Re: [gardeners] Herbs during California's rainy season
Ron Hay (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Thu, 16 Sep 1999 09:31:23 -0700
Good morning, Margaret,
Thank you for your input. I guess we shall just wait and see. At that rate, we
should have basil until the end of November:)
Ron
margaret lauterbach wrote:
> 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