Articles on Herb Garden

How to Plant a Salsa Garden.

By GreenGardenChic

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It's only natural for the vegetable gardener to be drawn to cooking. What better way to experience garden fresh ingredients in the height of summer then to make your own homemade salsa. Plant these easy to grow ingredients and enjoy the best ... more »

How to Save Lanky Basil Seedlings

By Willi Galloway

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The easiest way to get a jump start on pesto season is to buy a few basil starts at a nursery. However, the problem with this tactic is that the basil seedlings offered for sale are often tall and lanky and they ultimately do not grow as well or ... more »

How to Create An Above Ground Organic Vegetable Garden

By sweetangel

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Whether you have a yard or live in an apartment, this is an affordable and easy way to have an above ground vegetable garden. By having it above ground, it deters pests and make maintenance and harvesting easy. Now anyone anywhere can grow their ... more »

How to GO DEET FREE!

By Susan Golis

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This past Spring the Midwest region of the USA was flooded out by horrific storms. When the flood waters subsided, and the homes began to dry out, people thought the worst was over but then came the mosquitoes. DEET is the #1 mosquito repellent, ... more »

How to Grow a Green Garlic Garnish Without any Soil

By Mackeybooks

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Use garlic cloves to sprout fresh tasty greens for garnishes and salad dressings... more »

How to Grow Bush Basil

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Bush basil is much smaller than its sweet basil cousin. While sweet basil may grow to 2 to 3 feet, bush basil reaches only 6 to 10 inches. It is milder in flavor, but is used in cooking the same way as all its larger cousins. Bush basil is known ... more »

How to Grow Stevia

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Stevia is native to South America, but you can successfully grow your own supply anywhere with a three-month growing season. You can even grow stevia indoors on a sunny windowsill. Although stevia leaves have a lower concentration of stevoside ... more »

How to Guarantee a Great Landscape By Preparing The Soil

By Todd Wessel

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A beautiful landscape begins from the roots up. Preparing your soil, properly, before a plant goes into the ground guarantees future success... more »

How to Make a Peat Pot Alternative for Seedlings

By *Janet Ford

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Starting seedlings indoors for later planting to your garden can be an enjoyable way to save some money. Not having to transplant them out of a container and then into the ground can avoid shocking them and increase your success rate while gardening... more »

How to Make a Vegetable Garden if You Have a Small Space!

By AutumnLeavz

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With prices rising the way they are many people are looking into growing their own vegetables. For a relatively small cost up front you could save yourself hundreds in fresh vegetables over the summer (and winter if you grow enough)... more »

How to Make the Best of Your Organic Garden

By GreenMomma

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Growing your own organic garden has so many rewards all season long. I've included some helpful tips to keep your organic garden working for you at its best... more »

How to Plan Your Medicinal Herb Garden

By Katherine Huether

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I love growing my own medicinal herbs, and I plan my garden well in advance. There are certain herbs I use all the time, and those are the ones that I make it a point to grow. And, I always make sure to plant herbs that will work in the kitchen ... more »

How to Plant a Spaghetti Garden.

By GreenGardenChic

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Grow your own ingredients to make an all-natural, preservative-free, organic marinara. The truest homemade Spaghetti sauce, made with garden fresh ingredients, just like a native Italian mama would make... more »

How to Stratify Seeds

By Heide Braley

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This is a way to increase germination for seeds that grow best in northern climates.. more »

How to Use Calendula

By kingofharts

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Calendula officianalis is one of the most useful common herbs, with a cheerful golden color and a lot of healing power. Here are just a few ways you can use this common garden "weed.".. more »

How to Use Foliar Fertilizers

By Dr. Christopher J. Kline

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Foliar Feeding is a technique for feeding plants by applying liquid fertiliser directly to their leaves. The most touted benefit of foliar fertilizers is their capacity to promote maximum nutrient absorption. This is based on the belief that ... more »

How to Build a Small Hydroponics Tomato Grower

By Dr. Christopher J. Kline

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This article will show you how to easily build and maintain a small drip hydroponics system that can be used to grow herbs, tomatoes, peppers or a combination of each... more »

How to Create an Edible Landscape

By Dani Fausek

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Edible landscaping, one of the oldest forms of gardening, incorporates the desire for fresh fruits and vegetables with the need for beautiful outdoor spaces. Today it is possible for everyone to experience the joy of gardening, no matter what ... more »

How to Determine if a Garden Gets Full Sun

By sugaredup

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Planning your landscape is much easier when you know how many hours of sun an area receives each day. Plants are usually clearly marked as to how many hours of sun they require... more »

How to Dry Herbs

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Growing herbs is just half of the fun. Cooking with them and tasting the fruits of your labor is the best part! Here are some simple ways to preserve your homegrown herbs... more »

How to Get the Smell of Onions Off your Hands

By janifox

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This is a very easy task, getting rid of the onion odor from your hands. It's so simple, and works great!.. more »

How to Grow a Culinary Herb Garden

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Growing a culinary herb garden is an excellent way to blend gourmet cooking and the art of gardening. Produce savory dishes by using the freshest herbs, grown outside your own back door. Planting and using herbs from your own culinary herb garden ... more »

How to Grow Basil

By Willi Galloway

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I'm going to show you how to grow what is, quite possibly, the world's most popular herb: Basil. Basil is a key ingredient in the cuisines of many Southeast Asian countries, and of course Italy. Its popularity is due to the range of flavors, ... more »

How to Grow Lovage

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Lovage is an herb which can be used like as a spice--similar to parsley, or like a vegetable, similar to celery. It can even be used as a salt substitute. Or, you can just grow the herb for its thick, green foliage which makes a nice backdrop for ... more »

How to Grow Mint

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Given half a chance, mint will take over your whole garden. That natural vigor makes this hardy perennial a great, no-fail plant for beginning gardeners - or for anyone who needs a tough, fast-growing and lovely ground cover... more »

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