herbs

Herbs are such a fun part of gardening!

This year, we decided to put in a permanent herb garden.  There's rosemary, parsley, oregano, catnip, basil, sage, mint, and lemon balm off the top of my head.

The kids always have a great time digging in to plant.

We started off with a great snack of a rosemary herb bread.  Some kids picked out all the little rosemary bits, but the flavor was still in the bread, and the aroma filled the room.  Many of us wanted seconds.

There are so many lessons to learn with herbs!  Do you know how spices are different from herbs?  (Some common spices are cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and pepper.)

Herbs come from the stems and green leafy part of the plants and spices come from the roots, bark, seeds, or bulbs of the plants.

We did a smell test using a brown paper bag to guess some of the different herbs and spices we had to sample.  Some of us are very sensitive to smells!

Our little strawberry plants were starting to ripen, too.

It was still a little chilly out when we planted, but warm weather was right around the corner!