"western" Herbs

[Penkoprod]

Anyone had any luck with growing what i shall call "kitchen herbs"......Chives, parsley, dill, sage, thyme, basil, coriander, mint etc?

Not on a commercial basis, but, more of a herb garden type thing.

Penkoprod

[sunsamourai]

Rosemary does well in dry Isaan areas. I've seen european basil working really well.

I failed a coriander tryout in Bkk, but will try again with different soil

[Pond Life]

Mint grows well & spreads quickly here.

2 types of basil grow very easy.

Corriander has been a struggle, but succesful.

Oregano & Rosemary are barely surviving.

I have utterly failed to get Indian Cumin seeds to even sprout.

[ezzra]

Apparently there is a grower in Hua Hin who supply Villa super markets with assorted of fresh,

good quality western herbs at a reasonable price, being grown hydroponically i believe,

[Beardog]

Mint no problem, Can grow western Basil, but Thai basil much easier & acclimated already. Coriander is easy to grow. Thyme & rosemary very difficult -none growing.Cilantro no problem.Chives easy. A bunch of other Thai spices we have growing , but I have no clue what they are. All very tasty. Dill would most likely grow well here in Bang Saray.

Edited March 10, 2010 by Beardog

[samesamebutdifferent]

Dill grows in this part of the world, so should'nt be a problem, getting the local variety

Thais refer to it as Pak chii lao ผักชีลาว

Hope that helps a bit.

[luccc]

I am a new, expat, come from Belgium.

We want to start new business (chickengrill).

I want to do with a mix of herbs and spices we use in Belgium.

These chicken are a bit spicy, not the same taste as you can eat in Thailand

We bring about 15 kg of these spices in container from belgium, when we moved to Thailand.

I checked for the import of about 200 kg from Belgium, but FDA Thailand have to may rules and

documents, and maybe have to pay about 200% more taxes)

I decided to make my own mix, i can find some spices in BKK, Indian shop, but I need some

spices from Italy (Basil, thyme and savory)

I check on the internet after an adress in Bkk, but did't find.

Does somebodyknow where I can find?

We stay Ayutthaya, come regulary in Bkk

[WatersEdge]

Seems most of the pieces are available.

If each of you producing successfully should consolidate your product under one outlet,

both producer and customer would benefit.

Such a cooperative arrangement would accelerate the production of the missing pieces.

May the best organized win.

[Crushdepth]

Mint, parsely and basil grow like weeds here.