Growing Basil Tips: 5 Tips How to Grow Basil Like a Boss
Basil is a religion to me. I think about it daily. Each week I make my trek out to the garden to harvest and sow more seed. And when I sit down for a meal that’s [...]
Basil is a religion to me. I think about it daily. Each week I make my trek out to the garden to harvest and sow more seed. And when I sit down for a meal that’s [...]
Edible herbs are such a mouthful—in more ways than one. While most of today’s gardeners are dazzled by the fashionable glitziness of flowers or the full-bellied functionality of a thriving vegetable garden, I am in another [...]
Pinching plants, the age-old technique of snipping out the center of your multi-stem, cut-and-come again herbs and flowers is epic. If you’re like me and want fuller plants, more stems, blooms and increased stem length, you [...]
When most gardeners think about their garden, they picture big beautiful blooms or perfectly ripe tomatoes...I think about what's underneath: Dirt. I would bottle that scent and wear it if I could! Soil Testing But first things first, test [...]
When I first began my foray into growing and selling herbs, I painstakingly planned what and how I would grow. Using all the knowledge I had up until that point and exacting standards—that was how I [...]
There is nothing like going into the garden and picking some herbs to freshen your home, or your food! In this Basil 101 post, I'm going to share a few tips to ensure your gardens will [...]
Propagating scented geraniums! The scented geranium is one of my favorites to take cuttings from and grow. I love the variety of smells, particularly right after a good rain. And while summer is drawing to a [...]
I've been running the food dehydrator non-stop to my husband's dismay. Everyday he says silly things like, "You haven't finished drying that parsley yet?" I have to remind him that now I'm drying something else. Like sage, [...]
Scented geranium cuttings are a big deal here on the farm. Big, not complicated. Beginning from cuttings is like a shortcut to seedlings! Have you ever started a project with a timeline in mind? And then it [...]
Smell the flowers. I need to take a deep breath. Stop. And breathe in some of the beauty surrounding me. When I turned around today and saw that my calendar said September I just about fell off [...]