Category: Herb Gardening
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Post-Storm Garden Recovery: How to Revitalize Your Garden After Severe Weather
For gardeners, heavy summer storms highlight the importance of being prepared both beforehand and ready for quick and decisive post-storm garden recovery. This article offers guidance on assessing damage, immediate care, and long-term recovery. It emphasizes the importance of quick action, evaluating plant damage, removing debris, caring for broken stems, waterlogged soil, and considering fertilization…
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Bountiful Basil: Easy Tips for Growing Basil in Your Herb Garden
Basil is a delightful and rewarding herb to grow, offering immense culinary value. The tropical or sub-tropical plant can be a perennial in some zones and comes in various cultivars like Sweet Basil, Greek Basil, and more. It can be grown from seed or cuttings, with certain considerations for light, water, and pests. Harvesting basil…
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Natural Ways to Keep Chipmunks and Squirrels Out of Your Garden
Chipmunks and squirrels can wreak havoc on your garden, but there are ways to deter them. These rodents dig holes in search of food or to bury their own stash. You can deter them by offering a distraction of their preferred foods or using decorative stones to cover soil. Companion planting with marigolds may not…
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Site Visit: National Herb Garden at the U.S. National Arboretum
The United States National Arboretum, located on the East Coast near Washington D.C., features 13 distinct gardens open to the public, including the Herb Garden. The Herb Garden is divided into 10 specialty gardens, each showcasing plants used for culinary, medicinal, industrial, and fragrance purposes. The vast assortment of plants includes those traditionally associated with…
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Mint Syrup Made Simply: How to Make Homemade Mint Simple Syrup
As the summer winds toward autumn, I find myself putting up produce for the fall and winter season. Even for the relatively small garden we have this year, it can be more than my family can consume. The out of control mint plant that has dutifully kept away spiders and cabbage moths all season is…
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Mint Magic: How to Grow and Care for Mint in Your Garden
Mint is an amazing plant to grow in your garden for both culinary and pest prevention purposes. It’s also incredibly ornamental and smells great in the garden. We’ve been growing mint for years. In fact, I don’t think there’s been a single year when we haven’t grown mint. It’s just so versatile in cooking and…