Bill Siemer grew up on a farm in Lassen County, played basketball at Shasta JC, went to Vietnam, became a newspaper reporter and then a lawyer and now considers himself a champion of the story that needs to be told. He lives on the bank of the river and takes pictures.
In reply to Mahmoud Darwish. I live on North Cow Creek, which gets cold flows coming down off Lassen in the winter at night. The frosts kill my basil deader than fried chicken—literally flattens it. I'm also forever bitter that our hard frosts kill any citrus I put in the ground.
Other than basil (which hates the winter), I find that everything thrives in my herb raised bed as perennials. I did get rid of the mint because it tends to crowd out everything else, especially if it gets enough water. My oregano has jumped the box and is now growing all across the back yard […]