Not unusual for dill to reseed but seeds are so cheap you can just buy some in the spring to start your own. Dill is easy from seed.

Oh, I will!

I got started here in late spring, early summer, and didn't have much to start with at that time.

But next year you will be organized and it will be awesome.

Kyla, have you ever tried wintersowing? That may be a good option for Chamomile; I've had luck wintersowing things that haven't done so well otherwise. Sounds like you're good at raising plants fro seed- kudos on the Lavender! I always have to resort to buying plants.

Oh, and on the Dill- if you make dill pickles, the flowering heads are extra tasty to use- all the sharpness of the leaf, with the depth of flavor from the seed as well.

I've got lots of Basil in the veggie garden right now, but guess the only culinary herb in the cottage garden now is a strawberry pot planted with Thyme. It's pretty, and I have it on a garden table, so harvesting is extra easy and I know there is never dog or cat pee on it, LOL.

Three kinds of Thyme
Two of Rosemary
Spicy Globe Basil this year, Thai Basil last year.
Provence and Munstead Lavenders - Neal, I have taken cuttings from the Provence several times and they are fairly easy to root.
Dill
Greek Oregano - the bees LOVE this stuff
Curly Parsley

Maybe more, but that's all I remember right now.

@gemini_sage, yes, wintersowing is something I've done quite a lot of and have intentions to do that this winter.

I was just thinking today that must be my next approach to the chamomile problem, as I don't think anything is going to come of the little patch I tried seeding it in the ground. Maybe it's been too hot here?

I've been disappointed not to find it in any of the local nurseries, either.

My curly parsley is doing wonderfully! and the oregano is spreading nicely.

We have several mints: spearmint is the most prevalent because my cousin has nurtured it. There is a little peppermint start and I planted some chocolate mint in an area I am looking to fill.

Salvia officinalis? Is that the gray cooking sage? I've got some of that going, as well as an ornamental whose name I managed to forget and which is past its bloom but developing a nice basal rosette, so I feel sure next year it will show beautifully.

And, calamint just for the beauty of it.

Forgot the thyme! I have maybe four varieties here and there. I love thyme.

Chamomile won't grow for me here, except in our gravel driveway! That works for me though, it's one less thing I have to mess with starting. It's found its happy spot.

Kyla, I didn't start my basil seeds until June first this year, and didn't get them transplanted out until after the 4th of July. Even with our abnormally cool temps since then, it's still managed to get to harvest size. I used to think if it was later than normal to get things started it wouldn't be worthwhile to go ahead and do it, but sometimes we get happy surprises.

If your dill is in its happy spot it should reseed for you. Mine has finally settled in -it likes to grow in an old horse trough with no help from me. Far be it for me to complain about that! I just have to remember not to meddle with it.

lovemyhouse said:Three kinds of Thyme
Two of Rosemary
Spicy Globe Basil this year, Thai Basil last year.
Provence and Munstead Lavenders - Neal, I have taken cuttings from the Provence several times and they are fairly easy to root.
Dill
Greek Oregano - the bees LOVE this stuff
Curly Parsley

Maybe more, but that's all I remember right now.

Debra, that sounds like a nice little herb garden to me.

Most of them serve as borders for the other plants and flowers. It works. Hope to have more variety next year.

Debra, I am sure you can find spots for still more.

Always room for more, one way or another.

Yep. Was given a small greenhouse and am planning to try out seed starts for herbs, vegetables, and some annuals.

Try Nasturtiums, they are really easy from seed and so pretty.

I love herbs in my garden. I love the way they smell and look, and I also love that they attract so many beneficial insects. This year I had growing:
--a couple varieties of basil
--2 kinds of chamomile
--marjoram
--borage
--3 varieties of dill
--chives 2 varieties
--catnip
--germander
--lemon balm
--lemon verbena
--3 kinds of oregano
--pennyroyal
--rosemary
--tansy
--thyme
--hyssop
--4 types of lavender
--lovage
--spearmint
--chocolate peppermint
--rue
--3 kinds of thyme
--parsley

I have lots of varieties of meadow sage, but I think those count as perennials rather than as herbs?

Thinking about my favorites...
--I really like the dill, parsley, and rue because they are hosts for the black swallowtail
--I love the lavender and chamomile for their scent and beauty
--The spearmint is a wonderful pollinator magnet when it is in bloom, as is the catnip

Wow. That is a really nice herb garden.

thanks, Rita. I may not grow all the annuals again. Also, this year I spread them throughout my plants rather than concentrating them in a single garden area. Next year I may do a combination. I also want to concentrate some of my butterfly plants in a single area without many herbs.

@Catmint20906, wow. I has a jealous!

I've never grown either germander or pennyroyal. All the rest are old friends.

@Newyorkrita, good idea about Nasturtiums. I wonder how they'd do here. When I lived on the NC coast it was too hot for them to do really well but it's a bit cooler here so, that's worth a try. (That was the first time I was ever aware it could be too HOT for a plant! )

Kyla, the germander hasn't done a lot so far this summer. I think it got a bit shaded out by some other plants around it. Maybe next year.

I had a nice nasturtium growing in one of my beds for a while this summer but it ended up badly beaten up with some kind of rust. I decided to just pull it out. They're very pretty. Might be worth a try in this slightly cooler clime! :-)

I put the pennyroyal by itself in a container after reading about how aggressive it is. It's done fine there, but it's not one I've become attached to. hey, if you make it up to Holly's fall swap, I'd be happy to give it to you!