Posts Tagged ‘Herbs’

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  Learn how to grow herbs in containers for healthy plants and convenient harvests

  by Niki Jabbour

  Herbs are low-care plants that add beauty, fragrance, and flavor to the garden. And while it’s fun to design and plant an...

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  Parsley growing tips: Harvest this flavourful herb and kitchen staple all year

  by Tara Nolan

  Parsley is probably the herb I use the most in my cooking. I add it to soups and stews, I snip it into fresh lettuce or quinoa...

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  Herbs to grow in winter: 9 choices for cold-season harvesting

  by Niki Jabbour

  I may have written the book The Year Round Vegetable Gardener but that doesn’t mean that I don’t also enjoy having homegrown...

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  How to grow mint indoors: 3 growing methods for year-round harvests

  by Jessica Walliser

  Mint is one herb I won’t live without. I enjoy the occasional mojito, but my favorite way to enjoy mint is as an herbal tea. I...

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  How to trim basil for big, bushy plants and larger yields

  by Niki Jabbour

  One of the secrets to producing big, bushy basil plants is trimming. Many gardeners are shy about harvesting from their herbs....

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  How to harvest lavender for bouquets, culinary uses, and DIY projects

  by Tara Nolan

  My love for lavender stems back to a trip to Provence before my last year of university. I have a postcard of the lavender fields...