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Things To Do With Chives – Harvesting & Ways To Use Them

Things To Do With Chives – Harvesting & Ways To Use Them

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…

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How To Get Started With Cilantro

How To Get Started With Cilantro

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…

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How To Get Started With Parsley

How To Get Started With Parsley

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…

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How To Get Started With Basil

How To Get Started With Basil

Basil is an annual 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…

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Growing Dill From Grocery Store Cuttings

Growing Dill From Grocery Store Cuttings

Dill is one of my favorite herbs. I love it with dish, 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…

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Does Basil Flower?

Does Basil Flower?

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…

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What To Plant With Basil And Benefits Of Companion Planting Your Herbs

What To Plant With Basil And Benefits Of Companion Planting Your Herbs

A container full of herbs placed strategically close to your kitchen door is a great way to give your cooking that extra burst of flavor. And a variety of different herbs is not only a useful addition…

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Parsley Cold Tolerance: Will My Plants Cope With Winter Temperatures

Parsley Cold Tolerance: Will My Plants Cope With Winter Temperatures

Parsley is one of my favorite herbs. We use it in our family risotto recipe, and many other dishes. My rabbits love it too and we grow a lot of it. We have some in our herb…

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