2011 Annual Conference of the Michigan Herb Associates

I know that spring is not far away when it is time for the annual conference of the Michigan Herb Associates. Yes, this is Michigan and there is still snow on the ground, but it won't be long before I will be looking for the first sign of my horseradish plant which happens to be the herb of the year for 2011.

And even though I told myself that I wasn't going to buy any plants at the conference this year, I just couldn't resist. Woe is me. I just don't know what gets into me. I am not really ready yet and the likelihood is these plants will die before I ever get them outside.

I couldn't resist this lettuce mix. Eating a salad with my own lettuce sounds good to me right now. I intend to plant this into a larger pot, water well, try to give it plenty of light in this house of mine that tends to be dark, and some good organize fertilizer. Perhaps it will be salad time next week.

The rosemary I was trying to winter over from last year died on me of course. I just don't have a lot of light inside and I don't have much luck keeping this plant alive over the course of the winter. But I am hopeful this little plant will survive long enough for me to get it out into the warm sunshine of summer.

I usually try to be patient and wait until later in the year to start growing basil as when I start it too early it tends to die on me before I get it into the ground. Basil in an annual and will die after setting seed. But Lori May from Raker & Sons, a wholesaler of seedlings, convinced me that I just had to have this variety of basil called Floral Spire. Now If I can just keep it alive. Stay tuned!