It is not easy to keep a web log up to date. Life happens instead. The tarragon struggled through the winter and survived to be placed outside in the spring, but it was never healthy, and a nest of fruit flies or fungus flies infested the soil. A constant small cloud of the little bugs was always near the plant.
Other things do better. Basil has been thriving in the greenhouse, and while it has bolted to seed in the heat of August, a new planting is taking off. As the weather cools, it should begin to produce.
Dill continues to volunteer throughout the garden, though more sparsely than last year. Much of what I initially thought to be dill turned out to be cosmos instead. Pretty, but surprising.
A late planting of Parsley is starting to develop to harvestable size, but it was slow to germinate and is now shaded by a zucchini and a crooked neck squash. I had expected it to grow and be used and gone before the squash and zucchini grew large enough to shade it.
A pot containing an Aloe Vera does well after it was taken out of the rich potting soil and repotted in plain old garden dirt. Probably this would have been good for the Tarragon as well.
I have found a seed source, Botanical Interests, whose seed packets are beautifully illustrated with watercolor paintings. The interior of the seed packets is printed with detailed information about the plant. Not just herbs but garden vegetables too.
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