Herbs

Thyme is one of the easiest of perennial culinary herbs if you grow it hot and dry in soils with excellent drainage. Nothing kills this plant faster than clay soils or poorly drained soils with …

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Horseradish has been around for a very long time when it comes to garden vegetables or herbs. In fact, we have records that say the Egyptians used this plant before 1500 B.C. and it is one of the …

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Growing garlic is much easier than you might think at first glance.To begin with, plan on picking a spot in the full hot sunshine to grow this bulbous plant. It does not grow well in the shadier …

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Anise or Pimpinella anisum is one of the fragrant herbs for seasoning that is easy to germinate if you use fresh seed. Old seed tends to be harder to start so only keep the seed two years. Quick …

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Angelica is a lovely looking plant with its lacy foliage so do not be afraid to plant it in the perennial garden (but at the back - it's not "that" attractive and you're going to be digging it and …

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Researchers at the University of Georgia dried freshly-harvested, greenhouse-grown leaves of rosemary (Rosmarinus of- ficinalis), motherwort (Leonuris cardiaca), and peppermint (Mentha piperita) in …

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