That yard you have sounds wonderful, have you tried any gardening?
Hey, a little, but my green thumb is mostly brown. I have a small herb garden right this minute.
An herb garden sounds like a great hobby. What do you grow? Parsley and dill aren't very needy and tend to grow well
Basil, dill, oregano, thyme, parsley, and cilantro... but I'm not having a whole lot of luck with the cilantro, for some reason.
Hmm, cilantro can be a bit more picky than other herbs. Cilantro likes dry soil instead of damp (like the basil for instance) so if they are all together in one pot, the cilantro may be getting too much water.
They're growing in separate pots. I live close to the Rockies, and the weather here is cool and a little wet, so that's probably it. Well, I might have to give up on it then.
With the weather coming off the Rockies, the cilantro might be too damp for its liking, don't give up on it! Keep it dry and it'll flourish and you'll have some wonderful, fresh cilantro for when you do some grilling :)
Some people are apparently genetically predisposed to dislike the taste of cilantro. I didn't like it when I was younger, but I do now. It adds a fresh edge to food I find really appealing.
That's true! It is a single gene that about 10% of the population have that makes cilantro taste like soap. Those poor souls are missing out
They sure are! Wow, thanks for the specifics of that! It's one of those facts I can lay on my friends when I cook for them.