Lauren over at Path Across has posted her experience in having her herb garden die so that we can learn from it.

It’s not easy to admit defeat, especially when I like to go around  telling people that they ought to use their backyards and front yards  and porches to grow gardens.  Especially when I look forward to the day  that I have the space to grow my own “edible jungle.”  How can I do  either of these things when I can’t even nurture a windowsill herb  garden? 

There is a class of people who claim that they have a  “black thumb,” i.e., they end up killing any plant in their immediate  vicinity.  I’m afraid I might be one of those people.