Re: [gardeners] Herbs during California's rainy season
margaret lauterbach (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Thu, 16 Sep 1999 08:26:27 -0600
At 04:24 AM 9/16/99 -0700, you wrote:
>living here in Central Coast California, my experience is the same. Frost
>kills in basil . However frost will not harm oregano, in fact my
>experience is that oregano likes a beating. As to serrano chiles, my
>suggestion is that you overwinter them. Since they are perrenials (really,
>they are) they WILL survive frost but not well. cover them with row cover
>or something to handle the winter months. My habaneros have STILL not
>produced fruit and my serranos are just setting now, so I will probably do
>the same :)
>
Actually, basil turns black before the temp hits freezing degrees. I think
basil goes roots up at about 38 degrees. Margaret L