In this Sunday Gardener segment Ava Marie is joined by Carrie Engel from Valley View Farms as they discuss planting and growing herbs. She gives tips on how to plant different herbs together and how much space to give the plants.
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‘S AVA MARIE AND IT’S TIME FOR SUNDAY GARDENER. I’M HERE AT VALLEY VIEW FARMS WITH KERRY ENGLE. GOOD MORNING. I LOVE BEING IN THIS SECTION. I CAN JUST SMELL IT BECAUSE WE’RE IN FRONT OF ALL THE HERBS AND JUST SUCH AN AMAZING SMELL, AND IT MAKES YOU JUST WANT TO PLANT THEM SO YOU CAN START USING THEM. IT DOES. AND SOME OF THEM SMELL LIKE SUMMER. SO I LIKE BASIL. JUST NOTHING. JUST PICTURE THAT WITH YOUR MOZZARELLA AND TOMATOES AND YOU’RE JUST READY TO GO TO TOWN. MY FAVORITE WAY TO EAT IT. YES, I REMEMBER SHOWING SOME KIDS DIFFERENT THINGS AND HAVING THEM SMELL THEM. THIS ONE GUY WENT UP TO THIS ONE. HE’S LIKE, IT SMELLS JUST LIKE MY PIZZA. BUT THAT’S OREGANO. SO A LOT OF FUN. WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS, THERE’S SO MANY OF THESE HERBS YOU’VE MAYBE ONLY GOTTEN OUT OF A JAR, AND YOU DIDN’T EVEN REALIZE WHAT THEY LOOKED LIKE. AND SO YOU CAN GROW THEM YOURSELF. AND OF COURSE, WHEN THEY’RE FRESH, THEY’RE JUST THAT MUCH BETTER. SO WE’RE GOING TO PLANT THEM ALL IN ONE PLACE. YES, I GUESS, IS THIS A SILLY QUESTION? BUT DO THEY TAKE ON THE FLAVORS OF EACH OTHER? WELL, A LITTLE BIT. I MEAN, NOT NOT THE PLANT ITSELF DOESN’T, BUT I THINK YOU KIND OF GET THE SMELL. AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT CURRY BEFORE. AND CURRY IS LIKE THAT. IT’S, IT’S A, IT’S A SPICE. BUT IT’S A COMBINATION REALLY OF SPICES. SPEAKING OF THAT, YOU PICKED OUT A TURMERIC I WOULD SAY I THINK I ALWAYS SAY TURMERIC, BUT IT’S TURMERIC. TURMERIC. BUT THIS IS GOING INTO LOTS OF DIFFERENT FOODS OR SUPPLEMENT. AND IT’S THE ROOT THAT PEOPLE WOULD EAT. YEAH. SO A LOT LIKE GINGER YOU’RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GROW IT FOR THE ROOT JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES THE SAME WAY. AND ONCE THAT’S READY YOU GO AHEAD AND GROUND THE ROOT DOWN AND USE IT AS, AS FOR FLAVOR. AND ALSO JUST FOR A GOOD, UH, GOOD FOR YOU KIND OF PLANT. SO HOW SHOULD WE START? OKAY, SO WE HAVE POTTING SOIL IN THERE. YEP. I ALREADY FILLED IT UP. AND SO USUALLY SOMETIMES THESE THESE LITTLE SIDE POCKETS ARE REAL SMALL. AND YOU ALMOST HAVE TO FEED THE PLANT FROM THE INSIDE. BUT THESE ARE BIG ENOUGH. SO WE’RE JUST GOING TO KIND OF JAM THEM IN THERE. AND TELL ME THE PROPER WAY. I KIND OF LOOSEN IT A LITTLE BIT. YOU’RE GOOD. YOU SQUEEZE THEM A LITTLE BIT LIKE THAT AND BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THE STEM. LOOSEN THE ROOTS A LITTLE BIT AND I’M GOING TO JUST KIND OF JAM THAT IN THERE. AND HOW HOW DO YOU KNOW HOW DEEP TO PLANT. WELL YOU WANT TO COME UP TO, TO CLOSE TO THE TOP. NOT EXACTLY. YOU WANT TO HAVE ENOUGH OF A WATER RESERVOIR AND THEN SPACING LIKE BASIL IS A REALLY TALL BIG PLANT WITH THIS GO IN THE BIG ONE. I THINK THAT’S A GOOD PLACE TO WANT TO PUT IN THE MIDDLE, BECAUSE THAT CAN REALLY SPREAD OUT AND WE CAN ADD A LITTLE MORE SOIL TO THE TOP OF THAT AND BE FINE. I’M PULLING OUT A A OREGANO HER. UH OH. OKAY. SQUEEZE THAT. FOLLOW MY OWN ADVICE. RIGHT. PARSLEY. COOL. AND SOME OF THESE, LIKE THE OREGANO, HAS A KIND OF LEANS OUT A LITTLE BIT, I WANT TO SAY HAS A LITTLE BIT OF A TRAILER. SO THAT’S NICE TO ADD TO ONE OF THE SIDE POCKETS. AND ANOTHER ONE THAT’S GOOD FOR THAT IS THE THYME. THYME. OH YEAH. IT CRAWLS OUT OF THERE. VERY COOL. AND I GUESS GROW WHAT YOU WANT TO EAT RIGHT. YEAH. I MEAN IT’S JUST LIKE VEGETABLE PLANTS. YOU WANT TO GROW WHAT, WHAT YOU’RE USED TO AND JUST COME IN HERE AND SMELL THESE THINGS. I MEAN, THIS IS A TYPICAL SAGE, BUT THIS ONE YOU SAID IS A PINEAPPLE SAGE. WHEN I SMELL IT, IT GETS A BEAUTIFUL RED FLOWER ON IT. THE OTHER NICE THING ABOUT A LOT OF THESE HERBSBS IS THEY REALLY ARE HANDY. AND, UH, WHAT POLLINATORS USE THEM. SO I PLANT PARSLEY EVERY YEAR AND I’M PRETTY SURE I PLANT IT FOR MY POLLINATORS. I’VE GOTTEN A BATCH OF CATERPILLARS. YEAH, I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO BE A CATERPILLAR. MOM. THANKS TO THE PARSLEY, I GROW SO BEAUTIFUL. THEY SMELL GREAT. WHAT A FUN ADDITION TO YOUR GARDEN. THANK YOU. KEEP ON USING THEM. THANK YOU. YES, GREAT DAYS FOR PLANTING THIS WEEK. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOUR GARDENING QUESTIONS ANSWERED, YOU CAN EMAIL OUR SUNDAY GARDENER TEAM. JUST EMAIL