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Posted by sherinyc (My Page) on Mon, Apr 14, 08 at 9:44
| I am looking to buy herbs for my little balcony pots in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Does anyone have any recommendations of the best place to go? I don't have specific needs, but would like to find things that are more interesting than the usual parsley-sage-rosemary-thyme. Brooklyn or Manhattan is best. Also it would be great if they deliver (after I go there and pick them out, I know some places will do this), as I do not have a car.
Also, is now the best time to do my planting?
Thanks!
Sheri
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| think it will be tough to find herbs, other than the run of the mill you mentioned, in brooklyn/manhattan, and if you do find, the chance of them delivering is virtually zero. there is a decent garden market called the terminal on foster avenue in brooklyn- and between the various vendors, you many find one or two outside the run of the mill selection but not many, and you will probably have to wait till the middle of may for them to be in stock. different plants are best planted at different times, but generally speaking, early spring and and early fall are good planting times. if you buy herbs in the seed form, you can go online and buy an almost endless variety of herbs for only a couple of dollars each. this works best if you have a little space and grow light to start them off indoors. |
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| Thanks, Lycheeluva. I see that online sources also offer live plants. Good idea or bad idea? Can I start from seed now, for this season? I can't do them indoors but I have a west-facing balcony that gets a lot of light. Is it too cold? |
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| buying plants online is fine. i buy 90% of my stuff online. you should be ok weatherwise if you plant them now. i would guess, they wont grow that much for a month or so till the weather heats up. |
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- Posted by yipla z6/7 NYC (My Page) on
Mon, Apr 14, 08 at 16:20
| Dunno if what is offered at the Union Sq Greenmarket is too "run of the mill" for you... But you can always try! When I pass by, it does seem they have many many herbs... |
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| Thanks, I will check out the Union Sq Greenmarket. Do you happen to know if they have herbs already, or should I wait a few more weeks? |
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- Posted by yipla z6/7 NYC (My Page) on
Mon, Apr 14, 08 at 20:42
| I believe they should have them by now, or at least some. Last year I got english thyme, orange mint, rosemary, baby chives and larger chives. |
RE: best nursery for herbs?
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I buy at Union Square. They have some good stuff. Anyone interested in doing a trade?
I have extra plants:
Lemon balm
Lemon mint
Mint
Shiso Any interest in some of these? What do you have to trade?
Peace
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- Posted by yipla z6/7 NYC (My Page) on
Mon, Apr 14, 08 at 23:12
| Unfortunately my english thyme didn't make it through the winter on the roof. I might have things to trade later in the summer when my plants start growing. We'll see. I focus on edibles and have limited space. |
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| Oooh, Shiso is one of the things I'm looking for. I have nothing at all to trade, though. The only thing that came back from last year is chives. I will def. check out Union Sq. Thanks!
Sheri |
RE: best nursery for herbs?
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| Well, if you are interested in a day trip, take Metro North's New Haven line to Westport CT and have a cab take you to Gilberties. They are a huge grower of every type of herb its an amazing place. |
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