Earlier this week I went and bought some herb plants. I opted out on growing my own seedlings, because though I was successful last year, it was a lot of babysitting...and I am not into babysitting. I bought a few Bonnie brand plants, but they are a bit dear. This trip I opted for Barton's Southern States in Seaford, Delaware as my supplier. Last year I had some great results with their plants. They were all so healthy and hearty. I was not disappointed in their constitution,nor their yield. Unfortunately they did not have all the plants I bought last year, when I visited this year. I was specifically looking for Red Salvia to lure in some hummingbird, it worked like a charm last year, but unfortunately they didn't even have one six pack this year. Barton's prices were great too. $1.99 a six pack. A fair price. For that reason I bought Roma, Sweet 100s and Better Boy tomatoes, buttercrisp lettuce, and some beautiful healthy annuals...purple scented petunias, red petunias to placate the hummers,and some pink petunias with yellow centers. I couldn't leave there without a six pack of purple pansies, so they too went into the basket. I went there for herbs and because of the great care their plants receive, I add all of those veggies above. Their selection of herbs was quite good, and their price was a dollar less than Bonnie's. Curly Parsley, Flat Parsley, Dill and Basil all made the plunge into my cart. Today was planting day.
They were looking pretty sad when I put them in. They had dried out in our unusually high heat today. It was between 80 and 90 Wednesday, so they were wilting from the overdose of sun. In the morning I will see if the planting and watering did them some good. When I came in for the night they were perking up and ready for service, so I think that they will be quite perfect by morning. Most of the pots had several plants in them, so I separated them to try to increase my yeild. I never seem to have enough Basil, so four plants instead of one clump, will do me some good service. The same went for the Cilantro. In this economy you do what you have to do to make the most of what you have. This was my take on that theory. All that planting made the herb garden look quite lovely. I have been using my herbs for cooking for the past several weeks, and it is a springtime treat.....that should last most of the summer...some will fade but others will go until frost.
Here are some morning photos of the recovered transplanted herbs...looking pretty good! Be sure to scroll down to the finish of my rooster love story..............
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| corner of the herb garden |
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| celantro |
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| basil |
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| There's a new sheriff in town! |
I fell in love out there today. My new heartthrob is my rooster visitor who I was shooing off, until I got to know him. He is a good looking dude and today he won my heart over big time. I feel like I could set up an eating station just for him after what I saw this afternoon....he's my hero. My birdfeeders are regularly invaded by squirrels...terribly invasive and ravenous squirrels that frighten away the birds. I am out there chasing them with a spray bottle of vinegar which makes them fear me, but doesn't stop them from eating all the sunflower seeds. Today the avian terminator showed his stuff and won my heart. Mr Rooster took a stroll over for a snack. I used to chase him but once I realized he wasn't eating much I let him roam. Today he was here when the squirrels arrived. These are commuting squirrels, I see them come from a quarter to a half a mile away to invade my feeders. As they made their stealthy approach today, the rooster caught there act and started pecking them to chase them off. They hedged and hawed and hesitated. Mr Rooster then made it clear that if they ignored his warnings he would get serious, he put some check butting into the action. I could have hugged him. The squirrels realized he meant business and departed...departed in quite a rush actually, pulling their tails in behind them for fear it would get ripped. It was great. Mr Rooster is now near and dear to my heart. He can have all the corn he wants, anytime!
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