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Snarkie · 01-06-2017, 02:23 PM

is anyone else growing this?

For the past several years on one of my monthly routes, I kept running over this huge bush that is literally sticking two feet into the road. For the next ten minutes, the car was full of aroma. A few months back, I snapped a sprig off and compared it to the spices in my kitchen. It was rosemary.

I figured as long as I had a sprig, I'd use it fresh for cooking. What a difference between the dried crap in my shaker and this stuff!

It seems to be a common mailbox plant here in NC for some reason. Anyway, I bought a cold hardy variety called "Arp," and repotted for the winter. I will plant it this spring.

Is anyone else growing this and using it for cooking? I'm also considering sage and lavender. Any thoughts?

01-06-2017, 02:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
Snarkie The Cat Whisperer Location: Charlotte, NC Zone: 8b, pushing 9a Name: D.A. Hänks Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,119 BananaBucks : 173,510 Feedback: 5 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,218 Times Was Thanked 1,976 Times in 1,145 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,049 Times	Rosemary is anyone else growing this? For the past several years on one of my monthly routes, I kept running over this huge bush that is literally sticking two feet into the road. For the next ten minutes, the car was full of aroma. A few months back, I snapped a sprig off and compared it to the spices in my kitchen. It was rosemary. I figured as long as I had a sprig, I'd use it fresh for cooking. What a difference between the dried crap in my shaker and this stuff! It seems to be a common mailbox plant here in NC for some reason. Anyway, I bought a cold hardy variety called "Arp," and repotted for the winter. I will plant it this spring. Is anyone else growing this and using it for cooking? I'm also considering sage and lavender. Any thoughts? __________________ Doug (D.A. Hänks) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2955582/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 The Only Eastern Redwood Forest in America "Nuke my 'nanners, will you?!"