Basil adds zest and flavour

With variety names like “Magical Michael,” “Siam Queen,” “Red Rubin,” and “Genovese,” is it any wonder that a few sprigs of basil will perk up a salad made from store-bought greens in late winter — particularly if the basil is homegrown? The names of these basil varieties alone are enough to whet the appetite and

Beat The Fall Frosts – for Sep. 9, 2010

It is frustrating to nurture a particular plant all growing season and to have it come into bloom just as fall frosts occur so that it either freezes before it can put forth its display of bloom or else it requires constant covering to protect it from frost so that its flowers can be enjoyed.



Windowsill Herb Garden

Indoor gardening reduces the withdrawal symptoms that we avid gardeners suffer as autumn comes to an end and winter begins. We can tend our potted plants indoors and give our green thumbs a bit of exercise at least. One thing that indoor gardening cannot do, however, is supply the fresh produce that we become accustomed


Time To Think About Drying Herbs

As late summer advances and autumn appears on the horizon, gardeners who have grown herbs will have lots of large plants from which to harvest material for drying. As herbs are best picked before they flower, since that is when there is the highest oil content in the leaves, plants from which material has been