Rosemary was Re: [Sca-cooks] bananas are herbs?

Elaine Koogler ekoogler1 at comcast.net
Fri Feb 27 14:34:42 PST 2004


But, but...Phillip doesn't exactly "run" things around here. We work 
together. Same is true of my friend. Sigh.

Kiri

Olwen the Odd wrote:

>> Olwen the Odd wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> But rosemary is primarily started from a growth, not a seed. I am 
>>> not sure I have ever seen rosemary seeds. I've certainly never seen 
>>> seeds on the plants and the oldest rosemary hedge I have known was 
>>> well over 20 years old! It was indeed very woody at it's core 
>>> branches. The thing just sent out creepers and it kept sprawling 
>>> until it was a hedge that went the entire length of the yard. Funny 
>>> thing that. When the owner of the house died, the rosemary did too, 
>>> within weeks.
>>> Olwen
>>
>>
>> There's an old saying that where rosemary grows, a woman is the 
>> master of the house. Was the owner a lady?
>>
>> Selene C.
>>
> Why yes. He adult son lived there with her and he primarily took care 
> of the house and yard, etc. as she was getting quite on in years. He 
> was rather hermity but when he walked out and saw the rosemary 
> suddenly dying, he came around the corner and asked me to come look. I 
> took some of the last home and it tasted awful. I never heard that 
> saying.
> Olwen
>
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