The Herb Greenhouse and Garden Shed
The longer permanent grow beds on the outside ‘walls’ are about 10′ x2′ and have 4″ of builders sand in them. Potted plants or seedling flats an be set inside. The grow beds can be covered with half hoops and plastic which bumps me up another zone or two. allows me to grow a few greens all winter. I can also use heating cables in them for root zone heat-providing we don’t lose power (that happens quite often actually). Continue reading
Herbs in Autumn
…my outdoor basil is completely black and tragic looking. It’s so awful looking that not even Emma, the basil loving bunny will touch it at this point. Chicken pecked tomato plants and black basil also means no more garden fresh tomatoes, basil and mozzarella salads… Continue reading
Tips for Growing A Few Herbs in Pots
Water rosemary regularly, check to make sure leaves look plump, with no yellowing or browning on the tips. Withered rosemary can die without so much as a gasp. This is one plant that can’t produce leaves fast enough to make a come back-especially if you toast it. Continue reading
Seedlings in the Greenhouse
I spent a little time harvesting some young nettles for soup-and some to dry.
It’s my favorite herb for hay fever season… Continue reading
March in the Greenhouse
The greenhouse at home is unheated except for heat mats in raised grow beds, so most seedlings and starts go into the greenhouse around late March. Continue reading
Make a Mini Greenhouse for Herbs
Here is an uber-simple way to start growing herbs early-without a greenhouse and without a lot of snazzy garden gear. Perfect for those of you that garden in cooler (and cold) climates this mini greenhouse is completely portable. Continue reading
Learn To Grow Herbs
Then I wanted to design a pretty herb garden. I wanted to add shrubs, perennials and other plants to the herb mix. So I bought books. I tooks classes. I designed gardens for myself. Mostly not pretty… Continue reading
Peekaboo Chives
The potted chives that have been dormant and resting in the snow for a few months are ready to get growing again. For them Spring has Sprung-even if they come indoors during a January blizzard! Continue reading
