[Sca-cooks] herb question

[Maggie MacDonald]

At 01:39 PM 3/29/2004,jenne at fiedlerfamily.net said something like:


>Um... Not Lavendar-- that blooms in the spring.
>
>I would wonder about harvesting either Rosemary or Thyme so close to
>winter. Maybe parsley or other green herbs?
>
>July-August (specifically from the feast of John the Baptist to the
>Festival of the Acension) is the prime time to harvest herbs.

Maybe it is just that I live in a weird area, but my rosemary blooms almost 
year round. I have a sea level Mediterranean type environment. It's never 
too terribly hot (for long), nor is it ever too terribly cold.  I can get 
the thyme to last for 2+ years, but so far I've always killed it after that 
period of time.  The lavender has never lasted more than 3-4 months, so I 
must not have found the ideal sunshine/dry/wet place for them.

Regards,
Maggie MacD.