If I buy my fresh Herbs at a Supermarket and use them in my cooking I am mostly disappointed with the quality and the result.

The longer it is between picking the herb from the garden and you using it significantly impacts on the flavor.

The herbs I currently use come from a couple of places, on the deck outside the kitchen and also down the steps in an area behind my workshop.

As its winter here in Sydney Australia, the plants are not too crash hot now, but in summer they can be good. I just use normal soil here.

I have had some great crops using the Hydroponics System I installed about 12 months ago. The Lemon Grass comes from a small pot I got as a gift and the basil is just excellent.

Why is he telling us all of this, you are probably asking?

Leaving the cook bench and going outside to pick some of the great fresh herbs I have, is a real nuisance, So, as you can see – a bit of a defect in the old character.