That herb festival in Asheville changed how I buy seedlings
I drove down to the Mountain Herb Festival last May and watched a vendor sell pots of something labeled as sweet basil, only to see a woman buy three, sniff them, and say, "these are lemon balm, not basil." The seller shrugged and said they all look alike in early spring. I had bought two of those same pots an hour earlier. I drove all the way back home to Knoxville and planted them anyway, but now I grow everything from seed or buy from a nursery I trust. Even the big box stores mix up mint varieties all the time, and that can ruin a whole batch of pesto or tea. Has anyone else gotten mislabeled herbs from a festival or market, and what did you do about it?