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How to Grow Broccoli Description: **Broccoli tolerates cool climates very well. In warmer climates, grow the crop in the fall so that it gives you plenty of food in the winter (in warmer climates, it will flower very quickly in the summer, giving you a sparse crop, which is why you should…
How to Grow Beets **Beets are an amazing vegetable: they are extremely nutritious and you can eat both the beets and the greens. **Beets are best eaten young/small because that is when they are their sweetest and tastiest. **One of the best things about beets is that you can sow them throughout the year for…
This Crop Rotation Guide will help you have a healthy and successful gardening year. Different plants require different nutrients in the soil and they also deplete the soil of certain nutrients. By figuring out the patterns of the various types of vegetable crops, you can use this knowledge to your advantage to have a rotation…
Need some expert tips for how to grow arugula (aka Rocket)? Arugula is my favorite salad green, and I’ve been growing it successfully for over a decade now. Below are my top tips on growing arugula, so you can have a happy harvest of the BEST salad greens almost all year long. Why I’m an…
Herbal Teas Trying to come up with more herbal tea ideas? Here are a few more ways I use lemon balm and lavender in my beverages. Both herbs produce a relaxing effect that helps me sleep at night and also helps me keep an edge off my stress levels after a crazy work day… 1)…
Name: *Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) Description: *Most Americans consider dandelion a pesty weed. What they don’t realize is that dandelion is one of the BEST nutritional and medicinal plants! *perennial *best in zones 3-9 Parts Used: *whole plant, fresh or dried (flower does not dry well) Position: *full sun to partial shade *no special soil needs…
Growing up, I remember always being sad when my parents would spray weed killer on dandelions or chop them down with the lawnmower. Imagine my delight when I researched all of the medicinal value in dandelions! They have been, and always will be, a welcome addition to my garden. 🙂 Medicinal Uses of Dandelion:…
Fevers/Colds/Flus: Yarrow has long been used to treat feverish conditions. It is often used at the beginning stages of a cold or flu and is commonly combined with elder flower to help lower high temperatures. For a herbal tea infusion with yarrow, see below. To Lower High Blood Pressure: Yarrow reduces high blood pressure by…
Marjoram is my favorite herb in the kitchen! I adore it! Marjoram and sausage pasta Ingredients: *10.5 oz. rigatoni *9oz. sausages *2tbsp. olive oil *1 large red onion, roughly chopped *2-3 cloves garlic, minced *1 small eggplant, diced *3 small zucchini, diced *2 cups tomato pasta sauce *1 tbsp. fresh chopped marjoram (or, I suppose,…
I am eager to try this soup, it sounds delicious! Lovage Soup Ingredients: *2 tbsp. butter *2 medium onions, finely chopped *2 cups potatoes, peeled and diced *4 tbsp. finely chopped lovage leaves *3.5 cups chicken or vegetable stock *1 cup milk or cream *grated nutmeg, salt, and pepper Directions: 1) Melt the butter in…