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One of the best airplane meals (sic) I ever had was on a TWA going to Kansas City. It was a box lunch. Cold. It was a piece of fried chicken, not the best but not bad. A cup of fresh fruit and a nice brownie. Maybe it was the chocolat fininsh that gave me the good memories, whatever it was one of the best.

thanks hjshorter My name shows where my heart lies. I may live in B'more but my heart lies on the shore. I've never had any luck with cilantro but something I have done is with fennel. I put in several plants one year, far more than I could use. Those left in the garden went to seed. I cut the seed heads & hung to dry. When the seeds were dry I shook the heads in a bag & collected the seeds. Kept the harvest in the freezer. I use them in Italian sausage, fish stew whatever.

I live in MD a bit further inland but you should be able to do better with herbs than I can because Rehoboth is a fairly protected area & the Gulf stream runs close to shore there giving it a fairly easy winter most of the time. I have a rosemary I have had in the ground for many years it had gotten to about 4 ft tall. as you say they perfume the yard wonderfully. This past winter was a real test. It did damage the bush but I didn't lose it. Chives are great. Another good one for this area is sage. Nothing like going out at Thanksgiving & picking fresh sage leaves to put under the skin of your turkey. Taragon grows well too. Bay must be kept in pots & brought in at first frost. You will find you are moving to farming country. Lots of fresh veggies, including some of the best tomatos ever, you'll need the basil. This time of year the area abounds in fresh asparagus.