Author Topic: Herbs? (Read 3255 times)

Biscombe · « **Reply #20 on:** March 30, 2007, 23:08:16 »

Hey Doris, thanks for the link XXX

Jeannine · « **Reply #21 on:** March 30, 2007, 23:26:53 »

The Curry plant which there is some doubt about is a bit like a silvery lavender.

The Curry Leaf plant which is not grown in Europe is a bit more like pointed bay leaf.

If you find Curry Leaf plants in Asian stores they are from the second one.

The first one is often with the herbs but all herbs are not edible.

If anyone has a good herb book it will be in there I am certain,I just can't remember the book I saw it in a couple of years ago and I am sure it said it was toxic. XX Jeannine

jennym · « **Reply #22 on:** March 31, 2007, 00:34:41 »

Curry leaf is what you want, the botanical name is Murraya koenigii

You can buy it at these places:
http://www.poyntzfieldherbs.co.uk/catalogue1.asp?sortby=engname&colhead=shrubs&req=yes&doctitle=Shrubs%20and%20small%20trees.

http://www.oldhallplants.co.uk/

Biscombe · « **Reply #23 on:** March 31, 2007, 08:51:16 »

jennym, what a star! I'm on it now ;D

Biscombe · « **Reply #24 on:** March 31, 2007, 09:04:21 »

What a great site, better get the credit card out! hope they ship to Spain :-\

emmy1978 · « **Reply #25 on:** March 31, 2007, 13:01:02 »

Biscombe, i bought one this morning along with a chocolate peppermint, lemon sage, and oregano. 60p each! Smell is great but don't think you can cook with it. Looks like it would take from cuttings easily like mint if you can snaffle some as you're walking through the Spanish countryside, sniff, you lucky thing! 8)

manicscousers · « **Reply #26 on:** March 31, 2007, 16:50:22 »

Quote from: Marymary on March 30, 2007, 22:54:01

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Wish I could get tarragon to germinate - any tips?

put them in a pot, covered with vermiculite, very lightly, stuck a plastic bag over and left them to it, took a while but we got a few :)

Biscombe · « **Reply #27 on:** March 31, 2007, 16:57:35 »

Got loads of Russian tarragon growing, pops up every spring in my herb garden, grows like a weed, not too keen on the taste of Russian, French is supposed to be far better tasting.

Trixiebelle · « **Reply #28 on:** March 31, 2007, 17:42:41 »

Quote from: Jeannine on March 30, 2007, 23:26:53

The Curry plant which there is some doubt about is a bit like a silvery lavender.

If anyone has a good herb book it will be in there I am certain,I just can't remember the book I saw it in a couple of years ago and I am sure it said it was toxic. XX Jeannine

ERK!!!!! :-[ I've been eating it ... mind you, I have the constitution of an ox ::) They told me at the 'specialist' garden centre I bought it from that is was edible >:(

Thanks for the heads up Jeannine. Will do my research now X

Trixiebelle · « **Reply #29 on:** March 31, 2007, 17:47:55 »

Now I'm confused! Check out the 'ratings' at the bottom of the page?

http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/54309/

And Tim: I stand corrected on sage ;D

cleo · « **Reply #30 on:** March 31, 2007, 21:04:43 »

Quote from: Biscombe on March 31, 2007, 16:57:35

Got loads of Russian tarragon growing, pops up every spring in my herb garden, grows like a weed, not too keen on the taste of Russian, French is supposed to be far better tasting.

Russian tarragon is nasty-Frencn is superb-buy a plant and divide when it has grown a bit

Biscombe · « **Reply #31 on:** March 31, 2007, 21:51:37 »

Will do ;) Going to buy a curry leaf plant some tea and now french tarragon from the site Jennym reccomended ;D ;D how excited am I!!!!!

Jeannine · « **Reply #32 on:** March 31, 2007, 22:23:05 »

Trixie, I truly don't know much about the controversy, I jus remember it from a couple of years back. I would be interested to find out actually.
XX Jeannine

Biscombe · « **Reply #33 on:** March 31, 2007, 23:18:18 »

Quote from: emmy1978 on March 31, 2007, 13:01:02

Biscombe, i bought one this morning along with a chocolate peppermint, lemon sage, and oregano. 60p each! Smell is great but don't think you can cook with it. Looks like it would take from cuttings easily like mint if you can snaffle some as you're walking through the Spanish countryside, sniff, you lucky thing! 8)

Bargin!!! will try and take cuttings when I next head for the hills!!!!!

Biscombe · « **Reply #34 on:** March 31, 2007, 23:20:42 »

Jeannine, what a huge dog!! tell us more!

jennym · « **Reply #35 on:** March 31, 2007, 23:32:20 »

Quote from: Trixiebelle on March 31, 2007, 17:47:55

Now I'm confused! Check out the 'ratings' at the bottom of the page?
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/54309/
And Tim: I stand corrected on sage ;D

The one shown on the davesgarden link is commonly called curry plant but it isn't the plant known as curry leaf.
Here's some pics of the edible curry leaf Murraya koenigii
http://toptropicals.com/cgi-bin/garden_catalog/cat.cgi?uid=Murraya_koenigii

Curryandchips · « **Reply #36 on:** March 31, 2007, 23:48:11 »

Quote from: Biscombe on March 31, 2007, 23:20:42

Jeannine, what a huge dog!! tell us more!

A bobtail !!! My fave dog in all the world ! I go totally yampy when around bobtails ...

Jeannine · « **Reply #37 on:** April 01, 2007, 18:37:28 »

My dog...well in the seventies I used to show and breed them along with a smaller breed too, then I moved to Canada, I took this one with me.His name was Gumdrop. His name tag was made when we were going on a long trip across the Us and I was scared he would get lost. If I remember rightly it read. My name is Gumdrop and my Mummy will be very sad is I get lost so would you please contact..then the address details were there.

The picture is twenty years old.

He died quite young for a Bobtail and I never got another one, I still go all gooey when I see one but have never replaced him. I got a bit teary eyed when I was browsing and found the picture.

He was smashing.

XX Jeannine

Biscombe · « **Reply #38 on:** April 01, 2007, 19:10:59 »

I'm more of a cat person but he is scrumptious!!

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Author Topic: Herbs? (Read 3255 times)