{"id":5309,"date":"2021-06-10T11:35:59","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T15:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/?p=5309"},"modified":"2022-05-27T16:31:12","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T20:31:12","slug":"umes-extension-observes-national-herbs-and-spices-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/connections\/umes-extension-observes-national-herbs-and-spices-day\/","title":{"rendered":"UMES Extension observes National Herbs and Spices Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2022\/05\/NATIONAL-HERBS-AND-SPICES-DAY-\u2013-June-10.2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2022\/05\/NATIONAL-HERBS-AND-SPICES-DAY-\u2013-June-10.2.png 500w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2022\/05\/NATIONAL-HERBS-AND-SPICES-DAY-\u2013-June-10.2-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>UMES Extension Specialty Herbs Consultant Henriette den Ouden&#8217;s five &#8220;Best Kitchen Herbs&#8221; to grow now are basil, parsley, thyme, chives and oregano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her tips:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Herbs\u00a0like sun, but do fine in shade, and even inside.<\/li><li>Make sure to cut off the flower buds from basil, parsley and chives, as it makes them woody and changes the taste.<\/li><li>However, a few chives flowers are very nice to use in salads.<\/li><li>Buy the plants, a slightly larger pot and a bag of organic potting soil.<\/li><li>Replant them to give them quality soil and enough space to grow.<\/li><li>Don&#8217;t feel comfortable doing the planting? They are available in nice pots and even in combo decorative pots.<\/li><li>Whatever method, make sure to give them love and keep them close to your kitchen!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, contact UMES Extension Specialty Herbs Consultant Henriette den Ouden&#8217;s at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:hdenouden@umes.edu\">hdenouden@umes.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UMES Extension Specialty Herbs Consultant Henriette den Ouden&#8217;s five &#8220;Best Kitchen Herbs&#8221; to grow now are basil, parsley, thyme, chives and oregano. Her tips: Herbs\u00a0like sun, but do fine in shade, and even inside. Make sure to cut off the flower buds from basil, parsley and chives, as it makes them woody and changes the&#8230;<span class=\"cpschool-read-more-link-holder\"><a class=\"btn btn-basic cpschool-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/connections\/umes-extension-observes-national-herbs-and-spices-day\/\">Read more <span class=\"sr-only\">UMES Extension observes National Herbs and Spices Day<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","wds_primary_category":45,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,76],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-5309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-connections","category-june-2021"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5309"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5309\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5309"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=5309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}