Dry Herbs Quickly… in Your Car!
To dry herbs quickly, park your car in a sunny spot, spread the herb stems and leaves on a bakingContinue Reading
Category: Herbs
Rue Can Make for Painful Gardening
Rue (Ruta graveolens), also called herb-of-grace, is a pretty subshrub with attractive blue-green cut foliage and yellow flowers that seemsContinue Reading
When to Harvest Herbs
For use in every day cooking, just harvest herbs as you need them. Even the leaves of herbs that haveContinue Reading
Herb of the Year: Hot Pepper
Did you know that the pepper is the 2016 herb of the year? Every year, the International Herb Association namesContinue Reading
Spring is Not the Season for Planting Garlic
Although garden centers often offer garlic cloves (Allium sativum) for planting in the spring, it’s not the right season forContinue Reading
A Plastic Bin Garden
If you want to create a big container garden, any garden center offers plenty of choices of large containers designedContinue Reading
Happy Herbs Have Varying Needs
If you plan to create a beautiful herb garden with all your favorite herbs growing happily side by side, think again. CulinaryContinue Reading
Less Fertilizer = Tastier Herbs
The more plants are “fed”, especially with a fertilizer rich in nitrogen, the more quickly they grow. However, in theContinue Reading
Another Bay Laurel Bites the Dust!
Last night while doing the dishes, I took a quick look at my bay laurel plant (Laurus nobilis), also calledContinue Reading