Homegrown Herbs & Produce

07/03/2021

Aww!!

Just for fun 🌱😀🌱

27/02/2021

Getting back to my page....Spring is on the horizon!!!

06/07/2020

Yes! True in the garden and in life.

17/06/2020

Tiny, tiny veggies showing themselves!!! They make me the happiest!

18/05/2020

One of my favorite Spring-time jellies - Clover Jelly. Got a decent amount from this batch.

16/05/2020

Spent the morning picking and cleaning clover.

09/05/2020

It's on the fence. Will know at the end of the season to see how well it holds up, but at this point, burlap is my miracle garden-fabric. All plants covered.

06/05/2020

Oh my!!! Look what I came across today. This is an absolutely fabulous tool, especially for those who like seed-swaps, who have those special people in their lives who give them seed, and those who visit seed libraries!

https://garden.org/plants/

Search and browse our database of 746,565 plants, complete with images, comments, growing information and more.

22/03/2020

This is the Purple Dead nettle season. I have picked some for drying, but just can't get into the taste of the plant. However, have been interested in this plant's ability to stop bleeding. Got a mild lesson tonight...it really does work on minor cuts!! 15 minutes later, it's still stopped.

09/03/2020

Sourdough starter is gaining life!

08/03/2020

Spring is nearly here!!!

27/02/2020

I'm on a binge with The Chef Show on Netflix. Sooo good!!! What's your non-competition chef TV series/movies???

22/12/2019

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China, Brazil and members of the EU have weighed the potential risks and outlawed chemicals found in US loaves

14/12/2019

I went shopping for this week's soup....canned tomatoes are running $1.00 a piece for small cans!!! Mental note for spring planning!!!!!

14/12/2019

I've done this for years...if you have some extra freezer space, double batch your recipes and freeze the extra. When a week comes up short for groceries, you'll be glad you planned ahead!

02/09/2019

Homegrown tomatoes don't always (rarely) look like what's in the stores. But as it was pointed out to me years ago, pests are rarely going to visit an unhealthy fruit. So, wash and cut away the bad spots and you'll still have enough to make it worth the work!!!

22/08/2019

I've always dried and ground into a powder...something new!!

Lightly spicy nasturtium chips, picked and prepped by Gather (one of my very favorite herbal food blogs).
These are oiled, salted, and baked for about 10-12 minutes at 275 degrees. Check out Gather's website for truly inspired wild food and herbal recipes + a wonderful dose of plant history and magic.
https://gathervictoria.com/
Photo by Gather 💚

27/07/2019

This is SO important!!

Recognised as ‘Seed Mother’ by India, and now the world, Rahibai is a 55-year-old tribal woman farmer hailing from Kombhalne village in Maharashtra. Over the course of the past few decades, she has single-handedly managed to conserve hundreds of native varieties of crops which would otherwise ha...

09/07/2019

Something to consider!

100 brands who keep animal welfare in mind.

09/06/2019

Good news!!!

While the Internet has been abuzz with claims that Costco had already dumped Monsanto’s flagship pesticide product, RoundUp, a spokesperson on behalf of the corporation only just announced on May 29 that the company is not planning to sell the product this season.

23/05/2019

17/05/2019

Good info!!

14/05/2019

Wow!!

H**pcrete is ten times stronger than concrete, mold resistant, rot resistant, pest resistant, fire resisitant, and carbon negative. It’s even better than cob/adobe. I’ve written before about how cob or “adobe” is the best building material on earth… and it was… until hempcrete. Ten times...

12/05/2019

Mesmerizing!

09/05/2019

Now that the compost is starting to get low, this is what ill be doing to extend it.

Learn how to make aerated compost tea to feed your plants! We'll explore its benefits, supplies needed, the step-by-step process of how to make it, and ways to use compost tea in the garden.

09/05/2019

Low-level veggies and flowers. No worries that you didn't start then indoors, months ago!

04/05/2019

I'd like to try these! Have you seen the jump in prices of foil lately??!!

01/05/2019

A good one to plant to harvest for winter!

Vicks Plant (Plectranthus purpuratus) is a succulent like herb that makes a great indoor houseplant! Produces a scent surprisingly similar to the familiar chest cold remedy, Vick's VapoRub, and can be used just the same!

Plants available here! --> https://www.richters.com/Web_store/web_store.cgi?product=X6645

01/05/2019

Early yet, but good info for summer!