Growing Herbs

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The Kemper Center for Home Gardening offers tips to grow your own culinary herbs. In addition, you can download a detailed Herbs factsheet [pdf] which includes information on history, propagation, harvest, preservation and pest management.

Herb and Heirloom Tuesdays logoTuesdays, 10 a.m. to noon
(June 4–August 27, 2019)

in the St. Louis Herb Society Garden (located in the Victorian District directly behind Tower Grove House), weather permitting

Connect with some of the oldest friends of cultivated gardens: herbs. Explore the culinary, sensory and beauty uses for the herb featured each week. The first 200 participants will pot an herb to take home and receive a plant profile sheet with care tips and ways to use their new plant. Included in Garden admission.


Schedule
(Schedule may vary due to plant availability)

June 4   Chamomile
Chamaemelum nobile
Chamomile
June 11   Nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus 'Whirlybird Mix'

Tropaeolum sp.
June 18   Basil
Ocimum basilicum 'Crimson King'

Basil
June 25   Sorrel
Rumex acetosa
Sorrel
July 2    Pineapple sage
Salvia elegans
Pineapple sage
July 9   Harlequin ornamental pepper
Capsicum annuum 'Harlequin'

Ornamental pepper
July 16   Lovage
Levisticum officinale
Lovage
July 23   Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
Lemon balm
July 30   Chocolate mint
Mentha × piperita f. citrata 'Chocolate'
Chocolate mint
August 6   Sweet marjoram
Origanum majorana
Sweet marjoram
August 13 Orange thyme
Thymus × citriodorus 'Fragrantissimus'
Thymus citriodorus
August 20 Chervil
Anthriscus cerefolium 'Fern Leaf'
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August 27 Arugula
Eruca versicaria subsp. sativa 'Rocket'
Arugula

 

Herb and Heirloom Tuesdays logoTuesdays, 10 a.m. to noon
(June 5–August 28, 2018)

in the St. Louis Herb Society Garden (located in the Victorian District directly behind Tower Grove House), weather permitting

Connect with some of the oldest friends of cultivated gardens: herbs. Explore the culinary, sensory and beauty uses for the herb featured each week. The first 200 participants will pot an herb to take home and receive a plant profile sheet with care tips and ways to use their new plant. Included in Garden admission.


Schedule
(Schedule may vary due to plant availability)

June 5   Fernleaf Dill
Anethum graveolens 'Fern Leaf'

Dill
June 12   Silver Dollar Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus cinerea

Silver dollar eucalyptus
June 19   Anise hyssop
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop
June 26   Spearmint
Mentha spicata
Spearmint
July 3   Ornamental Pepper
Capsicum annuum 'Coba'
Ornamental pepper
July 10   Greek Oregano
Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum

Greek oregano
July 17   Italian Parsley
Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum
Italian parsley
July 24   Garden Sage or Common Sage
Salvia officinalis
Garden sage
July 31   English Thyme or Garden Thyme
Thymus vulgaris
English thyme
August 7   Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis
Rosemary
August 14   Sweet Basil
Ocimum basilicum 'Gecofure'

Basil
August 21   Winter Savory
Satureja montana

Winter savory
August 28   Grolau Chives
Allium schoenoprasum  'Grolau'
Chives

Herb and Heirloom Tuesdays logoTuesdays, 10 a.m. to noon
(June 6–August 29, 2017)

in the St. Louis Herb Society Garden (located in the Victorian District directly behind Tower Grove House), weather permitting

Connect with some of the oldest friends of cultivated gardens: herbs. Explore the culinary, sensory and beauty uses for the herb featured each week. The first 150 participants will pot an herb to take home and receive a plant profile sheet with care tips and ways to use their new plant. Included in Garden admission.


Schedule
(Schedule may vary due to plant availability)

June 6    Cilantro
Coriandrum sativum 'Slo-Bolt'

Cilantro
June 13    Dill
Anethum graveolens 'Fern Leaf'

Dill
June 20    Lettuce-leaf basil
Ocimum basilicum 'Crispum'

Lettuce-leaf basil
June 27    Pineapple sage
Salvia elegans
Pineapple sage
July 4    Chives
Allium schoenoprasum ‘Fine Leaf’
Chives
July 11   Basil
Ocimum basilicum 'Poppy Joes'

Basil
July 18    Lemon verbena
Aloysia citriodora
Lemon verbena
July 25    Mint
Mentha spicata 'Kentucky Colonel'
Mint
August 1    Anise hyssop
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop
August 8    Zaatar or Syrian oregano
Origanum syriacum


Zaatar
August 15    Caraway
Carum carvi
Caraway
August 22    Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia 'French Perfume'

Lavender
August 29    Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Spice Islands'
Rosemary

Herbs & Heirlooms Tuesdays
Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to noon (June 7–August 30, 2016)
in the St. Louis Herb Society Garden (located in the Victorian District directly behind Tower Grove House), weather permitting

Connect with some of the oldest friends of cultivated gardens: herbs. Explore the culinary, sensory and beauty uses for the herb featured each week. The first 100 participants will pot an herb to take home and receive a plant profile sheet with care tips and ways to use their new plant. Included in Garden admission.


Schedule
(Schedule may vary due to plant availability)

June 7    Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum ‘Green Zebra’
(aka Lycopersicon esculentum)
Green zebra tomato
June 14    Pepper
Capsicum annuum ‘Sweet Banana’
Banana pepper
June 21    Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum ‘Golden Jubilee’
(aka Lycopersicon esculentum)
Golden jubilee tomato
June 28    Pepper
Capsicum annuum ‘Pepperoncini Italian’
Pepperoncini pepper
July 5    Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum ‘Supersweet 100’
(aka Lycopersicon esculentum)

Supersweet 100 tomato
July 12    Pepper
Capsicum annuum ‘Jalepeño’
Jalapeno pepper
July 19    Calamint
Calamintha nepeta

Calamint
July 26    African marigold
Tagetes erecta

African marigold
August 2    Sweet basil
Ocimum basilicum
Basil
August 9    Sweet marjoram
Origanum majorana
Sweet marjoram
August 16    Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare ‘Florence’

Fennel
August 23    Italian Parsley
Petroselinum crispum var. neopolitanum

Italian parsley
August 30    Marigold
Calendula officinalis
Marigold

Herbs & Heirlooms Tuesdays
Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to noon (June 2–August 25, 2015)
in the St. Louis Herb Society Garden (located in the Victorian District directly behind Tower Grove House), weather permitting

Connect with some of the oldest friends of cultivated gardens: herbs. Explore the culinary, sensory and beauty uses for the herb featured each week. The first 150 participants will pot an herb to take home and receive a plant profile sheet with care tips and ways to use their new plant. Included in Garden admission.


Schedule
(Schedule may vary due to plant availability)

June 2    Burnet
Sanguisorba minor
Burnet
June 9    Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fennel
June 16    Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis
Rosemary
June 23    Lemon thyme
Thymus × cirtiodorus
Lemon thyme
June 30    Common sage
Salvia officinalis
Common sage
July 7    Italian parsley
Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum
Italian parsley
July 14    Winter savory
Satureja montana
Winter savory
July 21    Anise hyssop
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop
July 28    Chives
Allium schoenoprasum ‘Fine Leaf’
Chives
August 4    Lemon verbena
Aloysia citriodora
Lemon verbena
August 11    Greek oregano
Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum
Greek oregano
August 18    Chamomile
Chamaemelum nobile
Chamomile
August 25    Pineapple sage
Salvia elegans
Pineapple sage

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