snake]

If you like Papalo and Cilantro you should definitely look into Culantro

 

[Ratatouille]

Or laksa leaf, Vietnamese cilantro. Apparently there is a family of cilantros out in the world.

 

[CaneDog]

Or laksa leaf, Vietnamese cilantro. Apparently there is a family of cilantros out in the world.

Thanks for mentioning this, @Ratatouille. I'd like to try growing this alongside my culantro as they seem to like a similar environment.

Does anyone know of a trustworthy seed source for a U.S. destination?

 

[Ratatouille]

@CaneDog If yiu can't find a US vendor, let me know. I might have some older seeds left. I could check when I'm back home. (The same goes for you @Grass Snake.)

I've grown it a few times, but It's not really my cup of tea.

 

[CaneDog]

Thanks, @Ratatouille. I'll check around a little more thoroughly than I did yesterday. I may turn up something searching under its different names, as it seems to have a few.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

he's been on that big beer again

you mean that big soap

 

[Grass Snake]

That's it someone give me a tube sock, it's about to get real up in here.

 

[Grass Snake]

So y'all never heard of Cilantro tasting like soap to some people? Rata was more accurate with her description of Papalo having hints of mint and that's what I think I was tasting and described it as soap. There is mint soap I'm sure

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Yes I have. Usually that's poeple that hate it, not grow it.

 

[Grass Snake]

Next herb I would suggest that hasn't been mentioned is Epazote

 

[The Hot Pepper]

You just like namedropping herbs

 

[Grass Snake]

It is fun

 

[Ratatouille]

Papalo is more like your dishwashing detergent, not so much the generic flowery hand soap. (That's the regular cilantro.) You really need to be more specific @Grass Snake.