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Hey Steve, how is the dill doing?

And how are the apids?

Growing Ginger?

Has anyone tried growing ginger from knobs you bought at the grocery store? How about galangal?

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Lemon Grass from the vegetable bins

I've got a really big pot of lemon grass now. I bought a little stalk of it at the grocery store, cut off the end, sprouted it in water (that took a while -- was it treated it to prevent sprouting?), planted it in dirt, and grew it outside all summer. Now, it is inside, waiting for the weather to get warmer.

Maybe I'll try galangal the next time I see it!

Keeping aphids off of dill?

Hi,

I'd love some advice. Here in Seattle, I've tried numerous times to grow dill (outdoors), and it works fine for a month or so, but then the aphids discover it and it gets destroyed. What works best to keep them away?

Growing Herbs

The best way to grow herbs is in the indoors where climate control can work. I buy herbs from a fresh foods market and put them in a well lit sun room where it is warm. They grow fast and must be pruned often. A typical herb plant can last as long as 5 months if clipped and pruned as needed to let the other sprouts come up. Never let them bloom. If they bloom,their life span is nearing the end. I use a device called the aero garden that grows me beautiful herbs and for a long time. I live in the cold mountains of NC. It's a little harder to get herbs to produce, but it can be done. The further south and especially in FL., herbs will grow great with the climate.