Home Herb Garden – Winterizing Your Herbs

During the summer months it is easy to keep and sustain your herbs as they simply need the right amount of sunlight and moisture while growing in the garden. You can harvest as much or as little as you need for the evening meal and do not have to pay much thought to their well-being. However, as the season changes the problem of how to winterize your home herb garden arises!

What Herb is That? Quick Grab the Herbs Guide

Have you ever found yourself wondering, what herb is that? If so, then it’s time to get an herbs guide to aid in your new cooking talent. An herbs guide can explain everything you need to know about herbs, including how they are grown, what they are used for in cooking and other important facts. Some Examples of Herbs What are some of the healthiest and most delicious herbs that are recommended by cooks and diners alike? Garlic would certainly be at the top of most people’s list, as this herb delivers both great taste and other physical benefits. Garlic can prevent heart disease and cardiovascular disease, and it also shows signs of preventing cancer development.

Herbal Tea Garden – Growing Herbs For Delicious Tea and Drinks

An herbal garden is a source of fresh herbs for making flavorsome tea and drinks. The herbs have specific properties that can add to ones’ health and wellbeing.

Storing Basil For Winter Cooking

Basil is a versatile herb used in many dishes. It grows in summer but can be available all year round by freezing it, drying it, keep it in oil or turning it into a pesto.

Organic Herb Gardening – Natural Fertilizers

Organic gardening is an all natural method for growing delicious herbs and vegetables in your backyard garden. If you choose to use conventional chemical fertilizers you run the risk of introducing carcinogens and other toxic matter into your body as you eat your herbs. At the same time the chemicals you spray on your garden can be harmful to wildlife, your pets, and your children and will also create toxic run-off that can contaminate ground water supply.

Indoor Herb Gardening – Selecting the Right Container

Containers for indoor herb gardening can be made of different materials. According to their shape and size they create a unique environment for the herbs to grow in.

An Herbs Guide For Beginners

Growing herbs at home can be a great way to add freshness to the home and flavor to your cuisine. When you are just starting out, you will probably get all kinds of advice from friends and read conflicting information in magazines on what herbs you should grow from seed, what herbs you can buy already grown, and what herbs are acceptable dried. Depending on whom you talk to, this advice will vary greatly and sometimes it can be baffling and confusing.

What Herb Garden Plants to Grow

Plants generally are grouped as annuals, perennials and biennials as far as growth cycles are concerned. This difference is visible in herb species as well. Knowing about the growth cycles of the herbs you wish to grow will be very helpful to let you plan appropriate care for your herb garden plants. This is a brief overview of those types of herb garden plants.

Herb Garden FAQ

Would you like to grow abundant and healthy herbs? When starting to produce your own herbs there are many aspects to consider like the kind of soil, the choice of herbs, growing from seeds or cuttings, how much water to use, etc. For those who do not like to buy books on gardening and do not want to bother the local nursery person here is a list of the most common questions that are regularly asked when starting an herb garden: Which Herbs?

Planning a Garden – Stage 2 – The Site Survey

If your new garden space design is to be a natural extension of your home both ergonomically and stylistically then it is essential to make accurate measurements of the area in the garden you wish to design. If however, your plot is bigger than a third of an acre and/or it is on a significant slope, my advice is to seek professional help. For the purposes of this blog we will assume that you will be doing the garden site survey and that the site is reasonably flat – finding exact levels is be beyond the scope…

Italian Herb Garden – Growing Herbs For Delicious Cooking

Linguine, pesto, lasagna – your mouth is watering, right? Italian food is one of the favorite cuisines. From the humble pizza to Tuscan feasts, Italian food is the perfect choice for any meal or occasion.

Home Vegetable Gardening – Growing Basil

Basil is a great herb to combine with many of your favorite recipes. Follow these steps and you will see exactly how easy it is to add this great tasting herb to your backyard vegetable garden or even on your window sill to grow all year round.

Encouraging Wildlife Habitats in the Garden – Part 2

Did you enjoy Encouraging Wildlife Habitats in the Garden – Part 1? Do you want to further encourage wildlife within your garden and landscape? This is Part 2 to share with you some further Top Tips for you to action to encourage wildlife not only to visit you but to build their habitat close to you.

Choosing the Right Type of Grass

There are many different types of grass and when it comes to picking the right one for your lawn or wherever it is that you need it, it can be somewhat confusing as to which type of grass is perfect for your situation. The type of grass that you choose will depend on a number of factors and knowing a little about the different types will also help in making that decision.