We are stilling pulling leaves off these herbs for cooking, but more and more are going to flower. We can still use them for cooking, but I find their appearance during flowering quite interesting. So I captured some pictures of the herbs along with some of their flowers in a series of pictures. Using my Panasonic Lumix GH6 and its macro lens I think I got some good shots.
The day was clearing up, with storms heading out of the area it was time for these plants to enjoy the sunlight coming through the clouds.
 Camera Model | Lumix GH6 |
|---|---|
 Lens | Olympus MSC ED M. 60mm Macro lens |
 Filter | none |
 Aperture | f/3.2 |
 Shutter Speed | 1/250 sec |
 Film Speed | 100 |
 Spectrum | Visual Light |
 Wavelength | 380 through 700 nanometers |
 Location | Central Virginia USA. |
This bergamont plant has not done much, sharing a pot with two other plants may have something to do with that.
We can see basil here bolting, those little hairs at the middle of the leaf are getting ready to bud.
Something about that vibrant green against the purple is so pretty.
We can see the basil oils on the flower close up. Those little dots are probably the aroma of basil.
The rosemary is coming along as well, getting bigger. I wonder if I should put it in the ground so it can hopefully survive the winter.
Some more basil flowers, whatever this kind of basil is it sure loves to bolt..lol
Many shades of green in these plants.
One of the basil plants got its own pot, and its massive. Next year we plan on splitting up more plants so each have their own pot.
Thyme can be seen growing above, such tiny leaves. I may be able to plant this during the fall as well
Coneflower leaves are forming but no buds yet.
Savory has bolted as well, looks a little different than the basil plants.
Purple basil above, turning a little green.
Another purple basil plant, doing the same.. Not sure why they are turning back to green.
Its cool getting up close and seeing the leaves details.
Just something special about these little flower spires on the basil plants.
Some of the leaves on the bergamont are shedding. But it also shot off new growth at the base, so maybe its focusing on that.
I planted a bunch of lavender plants, and many of them are getting bigger. Got some pictures of them as well.
A close up of the leaves, looks a little different from rosemary.
Really hoping these little guys survive the winter. If they do, they should be good for years to come.
I think I will start move lavender seeds to replace the ones that did not do well after transplanting. Will do that this winter inside.
Some of the plants have more than 2-3x increased in size so I have faith they will do good.
Its been hard work keeping the weeds at bay around them, but eventually they will be big enough to shrug them off.
The color of some of them are a little more blueish, Hopefully I did not mix up a rosemary plant for a lavender..lol
All of the herbs around here are doing well, and looking forward to a few more months of growth this year. Hopefully the lavender will survive the winter, and maybe I will plant that rosemary and thyme as well. But for now everything is growing and I am very happy with the results. The only thing I would do differently is have more pots, so plants are not sharing the same dirt.
Previous posts from this project:
https://peakd.com/hive-140635/@solominer/potted-herbs-july-update
https://peakd.com/hive-140635/@solominer/our-potted-herb-garden-is-coming-along
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