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Eight How-To Steps for Growing Healthy Indoor Herbs(2)
There are some very good reasons why people opt for growing herbs indoors. If you have limited, or non-existent, garden space you can still enjoy the benefits of herbs, whether you use them for cooking, healing or simply creating a fragrant environment. Once you gain some experience, herbs are easy to manage and you won’t [...]
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The Many Types of Chamomile
A little while back I wrote about wild chamomile (pineapple weed) and the many uses of this plant. When I was researching it, I found that it went by several names including, pineapple weed, wild chamomile, chamomile and scentless chamomile. This article is to set the identification record straight: Pineapple Weed The flowers of this [...]
Soil Blocking on the Cheap
Anyone who has ever gotten wet while wearing a pair of jeans knows that they take an eternity to dry. I decided to exploit that fashion flaw in our garden.
Planting trees in the dead of winter?
How does a gardener spend a cold winter night? Planning next year’s garden, of course!
Plantain
As an herbalist, I have an unusual garden–it’s full of “weeds” (smile)! In my last post, I talked about that common beauty “The Dandelion” and it’s many medicinal and nutritional properties. This time it is Plantain. Plantain, like the dandelion, is usually found growing on lawns, throughout pastureland and in waste places. It is considered [...]
Greens in Winter
Growing your own greens in a cold climate Many of us live in climates that have warm summers and cold winters. In Southern Ontario, Canada, we are blessed with a somewhat lengthy growing season, even though we have a 4-5 month long winter that varies in severity. You might wonder how those of us in [...]
