It was straight out of Seinfeld (or so said a passerby): On a hot summer day, I’m watering my herb garden, which is tilted sideways to drain, when suddenly it slips out of my sixth-floor window. I could barely holler “watch out!” before scrambling downstairs to collect my sad, broken basil (the rosemary and chives survived). DIY had seemed like the right approach to a recipe for “springtime capellini” which required about $30 worth of fresh herbs. Hauling myself to City People’s Garden and assembling two boxes proved to be not much cheaper, but now—I thought—I have this stuff FOREVER. So what if I haven’t had a mojito party with the monstrously large mint plant yet? It’ll happen. Extra motivation is here courtesy of Seattle Tilth, our friendly non-profit keeper of P-Patches and community/demonstration gardens. They’re holding a class on Culinary Herb Gardening this afternoon at Freeway Park, to be followed with August classes on Salad Gardening and Composting for Apartment Dwellers, among others. They’re tailor-made for clumsy green-thumbs like me, though experienced gardeners can sow new ideas too. Check the web site to pre-register for the free classes—and watch your step. Weed falling from heaven only sounds like a good idea.