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Fall Planting

October 18, 2016 by Sheila

Fall Herb Garden

Tender Perennials If you have the space inside by a sunny window, dig up some rosemary, marjoram, parsley, basil, and scented geraniums to bring inside for the winter. If the scented geraniums are too leggy, take cuttings and root in water before planting in pots. Citrus trees, bay laurel, and lemongrass should also be brought […]

Filed Under: Gardening Tagged With: artemisia, clay pots, Egyptian walking onions, French grey shallots, hardy perennials, herbs, Herbs in pots. bringing herbs indoors, planting garlic, Rosemary, scented geraniums, soup, swallowtail, tender perennials

Seed Starting

February 3, 2016 by Sheila

Seed Starting

Start your engines; it’s seed starting time. This is always the most optimistic time of year for me. No weeds, except for that darn foxtail grass I never pulled and which keeps waving in the wind taunting me all winter long, the deer are hunkered down, the groundhogs and rabbits are hibernating, and,with the expectation […]

Filed Under: Gardening Tagged With: annuals, edible flowers, flowers, herb seed, herbs, homemade fertilizer, homemade potting soil, organic, perennials, seed starting, soil blocks, vegetable seed, vegetables

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As the seasons progress, we’ll gather and prepare an abundance of vegetables, herbs, fruits, and flowers.
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