Practical advice & moral support for the small-scale gardener
Few edible plants give you as much bang for your buck as herbs. They brighten up spring and summer when fresh and, with a very small investment of time and effort, can be dried for year-round enjoyment. As summer winds down and my herbs stop growing as vigorously, I harvest them all. Dried herbs have…
We’ve all been there: you’re prepping dinner, you open your spice cabinet, and realize with dismay that you’re out of bay leaves, the unsung hero of delicious soups and stews! Don’t settle for this situation, or even for the dry, tasteless leaves that have been sitting on grocery store shelves for who knows how long….