Every year I scour the catalogs and websites of my favorite nurseries looking for something new to experiment with for a season. Sometimes it is an herb that dopes not grow well in Illinois and I need to prove that to myself. Other times it is one I have heard about but never grown. Sometimes it is a cultivar of a plant I love so I want to see what someone else has crafted into a new plant. When the Herb Companion magazine came up with a list of five plants to try in 2010, it got me thinking of my own list of plants to recommend. So here are 5 plants to try out in your garden this year. In the next 5 days I will give information of growing cultivating, harvesting, and using these same five plants.
- Mexican oregano (Lippia graveolens) - While not actually a member of the oregano family it still possesses the requisite essential oils that provide oregano's heady, easily recognizable fragrance and piquant flavor. Mexican oregano has a sweetness and intensity that many gourmets prefer to the flavor of the true European or Mediterranean...
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basil, calendula, ezapote, gardening, herbs, marigold, oregano, sage
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