Herbs
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Culinary and medicinal herbs. Growing guides from basil to thyme.
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Allium schoenoprasum 'Purly'
60-75 days · Easy
Mild onion flavor in leaves, flowers have delicate onion-floral taste
Anise Hyssop
75-80 days · Easy
Sweet licorice-anise flavor with minty undertones
Apple Mint
120 days · Easy
Sweet, mild mint with distinct apple fragrance and flavor
Bouquet Dill
40-60 days · Easy
Classic dill flavor - fresh, tangy, and slightly sweet with pickle-like notes
Cardinal Basil
65-75 days · Easy
Classic sweet basil flavor in leaves, intense basil-clove flavor in flowers
Chocolate Basil
65-75 days · Easy
Sweet basil with distinct chocolate, cinnamon, and warm spice notes
Chocolate Mint
65-75 days · Easy
Cool mint with distinctive chocolate undertones and sweet finish
Cilantro
50-55 days · Easy
Bright, citrusy, slightly soapy with fresh herbal notes
Cinnamon Basil
65 days · Easy
Sweet cinnamon and spice with mild basil undertones
Common Chives
75-85 days · Very easy
Mild onion flavor, delicate and sweet
Common Thyme
90-95 days · Easy
Earthy, minty, and slightly floral with warm, pungent undertones
Cuban Oregano
60-90 days · Very Easy
Intense oregano-thyme flavor with camphor and mint notes
Curly Parsley
70-90 days · Easy
Fresh, grassy, slightly bitter with earthy undertones
English Lavender
90-120 days · Easy
Floral, sweet, and slightly camphor-like with classic lavender aroma
Fennel Bronze
90-115 days · Easy
Sweet anise or licorice flavor with aromatic intensity, similar to dill but sweeter
Fernleaf Dill
40-50 days · Easy
Classic dill flavor, fresh and aromatic with slight anise notes
Flat-Leaf Parsley
70-90 days · Easy
Fresh, clean, and grassy with a bright, slightly peppery finish
French Lavender
90-120 days · Easy to moderate
Floral, slightly camphor-like with pine undertones
French Tarragon
60-90 days · Moderate
Delicate anise flavor with hints of vanilla and pepper, slightly bitter finish
Garden Sage
80-90 days · Easy
Earthy, piney, slightly bitter with camphor notes
Garland Chrysanthemum
30-50 days · Easy
Mild, slightly bitter with hints of chrysanthemum flowers and a fresh, herbal finish
Garlic Chives
80-90 days · Easy
Mild garlic flavor with onion undertones, less sharp than garlic
Genovese Basil
68 days · Easy
Sweet, aromatic, and slightly spicy with hints of anise and clove
German Chamomile
60-75 days · Easy
Sweet, apple-like aroma with honey undertones and mild, soothing taste
German Thyme
90-95 days · Easy
Strong, earthy, and slightly minty with hints of clove and camphor
Gourmet Gold Dill
40-50 days · Easy
Classic dill flavor with fresh, grassy notes and slight citrus undertones
Gourmet Gold Oregano
80-90 days · Easy
Classic oregano flavor - warm, aromatic, slightly bitter with pine and lemon notes
Greek Oregano
80-90 days · Easy
Intensely aromatic, pungent, and slightly bitter with warm, pine-like notes
Holy Basil
90-100 days · Easy
Spicy, clove-like with peppery and slightly bitter notes
Italian Large Leaf Basil
60-75 days · Easy
Intensely aromatic, sweet basil flavor with hints of anise and pepper
Italian Large Leaf Oregano
80-90 days · Easy
Intensely aromatic, warm, slightly bitter with pine notes
Japanese Shiso Green
60-85 days · Easy
Complex blend of mint, basil, anise, and cinnamon with slight spiciness
Japanese Shiso Purple
60-70 days · Easy to Moderate
Complex blend of mint, basil, anise, and cinnamon with a slight spicy finish
Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote'
90-120 days · Easy
Intensely floral and aromatic with sweet, slightly camphor-like notes
Lemon Balm
70 days · Very easy
Strong lemon scent and flavor with minty undertones, refreshing and citrusy
Lemon Grass
75-85 days · Easy to moderate
Bright, intense lemon citrus with subtle ginger notes
Lemon Thyme
65 days · Moderate
Classic thyme flavor with bright, zesty lemon notes
Lemon Verbena
90-120 days · Moderate
Intensely lemony, sweet citrus with no bitter notes
Lime Basil
60 days · Easy
Intense lime-citrus flavor with mild basil undertones
Mammoth Dill
90 days · Easy
Fresh, tangy, slightly sweet with caraway notes
Mexican Mint Marigold
80-90 days · Easy
Sweet anise-tarragon flavor with licorice notes, more intense when flowers appear
Mexican Tarragon
80-90 days · Easy
Sweet anise flavor similar to French tarragon with subtle marigold notes
Moroccan Mint
60-90 days · Easy
Sweet, refreshing spearmint flavor with floral notes and less menthol than peppermint
Orange Mint
85-95 days · Easy
Fresh mint with bright orange citrus notes and slight bergamot undertones
Origanum vulgare 'Hot & Spicy'
60-80 days · Easy
Very hot and spicy with intense oregano flavor, pungent and aromatic
Peppermint
60-90 days · Easy
Intense, cooling mint with strong menthol and sweet undertones
Pesto Perpetuo Basil
60-75 days · Easy to moderate
Classic sweet basil flavor, slightly milder than Genovese
Petroselinum crispum 'Forest Green'
70-85 days · Easy
Fresh, bright, and slightly peppery with classic parsley flavor
Pineapple Sage
70-90 days · Easy
Strong pineapple aroma and flavor with mild sage undertones
Purple Ruffles Basil
75-85 days · Moderate
Strong basil flavor with slight spicy notes, more intense than sweet basil
Purple Ruffles Oregano
60-70 days · Easy
Classic oregano flavor with slightly milder intensity than common oregano
Purple Top White Globe Turnip
50-60 days · Easy
Mild, sweet, slightly peppery when young, earthier when mature
Rosemary
90-120 days · Easy
Piney, resinous, slightly bitter with camphor notes
Russian Tarragon
60-90 days · Very easy
Mild anise and licorice flavor, less intense than French Tarragon, slightly bitter
Silver Thyme
120-150 days · Easy
Classic thyme flavor - earthy, minty, and slightly floral with aromatic intensity
Spearmint
60-90 days · Very Easy
Sweet, cooling mint flavor without menthol intensity
Spicy Globe Basil
60-70 days · Easy
Concentrated sweet basil flavor with spicy undertones, very aromatic
Stevia
100-120 days · Moderate
Intensely sweet with slight licorice aftertaste, some varieties have bitter notes
Summer Savory
60-70 days · Easy
Peppery and pungent with thyme-like notes, hints of mint and pine
Sweet Basil
74 days · Easy
Sweet, aromatic with hints of clove and anise
Sweet Marjoram
60-90 days · Easy
Sweet, delicate, pine-like with floral notes and mild citrus undertones
Thai Basil
74 days · Easy to moderate
Strong anise-licorice flavor with spicy, clove-like undertones
Variegated Sage
75-90 days · Easy to moderate
Traditional sage flavor, slightly milder than common sage
Winter Savory
75-90 days · Easy
Intense, peppery, and pungent with pine and thyme-like notes
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