04 June 2010

Herb Troubles

First, my basil is doing fantastically and I'm looking for a pesto recipe to use some of it up.

However, the oregano isn't doing as well. I only ended up with tiny sprouts in my oregano pot. In fact, they may have even been weeds. I've replanted the oregano.

The cilantro was doing great. Until Tuesday morning...


Needless to say, the cilantro needed to be replanted so I did that today. I dumped out the soil in the pot and found a peanut shell. Unbelievable! He was just trying to bury his loot!

I talked to my neighbor, who works at a nursery, about the squirrels. She said that they ate all her peppers last year. Great. She also said that cayenne pepper is the best way to keep them away. Okay, then I'm on the right track. I just need to be more diligent about putting the cayenne on the garden/pots.