What began as a hobby and a way to grow
herbs for use in programs at the museums she managed, soon became a personal passion which was turned into a full-time endeavor.
Its piney fragrance is a lovely addition to a container
herb garden.
Herbs can be used as seeds, flowers, or leaves; cooked and eaten themselves or used to infuse a dish or drink.
Sue said: "The society have also provided funding to purchase plants for a new
herb bed at Ellisland - though trying to keep the rabbits out of it is proving to be quite difficult."
"We cleared the land by hand using a grubbing hoe and a bush axe," Blount recalls, "and built in-ground beds for an
herb garden." Her
herbs took off, and by the early 1990s, Blount was running a successful fresh-cut
herb business, providing
herbs to Morton's Gourmet Market, and creating an in-ground
herb garden for Chef Paul Mattison's now-shuttered Siesta Key restaurant.
A SUNNY SPOT As many
herbs enjoy hot, dry conditions and well-drained fertile soil, your
herb garden is best off in a sunny southfacing position, with added protection from north and east winds.
Herbs are one of the most versatile plants you can grow.
"Since early days, we have been considered pioneers in sourcing
herbs as hakeems and vaids would prefer to buy from us.
Once sprouted, you can uncover and let the
herb flourish.
Like Lacuesta, Raymond Aquino Macapagal wrote about only one herb-pinespes which starts off as plain grass, masticated by cows and 'through the wonders of a ruminant's four-chambered stomach, transformed into a piquant
herb appreciated by the hardiest of palates.'
What to do with all these
herbs? One approach to preserving
herbs is to freeze them as cubes.