In the beginning...

My herb gardening started when I was in-charge for cooking the "LAMB" last New Year celebration, while am doing my research how to cook the "LAMB" in the internet (via Youtube.com); the LAMB is easy to cook, marinated it with salt and pepper some rosemary for the LAMB to have a flavor leave it inside the oven for several hours.... VIOLA! You have a roast LAMB. 

I watched tons of videos how to roast the lamb then I watched this particular video where the chef got his herbs from his backyard. FRESH HERBS from his backyard, then "I want to have my own herb garden." My interest moved from cooking the shitty LAMB to having a herb garden. I searched where I could buy some herbs, Tagaytay was the only the place that is near at my home. Disappointed due to we don't own a car and commuting to Tagaytay is expensive I began to lose hope. 

I talked my budding hobby with Dindin for several times while on Holiday vacation, she mentioned that every year her Mom goes to Tagaytay to buy some cheap meat at Mahogany Market where they sells some plants too. Determined, I tag along with them it was 2 January and I got to hang out with Dindin and her mother. We arrived at Tagaytay around 4:00PM due to heavy traffic going to Tagaytay. 

Flocks of plants sparkling in my very own eyes, I wanted to roam around for a while before buying but Tita encouraged me to buy some of the vendor plants, I swept away from the vendor enthusiasms and brought Sweet Basil (35php), Rosemary (75php), Flat Parsley (35php), Thyme (35php) and Spearmint (50php). When I was done paying I strolled along with Dindin inside the market and she bought some of her cactus and I bought another plant called "everyday plant" which is dead by now. 


Due to Dindin's generosity she gave me some of her excess soil, the next day I planted my herbs according to its common thing. Rosemary and Thyme are herbs that can water every once a week, Parsely and Sweet Basil needs twice a week and lastly Spear Mint does need alot of water than the four herbs I mentioned. 

I placed the plants at the balcony of our house and am really happy that I achieved my mini-project and having my very own herb garden at home. 

My thing for my herb garden did not end to this, I want to have a vertical herb garden I planned to buy some woods and make my own plant box but my plan didn't came true as expected due to I have to save some money. After some weeks, my family did our weekly grocery at Shopwise I got mixed emotions when I saw a bunch of herbs inside the grocery store namely Sage, Mint, Curled Parsley and Basil they sell each pot for 85php. Not bad. 

Festival Mall - Shopwise Herbs

Last week, when Mom and I did the usual weekly routine, she dragged me along to buy some plants for my sister. I was not interested at first due to I know, its not very common for a plant store inside the mall to sell herbs and I was WRONG, they do sell some. Mint, Basil, Rosemary, Tarragon; Mom bought some Jade to my sister I bought some Basil, Rosemary and Tarragon. I planned to repot my new herbs and my current herbs this last Holiday, I bought new pots, new soil, some gravel for the herbs. 

Inspired with the labels I saw at Shopwise I made mine too in the office. I didn't noticed that I made a misspelled in Parsley.
 :(

Yesterday, this was my finished repot of my herbs, and I placed them again inside our garden area besides my bedroom. :) Am happy with my herbs and want to add more. :)