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== Maintenance and succession == | == Maintenance and succession == | ||
These are actions that would be good to do before the winter: | These are actions that would be good to do before the winter: | ||
Cuttings: | Cuttings: | ||
Perilla: is a Korean plant used for medicinal purposes and for seasoning. It has beautiful purple leaves. It will not survive the winter cold, so it is a good idea to take a few cuttings and | Perilla: is a Korean plant used for medicinal purposes and for seasoning. It has beautiful purple leaves. It will not survive the winter cold, so it is a good idea to take a few cuttings and put them in water on a windowsill. They will produce roots in six weeks, after which you can plant them in small pots before moving them outdoors in spring. | ||
Pruning: | Pruning: | ||
Thai Basil: You can uproot some of the Thai basil plants and plant them indoors, and maybe cut the rest down until the plant gets woody. It might survive the winter. | Thai Basil: You can uproot some of the Thai basil plants and plant them indoors, and maybe cut the rest down until the plant gets woody. It might survive the winter. | ||
all the woody herbs like rosemary, sage etc. like to be pruned before the winter. It is also a good idea to add a bit of hay around them. | all the woody herbs like rosemary, sage etc. (mostly found in section 1, the stone bed, see map) like to be pruned before the winter. It is also a good idea to add a bit of hay around them if possible. | ||
Trimming: | Trimming: | ||