For cooking, you can snip off fresh leaves and stems to add some extra zip to all sorts of dishes, including soups, stews, sauces, and salads. You can also dry thyme by itself or combine it with other herbs like basil and rosemary to flavor herb-infused oils, vinegar, or butter. The...
Growing herbs from seed takes time but the reward is worth the effort. Here are the basic steps for starting herb seeds indoors. You can find more detailed information in this article:10 Steps to Starting Seedlings Indoors. Step 1: Light:Herbs need plenty of light to grow into healthy plant...
Cultivated in herb gardens for centuries, Basil is one of the easiest herbs to grow from seed and it makes a delicious... Read more about Basil (Ocimum basilicum) Bay (Laurus nobilis) A slow-growing and easy-to-care-for plant, the bay tree is extremely popular. The aromatic leaves ...
Growing Peas from Seeds Growing peas from seeds is really easy, and it requires a few steps given below: Sow seeds 1 or 2 inches apart in the seed mix or directly in the desired pots, an inch or two deep. It’s false that peas seedlings don’t transplant well; you can plant them ...
Categories gardens, Herbs Tags companion planting, herbs, parsley 25 Plants that Benefit from Cold Stratification for Germination January 7, 2024 by Dave Seed starting is just about to begin in earnest for the year. In some cases the seeds you might want to grow may require some extra steps...
Most herbs can be grown indoors, but those that tend to really thrive inside include no-fuss picks like basil, chives, mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary and thyme. You can start herbs from seed or cuttings, which is a branch of an existing plant cut at the node and soaked in water unti...
Tips are also given on harvesting and using culinary plants and herbs such as: Rosemary plant, harvesting oregano; safflower oil and planting sunflower seed. There are lots of reasons to grow your own plants directly from seed; it is very often the case that if you go to a garden centre...
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Another way to use a small space is to grow down in hanging baskets. If your baskets are not very deep, pick plants withshallowroot systems. Strawberries and many kinds of herbs can grow very nicely in a small hanging container. Just remember: With smaller containers or hanging baskets, you...
Never plant your tomatoes alone; always plant them with a few friends. Herbs in the carrot family, such as dill, fennel, and cilantro, make greatcompanion plants for tomatoes. They provide nectar for the parasitic wasps that help gardeners controltomato hornworms.Sweet alyssumis another great ...