Indoor Gardening

This past weekend I decided to try some indoor gardening and plant basil and rosemary, my favorite herbs by far!!! We’ll see how it goes. I’ve managed to keep a plant alive for about 5 years now… but I have to admit that there have been “rough” periods! Here are my beautiful freshly planted herbs by my kitchen window… Wish me luck!!! Interesting Facts: The word basil comes from the Greek βασιλεύς (basileus), meaning “king”, as it is believed to have grown above the spot where St. Constantine and Helen discovered the Holy Cross. The Oxford English Dictionary quotes speculations that basil may have been used in “some royal unguent, bath, or medicine”. Basil is still considered the “king of herbs” by many cookery authors. The name rosemary has nothing to do with the rose or the name Mary, but derives from the Latin name rosmarinus, which literally means “dew of the sea”, though some think this too may be derived from an earlier name. See more here: Indoor Gardening No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin .
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