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[coraa]

Things I want to do, hobby-wise:

• Garden. It's the wrong season to be putting plants out, since it does get cold in Seattle, but I'd like to get some indoor herbs in pots. I've bought basil and rosemary a few times, and I know I can grow those plants myself with little trouble -- and fresh herbs are expensive. (I'd also like to find some wintering-over plants to put in the porch box, since the porch looks a bit barren).
  
• Beads. I joined a Beads of the Month club, but I'd like to hit a hobby store and get some basic seed beads, wire, needlenose pliers, and findings. I used to do a lot of beading, but not so much anymore.
  
• Weaving or knitting. I was going to sign up for a class at this fiber store near the Ave, but I just missed the deadlines. Next round!
  

Comments

[cwendy41.livejournal.com]

Both N and I had horrible luck with basil two years ago. Mine died within a week or two of getting it and I think his did as well. I jumped to the conclusion that they're hard to grow. What's your tip for growing basil?

I had a rosemary plant that grew pretty well for two years, but I threw out all of my plants when I moved except for one cactus and one plant that I had kept inside. I should start getting some plants again, or at least a rosemary plant since N likes eating bread with rosemary and olive oil.

[coraa.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I've had reasonably good luck with basil in pots -- it needs a lot of sunlight (like, 6-8 hours per day), and watering about twice a week, but it hasn't given me any trouble if I do that. Do you know what yours died of?

[cwendy41.livejournal.com]

Maybe not enough sunlight? I don't remember.

My oregano would grow really well but every year around August, bugs start eating its leaves (I leave my plants outside). They started eating the tomato and strawberry plants too. They didn't do any damage to the rosemary plant. The basil died before it got eaten by bugs.

[triath.livejournal.com]

I don't know where you live, but when I was in the SoCal desert, slugs & bugs ate my basil to the ground. I tried many things to dissuade them, with no luck.

However, here in Washington, my basil plant flourished into a huge bush and I couldn't use even a small fraction.

[clairebaxter.livejournal.com]

Lots of compost, lots of sun.