If you have ever grown spices at home, then for sure you know the excitement and joy they bring when you observe how they peep out of the soil and then grow in front of your eyes. Do you consider that food without spices is unimaginable? Then you should continue reading

As commented in my previous post, I've been preparing some herbs for drying: tarragon and savory, both grown in my home garden. If I just remember last year's crop, when I grew enough herbs to cook throughout the winter and even early spring, this year's humble number of pots in the balcony of Ljubljana just can't compare. I hardly had enough basil to make pesto genovese 4 or 5 times during the summer. I planted parsley twice, but both times it was devastated by little friends called Erysiphe umbelliferarum.
The rest of spices I had in the balcony (lemon balm, dill and lavender) were invaded and eaten by insects and other pests. Even the chili plant. I had to throw it away today in the morning and it made me so sad. Only the pot of rosemary is still doing fine, actually it looks better then ever.

A few weeks ago, I decided to give the herbs another try. This time I went for the safer way: I placed the pots on the window shelf inside the flat. Luckily, the window faces sout-west, which is an ideal location for plants. At least in the first few weeks of growth, they will need as much direct sunlight as possible.
I planted 7 new pots of: coriander, basil ruby, marjoram, thyme,  parsley and anise.