Category: Herb gardening

How to Grow Parsley Easily at Home

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Worldwide acclaimed herb parsley (Petroselinum crispum) is one of the most popular kitchen herbs due to its distinctive flavor and high versatility. Whether as a garnish, in some of your favorite dishes, or added to smoothies, parsley is a great…
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The Best Way to Grow Onions Easily

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Growing onions (Allium cepa) at home is easy and rewarding for any home gardener. Onions are easy to grow and are a desired vegetable and staple cooking ingredient across the world. Still, many beginner gardeners have doubts about how to…
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Growing Oregano at Home

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Oregano is a fragrant, flowering perennial herb from the mint family that will add beauty anywhere it’s grown and great flavor to any recipes it’s added to. Oregano is a trailing herb plant that grows best in a container so…
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How to Grow Cilantro Easily

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Cilantro is an herb that produces two distinctively different herbal flavors. The green leaves and stems are known as cilantro and the seeds are known as coriander. It looks a lot like parsley, and therefore can often be confused with…
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How to Grow Holy Basil

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Holy basil or “tulsi” (Ocimum tenuiflorum), is an amazing aromatic herb, part of many expensive dishes served in Thai and Indian restaurants, but it’s not just a culinary herb, it’s a healing herb with many health benefits. Native to the…
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Culinary Herbs and Their Uses

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Culinary herbs have been used in many cultures for thousands of years. It’s clear these culinary or cooking herbs have many uses, and the medicinal group of culinary herbs is particularly prized for their health-giving qualities. Around the world, each…
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How to Grow Turmeric

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Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a native perennial plant of India that is grown for both function and beauty. The plant produces broad leaves and an interesting flower stalk that ranges in color from deep red to white. Turmeric is a…
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How to Grow Lavender

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Lavender (genus Lavandula) is a classic flowering garden plant/herb because it’s easy to grow and has many different uses. Lavender can be used for beautifying the garden, soap making, medical applications, plus it’s edible. The spikes of purple flowers also…
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How to Grow Rosemary and Lemon Balm

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Rosemary and lemon balm are two versatile and easy to grow herbs for the home garden. Both are useful in the kitchen, plus they both have medicinal uses. Both of these herbs are easy to grow at home, indoors, or…
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Growing a Medicinal Herb Garden at Home

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Herbal Medicine is a vast and fascinating subject. However most of us don’t have vast amounts of space in which to plant all the herbs that can heal whatever might be ailing us. Not to mention the fact that most…
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