Herbs in Grow Bags Update
Did you know I tried growing some larger herbs in Grow Bags this year? No? To recap, I bought several Grow Bags from Gardeners Supply to try and planted smaller herbs in one, Florence Fennel in another and Marshmallow in the largest of the bags. The fennel was doing well when the weather went from 65* to 90*F within a week… Continue reading
How NOT to Dry Herbs
One thing I love about my little garden shed is the great area for hanging herb bundles. Since herbs need to be dried properly to avoid becoming moldy after cutting, we usually bundle the herbs and hang them to dry. I try to get them hung right away because it’s so humid here in the summer, if I don’t they will just sit and rot.
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Growing Herbs With Grow Bags
Have you been seeing grow bags all over the place? I think they are a great idea -especially with so many people growing urban gardens.
For years gardeners have been slitting open bags of soil and using them as a small garden beds, and they worked very well. Appearance-wise they lean to the far side of ugly, but they work!
Then someone got smart. They invented growing bags. They are much more attractive than a ratty old bag of potting soil, and are said to have other benefits as well.
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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
Growing Herbs In Texas
My gardening pal Pammy grows her herb garden in Texas.
She can even grow Rosemary year round OUTDOORS!
I know, right?
This may not seem like a big deal to you, but for those of us in the Midwest and North Eastern parts of the country, this seems like magic! Continue reading
Herbs and Butterflies
they will all fly up in an orange cloud and scatter, then flutter back down until they find a spot to feed again. They’ll take little sips of water from droplets on the peppermint leaves with their incredibly long, curly tongues which makes me wonder where they store those things when they fly. Continue reading
Marshmallow and Comfrey
Marshmallows produce their seeds in a wheel or “cheese” and have a tendency to reseed all over the place. I use the root and sometimes the leaves for teas… 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
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
Sage Unfrozen
A few weeks ago I posted a bit about leaving some pots of Sage out all winter in the snow.
Several kind and well meaning emails suggested that by leaving my sage outside in pots IN THE SNOW I was murdering poor innocent plants. I can… Continue reading
