Chives are said to repelaphidsandJapanese beetles. Plant them near susceptible plants. Bunches of chives hung in the home were used to drive away diseases and evil. Find outmore herbal folklore here. Chives are said to symbolize usefulness. Find outmore plant symbolism here. ...
Bulbs can be dried whole with the scapes still attached and braided into attractive bunches. Or, you can clip them off after harvest – just make sure you leave seven or more inches of stalk attached to the bulb, which will help it to cure by drawing moisture away from the cloves. If ...
How to Grow Pot Marigolds — Calendula Previous Next PlantVegetables How to Plant and Grow Garlic Garlic sprouts1 by Stephen Albert Sharing is caring! Facebook Twitter Save Garlic is a cool-weather perennial plant commonly planted in the cool of autumn or early spring. Garlic–which is...
Green onions, aka scallions or bunching onions, make a great flavor addition and garnish for just about any dish. Once you start growing your own at home, you’ll wonder why you ever bought the little bunches from the grocery store! They’re easy to grow
Plant cloves in the late fall,about one or two weeks after the first killing frost. See timing in the chart below. Garlic does best if it can experience a “dormancy” period of colder weather—at least 40˚F (4°C)—that lasts 4 to 8 weeks. When planted in the fall, garlic bulb...
Hang them on a string in bunches (no more than a dozen plants per bunch) or lay them out on a wire rack. The curing process is complete when the bulbs' husks are dry, papery, and crunchy. Proper curing can take up to 6 weeks, depending on the conditions and humidity of your curing...
The thick bunches of green onions in the photo below came from just a few of those little grocery store green onion bulbs I stuck in the dirt. With a plant as prolific as green onions, it almost makes you feel guilty not saving some up for winter. Fortunately, they are incredibly easy...
Chopped chard stems add crunch to frittatas and soups. Leek and green onion tops should be tossed into a scrap bag for your next pot of broth.Chatelaine recipes: Classic Pesto, Pesto Green Beans, Pesto Salad Photo, Tara Miller. Beet Greens The leafy tops of beet bunches aren’t for ...
growing your own basil you can just use a kitchen scale to measure it. We recommend this one which we use at home and enjoy:Oxo Good Grips Food Scale. To determine how many 1 ounce bunches of basil you need to get the correct amount of chopped basil leaves you can use the converter ...
Herbslike dill are another route to pickle flavor. I'm not sure if teenage boys still use 'dillweed' as a mild swear (they did when I was growing up), butdill weedis exactly what's needed for great pickles. It comes from the same plant as the young, feathery dill that's most com...