Ella, I'm sorry to hear about your misadventure while weeding out your herb garden. What on earth were the weeds that gave you all the trouble? I had similar problems with thistles that were growing in and around my experimental iris hybrids, as I can't wear gloves when weeding the iris crowns 'cause gloves catch on the leaves and break them. Ended up with thistle spikes in my fingers and couldn't play instruments OR do any more weeding for a few days.

cheers, Aux