Growing your own herbs can be immensely satisfying… or intensely frustrating. There’s nothing quite so disheartening as discovering yesterday’s lush leaved plants are today’s wilting, yellow, tragedy. And sometimes the solution is surprisingly simple. So let’s take…
Many herbs are quite tolerant and will grow happily alongside one another. Others are less accommodating and like their own special microclimate. Several of our most popular herbs make great partners for our favorite vegetable crops and…
There’s something quite magical about putting a cutting in a glass of plain water and watching new roots appear and grow. But are water roots as vigorous and healthy as roots grown in soil? How long do…
I have a very pretty patch of chives in my garden and right now they are covered in flowers. Not only are they decorative, they are useful too. Chives are in fact related to onions, but unlike…
Cilantro isn’t to everyone’s taste, but I love it! As well as using the fresh leaves and stems in summer for salads and salsas, I collect its seeds at the end of the year to use in…
I love cooking with herbs of all kinds, and I’m obsessed with their power to transform any dish from run of the mill and mundane into special and worth savoring. But, if there’s one herb I could…
Basil is a herb that loves long, sunny days and warm weather, so for me, sowing basil seeds is also an exciting milestone that means summer is just around the corner! Basil is one of the easiest…
Dill is one of my favorite herbs. I love it with fish, and I have a frankly obsessive relationship with dill pickles. I grow some from seed every year in my garden, but I still find myself…
Basil is primarily grown for its famously fragrant leaves. And I’ll be the first to admit that for a long time, it didn’t even occur to me whether it could flower. In fact, the first time one…
I love to have a container full of herbs placed strategically close to my kitchen door. Basil is especially important because it’s a great way to give my cooking that extra burst of flavor. And a variety…
