Raising Chickens and Urban Gardening
Growing flowers, herbs, and vegetables in containers is a great way to brighten a patio or garden area. Often, choosing the container can be just as much fun as choosing what to grow! In this episode, we’re going to step out of the box — or should I say, out of the pot — and explore the many ways to…
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An herb garden right outside the kitchen door is a cook’s delight. Fresh herbs add a special burst of flavor to any homemade meal. Whether you are snipping basil for pasta, sage for turkey, or thyme and rosemary for roasts – herbs bring another layer of freshness and flavor to the table. But unfortunately come late fall, the perennial herb…
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Have you ever considered your grocery store produce isle as a source for herb plants? Me neither, until recently… I know that one way to make more plants is to propagate them from cuttings. This is a simple process of cutting a stem of new growth from an existing plant an allowing it to root in water or by using…
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Fresh herbs add a special burst of flavor to any homemade meal. It’s the spicy basil that enlivens pasta dishes; earthy sage and rosemary that adds depth of flavor to roast turkey and chicken, beef and lamb. The cook (and gardener) should never be without fresh, homegrown herbs – even during the coldest months of the year! Growing herbs indoors…
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