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PIC Spring Plant Sale: Herbs & Vegetables  


Spice up your cooking with fresh herbs and home-grown vegetables! You'll have best results in a sunny location. Herbs come in 3.5" pots; vegetables in 4" pots.

  Aloe Vera –Succulent ‘friend’ in the kitchen for minor burns, cuts. Good for the ground or a pot. sun, part shade
  Basil, Genovese – Best variety for pesto! Pinch stems for bushier plants and to prevent flowering for best flavor. sun
  Cilantro – Great for Mexican dishes! Also known as coriander, this plant is related to parsley. Grown both for its seeds and leaves. sun
  Dill - From the carrot family, which includes anise, caraway, chervil and fennel. Great for potato salad! sun
  Garlic Chives -Subtle garlic flavor perfect in stir fry, egg dishes. Edible flower! sun
  Lavender, French –Large shrub best kept at no more than three feet, including blooms. Fragrant ornamental and dried flower. sun
  Parsley, Italian – Flat-leafed variety valued by cooks for best flavor. sun
  Rosemary, Gorizia –Unique and very appealing variety bearing llight lavender-blue flowers in spring. Large, aromatic leaves great for soups, roasts. sun
  Sage –A soft, yet sweet savory flavor and prized for its health-promoting qualities. Adds depth to soups, meat dishes. Use flowers for garnish. sun
  Thyme, French – Great in the garden or on a windowsill. sun
  Bell Pepper – a sweet variety used for salads, stuffing, soup, stews, relishes and pickling. sun
  Hot Pepper "Jalapeno" – Spicy ingredient in salsas and guacamole. sun
  Strawberry –Grow these sweet berries in your own garden! "Everbearing" is a perennial variety that easily fits in small spaces or can be grown in a container or pot. Produces 2-3 harvests per summer. sun
  Tomato, “Better Boy” – Most popular home garden tomato in the world, fruits average 1/2 pound! sun
  Cherry Tomato, "Sweet 100" – The classic cherry tomato! Very productive. sun
  Heirloom Tomato, "Mortgage Lifter"– amazing taste and size. sun

 

Plum Tomato, "Roma"– Excellent fresh, for sauces or canning. sun

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