The roach and scorpion of herbs.
Oregano and parsley will survive just about anything nature and man can throw at it. I had culantro, cilantro, basil, habaneros, sweet habaneros and almost all died this winter even when cared and kept warm and cozy. But the other two not only survived but actually grew and spread.
One single surviving sweet habanero is holding on for dear life.
Having lived in the tropics most of my life, I am still not used at having to prepare and plant at specific times of the year rather than whenever I feel like. It is frustrating to acquire this kind of patience.
Nothing else to do but to prepare again for getting my seeds ready to grow and hope they don’t die because of freakish weather shifts. Just in case, I am holding till March, I simply do not trust Tennessee weather as it behaves like a politician.
up here we used to plant the garden on Memorial day weekend.. I may try and plant some tomatoes and peppers in a raised bed this year.
Try mint.
Basically a form of kudzu good for making tea. And it will. Not. Die. Even after hard winters in Illinois.
However ... Planted alongside the outer kitchen wall, in a flower bed with good isolation, it did a great job of keeping ants out of the kitchen because the mint oils overwhelm their scent trails. And mowing the lawn nearby always smelled wonderful. (The isolation worked ... kinda.)