Herb-alicious

I really love fresh herbs and my favorite has got to be cilantro. But to my surprise it seems to be pretty divisive. It seems like people either love it or hate it, there isn't much in between. However I cannot seem to grow it for some reason. I have tried on multiple occasions, and it just does not love me as much as I love it!

I did see a really cool idea on pinterest this year, to use a shoe organizer to grow your herbs. I just had to try it, and it was beautiful at first. (my computer is broken, or I'd have more pix). Everything was growing nicely, even what I planted from seeds! And then... We went away for a long weekend... However it was over 85 degrees all 3 days we were gone. My poor little plants didn't stand a chance. I watered everything really well before we left, but they weren't able to hold much water and I just couldn't revive them. :( I was able to save (no, not my cilantro! Poo!) my basil. I have a beautiful display of regular and Thai basil on the back porch now. I also have some oregano left and I'm taking another stab at cilantro.

SO, learn from my TRIAL and error! I do love the idea of using the shoe bag for growing herbs, especially if you have limited space. The downside is that it's not able to retain much water (great for herbs in general as they hate wet feet), just be sure if you're going to be gone for more than a day or two that you have a friend give your babies a drink of water! Have a great day!