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
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
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
