Annuals: Herbs
| Names | Annual, Biennual, Perennial | Culinary Cuisine Uses | Indoor/Outdoor Seed Dates | Days from Seed To Harvest | |
ANISE Pimpinella anisum |
Annual |
Licorice flavored seeds for Anisette liqueur, baking and white meat. |
May 15-30 n/a |
70-75 |
Seed Transplant |
BASIL Ocimum basilicum |
Annual |
Pungent flavor for tomato sauces; 6 varieties including Sweet, Purple and Lemon types. |
May 15-30 |
80-85 |
Seed Transplant |
BAY/LAUREL Laurus nobilis |
Perennial |
Bay leaves flavor soup and stew; also available as indoor tropical plant |
n/a n/a |
|
Seed Transplant |
BORAGE Borago officinalis |
Biennial |
Leaves are used in salads; edible blue flowers self seed. |
May 15-30 n/a |
80-85 |
Seed Transplant |
CARAWAY Carum carvi |
Biennial |
Seeds flavor bread and cheese; resembles carrot or dill. |
n/a May 15-30 |
2nd year |
Seed Transplant |
CATGRASS OATS |
Perennial |
Cat treat; plant indoors in pot or outdoors. |
n/a May 10-20 |
15-20 |
Seed Transplant |
CATMINT/CATNIP Nepeta cataria |
Perennial |
Cat treat or soothing tea; in mint family with square stems. |
May 10-20 n/a |
75-80 |
Seed Transplant |
CHAMOMILE, German Matricaria recutita |
Annual |
Relaxing, soothing tea; white daisies readily re-seed. |
May 10-20 n/a |
20-30 |
Seed Transplant |
CHERVIL Anthriscus cerefolium |
Annual |
Gourmet parsley for salad garnish. One of the four fine French herbs. |
May 15-30 n/a |
70-80 |
Seed Transplant |
| CHIVES Allium schoenoprasum |
Perennial | Mild, onion-like flavor to salad, sauce & soup. Attractive purple flowers. | May 15-30 n/a |
80-85 | Seed Transplant |
| CHIVES, Garlic Allium tuberosum |
Perennial | Mild garlic flavor to salad, sauce & soup. Attractive white flower. | May 15-30 n/a |
85-90 | Seed Transplant |
| CILANTRO/Coriander Coriandrum sativum |
Annual | Leaves are also called Chinese parsley. Seed is called Coriander | May 10-20 n/a |
20-30 | Seed Transplant |
| COMFREY Symphytum officinale |
Perennial | Once used as a poultice on cuts, bruises and broken bones. | n/a May 10-30 |
60-90 |
Seed Transplant |
| DILL, Fernleaf Anethum graveolens |
Annual | angy tasting pickles, salad, sauce & stew. A dilly of an herb that self seeds! | May 15-30 n/a |
60-70 | Seed Transplant |
| ECHINACEA Echinacea angustifolia |
Perennial | Also called coneflower, strengthens immune system. | April 1-15 n/a |
120 | Seed Transplant |
| FENNEL Foeniculum vulgare |
Annual | Mild anise/licorice flavor to salad, sauce & fish. | May 10-20 n/a |
80-90 | Seed Transplant |
| FENUGREEK Trigonella foenum |
Annual | Bean-like tasting leaves are used in salads; seeds are used to flavor curry powder. | May 10-20 n/a |
90-120 | Seed Transplant |
| FEVERFEW Matricaria parthenium |
Perennial | Put in salad or soup toprevent migraine headaches. | May 10-30 n/a |
80-90 | Seed Transplant |
| GARLIC Allium sativum |
Annual | Popular sulphur flavoring to meat & vegetable dishes. Allegedly wards off evil vampires! | May 1-15 n/a |
100-120 | Bulb |
| GARLIC, Elephant Allium ampeloprasum |
Annual | Nutty, milder garlic flavor; good grilled or roasted veggie. | May 1-15 n/a |
100-120 | Bulb |
| HORSE RADISH Armoracia rusticana |
Perennial | Hot condiment on beef and pork. Tuberous roots. | May 1-15 n/a |
100-120 | Seed Transplant |
| HYSSOP Hyssopus officinalis |
Perennial | Bitter taste to salad, soup or stew. Blue flower spikes. | May 10-30 n/a |
30-60 | Seed Transplant |
| LAVENDER, English Lavendula angustifolia |
Perennial | Fragrant flowers for bouquets, baths, potpourris and sachets. | March 1-10 n/a |
100-120 | Seed Transplant |
| LAVENDER, French Lavendula dentata |
Perennial | Fragrant flowers for bouquets, baths, potpourris and sachets. | March 1-10 n/a |
100-120 | Seed Transplant |
| LEMON BALM Melissa officinalis | Perennial | Balmy lemon flavored tea, salad garnish. | April 10-20 n/a |
90-100 | Seed Transplant |
| LEMON VERBENA Aloysia triphylla | Perennial | Zesty lemon flavor to hot or cold desserts, dishes or drinks. | n/a n/a |
Seed Transplant |
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| MARJORAM, Sweet Origanum majorana |
Annual | Strong flavor to meat and veggie dishes. Closely related to oregano. | April 10-20 n/a |
80-85 | Seed Transplant |
| MINT/Peppermint Mentha piperita |
Perennial | Strong, hot flavored tummy tea, lamb, jelly & dessert. Plant has square stems. | April 10-20 May 1-10 |
80-85 | Seed Transplant |
