1stop Organic Gardening

What a gorgeous plant. Yes, I mean both to look at and the flavour… it’s divine! It’s a recent discovery of mine. I don’t know why I had never heard of it until recently, but I’m so glad that it’s part of my organic garden now. Perhaps I should say part of my collection of herbs, rather than organic garden, because it actually lives in a pot, in my poly tunnel. It loves the warmth and humidity that the tunnel provides.

It is quite an easy plant to grow and propagate. It loves warm, humid conditions - so you’ll need to keep the water up to it. If you were to grow it outside, look for a damp and shady spot.

It propagates very easily, even producing arial roots which can be cut off with a 10cm section of the plant and put into a good potting mix, with a small amount of organic fertilizer and kept moist.

Use the leaves in your asian cooking for a flavour similar to coriander, with a spicy difference. A great addition to curries, rice and hot soups.

Give it a go - it’s so easy to grow. You’ll be so glad you did.

Happy Organic Gardening, Healthy Living…

P.S. If you’re not sure how to get started organic gardening, take a look at my e-manual - Organic Food Gardening Beginner’s Manual to get you headed in the right direction!

Filed under: Herbs, Uncategorized on August 15th, 2008