Comments on: May Garden Update http://gingerandscotch.com/2008/05/may-garden-update.html two expats living in dubai. ginger is always eating while scotch is always drinking. Fri, 18 May 2012 00:58:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Chef Gert http://gingerandscotch.com/2008/05/may-garden-update.html/comment-page-1#comment-506 Chef Gert Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:48:27 +0000 http://www.sdangit.com/?p=119#comment-506 Dear sd I have been living in dubai for the last 5 years. just recently moved out of my appartment into a small villa. This now has a bit of gardening area at the back. Beeing a chef..i naturaly LOVE herbs...the spices of the earth :) I have baught my seeds online @ amazon. Got 5 variety of basil and a few others (oregano, marjoram) i do not know what will do well here in Dubai, especialy now with the heated summer months. Shall i wait to plant my seed til after summer? You also mentioned that basil loves sun...so it shld do well in the dubai sun..since we have plenty of it. My rosemary grows beutifully here. I have also lavender seeds i wish to plant...use it to make ice cream :) YummY! As for the sage..you can use it with roast chicken, i lift the skin and pres the leaves under it. This will infuse your bird beutifully :) it also goeas very well with Pumpkin, the two are made for each other :) I normale roast my pumpkin in the oven, the i melt a little butter, add a tsp of honey, pinch cinammon and then 3 or 4 sage leaves right at the end. let the sage infused nicely into the butter sauce, serve it over you roast pumpkin :) i ahve many more ideas if u need :) Regards G. Dear sd

I have been living in dubai for the last 5 years. just recently moved out of my appartment into a small villa. This now has a bit of gardening area at the back.

Beeing a chef..i naturaly LOVE herbs…the spices of the earth :) I have baught my seeds online @ amazon. Got 5 variety of basil and a few others (oregano, marjoram)

i do not know what will do well here in Dubai, especialy now with the heated summer months. Shall i wait to plant my seed til after summer? You also mentioned that basil loves sun…so it shld do well in the dubai sun..since we have plenty of it.

My rosemary grows beutifully here. I have also lavender seeds i wish to plant…use it to make ice cream :) YummY!

As for the sage..you can use it with roast chicken, i lift the skin and pres the leaves under it. This will infuse your bird beutifully :) it also goeas very well with Pumpkin, the two are made for each other :) I normale roast my pumpkin in the oven, the i melt a little butter, add a tsp of honey, pinch cinammon and then 3 or 4 sage leaves right at the end. let the sage infused nicely into the butter sauce, serve it over you roast pumpkin :) i ahve many more ideas if u need :) Regards G.

]]> By: ginger http://gingerandscotch.com/2008/05/may-garden-update.html/comment-page-1#comment-419 ginger Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:17:45 +0000 http://www.sdangit.com/?p=119#comment-419 Hi Sharmishtha - i bought my seeds either at Dubai Garden Centre or Ace in Festival city. Repotting the ones from Geant/Carrefour isn't a good idea b/c those plants are overpumped with fertilizer and other chemicals that it could cause problems when you plant them in soil. However, you can try making cuttings from the Geant/Carrefour plants - google "plant cuttings" to see what I mean. I just stick the cuttings either in water until they root or directly in the soil and voila - a new plant! Good luck! Hi Sharmishtha – i bought my seeds either at Dubai Garden Centre or Ace in Festival city. Repotting the ones from Geant/Carrefour isn't a good idea b/c those plants are overpumped with fertilizer and other chemicals that it could cause problems when you plant them in soil.

However, you can try making cuttings from the Geant/Carrefour plants – google "plant cuttings" to see what I mean. I just stick the cuttings either in water until they root or directly in the soil and voila – a new plant!

Good luck!

]]> By: Sharmishtha http://gingerandscotch.com/2008/05/may-garden-update.html/comment-page-1#comment-418 Sharmishtha Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:43:00 +0000 http://www.sdangit.com/?p=119#comment-418 Hey I have been wanting to grow basil in my balcony but couldn't find the seeds in Dubai Garden Centre and a couple of other places. Can I re-pot the little plants that you get in Geant/Carrefour? Can you give me some tips, please? I'm totally new to gardening and have only succeeded mothering a chilli plant till now :o Hey

I have been wanting to grow basil in my balcony but couldn't find the seeds in Dubai Garden Centre and a couple of other places. Can I re-pot the little plants that you get in Geant/Carrefour? Can you give me some tips, please? I'm totally new to gardening and have only succeeded mothering a chilli plant till now :o

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