Sheep Sorrel: Tangy Taste, But Thuggish Behavior
I have good news and bad. The good? Your plant is edible and even delicious. The bad? It’s also aContinue Reading
Category: Herbs
I Killed My Rosemary: A True Tale of Crime and Confession
The Laidback Gardener reveals his dark side in this sad tale about how inattentiveness and neglect led to the tragicContinue Reading
Learn When to Sow Your Garden Seeds
Photo: skat15, depositphotos 5 Handy Lists! By Larry Hodgson Do you want to know when to sow your garden plantsContinue Reading
How to Plan, Plant and Grow a Kitchen Herb Garden
Sure you can grow your own herb garden. It really isn’t that difficult! Photo: alexraths, depositphotos By Diane H. WongContinue Reading
How to Grow Your Own Ginger
Photo: mkqayyum@gmail.com, depositphotos By Larry Hodgson Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is well known as a tropical spice. We grow it forContinue Reading
What Is Sumac and Can I Grow My Own?
By Larry Hodgson Question: I have a weakness for the spice called sumac. I find it tangy, sweet and fruity, greatContinue Reading
Herbs: Multi-purpose Plants
By Debra KnapkeAuthor of Herb Gardening for the Midwest Herbs are definitely multi-purpose plants. Traditional uses include culinary, medicinal*, fragrance, and dye. WeContinue Reading
Herbs: Just Let Them Freeze!
By Larry Hodgson Why is it so many gardeners insist on trying to bring their herb plants indoors for theContinue Reading
How to Preserve and Store Homegrown Herbs
By Larry Hodgson This spring you sowed and planted herbs for the first time. Well done! It’s a wonderful project.Continue Reading
Is It the Right Time for a Thyme Lawn?
By Larry Hodgson Tired of mowing your turf lawn again and again? Of fertilizing it repeatedly? Of treating it againstContinue Reading