Favorite Herbal Cold Remedy
What’s mine?
When my gang gets sick I break out the Buck Tea!
I know that doesn’t sound very herbal.
It is, and I’ll share the easy recipe below. It’s really a lemony hot, spicy herb tea.
So why do we call it Buck Tea?
Years ago my older kids gave it that name in order to terrorize their younger siblings.
We raise goats and know very well the gross behaviors that bucks(intact male goats) engage in. 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
Lilac Buds
There are buds. Buds on things that share the herb garden. And there is actually supposed to be sunshine today as well.
That means Spring is here-despite the below freezing night temperatures. Continue reading
Herb Lore
The Herb of Oblivion, or Herb of Forgetfulness.
Rumored to be found in parts of Switzerland, France and other areas in Europe. Continue reading
The Weather
“My Goodness, we’ve had such hot-cold-wet-dry-solar-flare-el-nino-blizzard-green-house-gas-tornadic-mini-ice-age-la-nina-pole-shifting-weather-lately, haven’t we?” 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
Got Poop?
He’s tackling a big waste problem by composting ‘expired’ grocery store greens and other biodegradables… 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
Mulch for the Herb Garden
I now have my summer pile of mulch. Size-wise it’s up there with a Chevy Pick Up- so it should last awhile. Continue reading
