Anne_Dwyer's Blog

I learned something on Good Day Tampa Bay.  Pam Brown, an Urban Horticulture expert with the Pinellas County Extension Office,  was a guest on our show and had examples of various herbs that can be grown in Florida, even in the summer, including basil, rosemary, thyme, and parsley.   She explained that if you keep the potted herbs in a screened enclosure, little critters may come to live on the plants: and because the plants are in an enclosed area, the "good bugs" that are seeking to eat the pests, may not have a way in !!  So, on occasion, take the plants outside the enclosure!   Also: she explained the difference between spices and herbs:  a spice usually comes from seeds and bark, where herbs come from plants.   They're full of info at the county extension offices!