Tropical herbs
Slowly I have found herbs that grow easily here in the tropics and can be used to replace the more common ones that find this hot humid climate quite tiresome. I thought oregano would have no trouble growing here, but every time I have bought a little pot from the nursery it has stayed the same size and then eventually wilted and died. then a friend gave me a slip of this; growing off to the left,( against the fence is the comfrey) .Now I know it looks nothing like oregano, but it tastes like a little oregano, a little thyme, and my gosh! it grows here! never stops - you have to keep cutting it back :) It is called mother of herbs, or Cuban oregano - I reckon you could also call it tropical bouquet garni, but folks are not that fancy round here! Once that took over the entire back of my herb spiral, and I flattened it out I decided that my other favorite herb could have the front new section. It i...