Thumbelina Leigh Lavender: June 2013

Summer Herb Planters

Left to right: Oregano, Arugula ("Rocket" or "Roquette"), Lemon Balm in mid-June
Planters from: Crabtree Ceramics

My windowsill plants have been growing like billowing masses since early June.  Even my once-fickle lemon balm plant.  Each tiny seed that I planted in frustration (in less summery May) has seemed to sprout--as a result, there are now lemon balm seedlings everywhere.  I'm not complaining, though.

Lemon Balm

I've been most amazed by the arugula rocket seeds.  Out of the five seeds that I planted, four sprouted, and three have grown into full-on arugula plants.  Rock on, I say!

Arugula

Do you have success with growing indoor herbs?  

Spring Inspiration: Dried Thyme Herb Bouquet

Loosely inspired by this post via Pinterest.

Spring has got me inspired...replanted my wildly overgrown outdoor thyme plant into a larger pot and everything.  In anticipation of the plant woes that accompany its acclimation into a new home, I decided to stem off and collect the most healthy bits of thyme.  Bit by bit, I cut.  Soon enough, there was a tiny handful of the deliciously fragrant herb--just enough for a mini bouquet.  I then took the plant cuttings indoors, where I gently rinsed them off to detach aphids and other bugs, tied the stems together with twine, and hung them upside down from a doorknob.  In a few weeks time, I'm considering sticking this dried herb bouquet into a small bud vase to commemorate the season.  Spring has never smelled so good, like freshly picked culinary herbs.