How to Grow Herbs

Freezing tomatillos is a great way to preserve them so you have some on hand whenever you need them.

Russian sage is easy to care for and fun to grow in any perennial flower bed or landscaping.

Although August is the height of the summer, and it’s worthwhile taking time to stop and smell the roses, the vegetable gardener also has to be aware that autumn is just around the corner. That doesn’t have to be a depressing thought! It just means you need to harvest any crops that won’t survive the first frosts, and that you may want to preserve some so that you can have a homegrown taste of summer during the winter months. You should have some new crops on the way to look forward to, and be thinking about potting up herbs to bring under cover for the winter.

If October starts warm it can provide a nice breathing space, to catch up late harvesting, saving seeds and generally getting the garden ready for the winter. It’s also the time to cover any bare soil, with mulches if necessary, to protect your soil structure from bad weather, and to ensure any tall plants (mainly brassicas) are staked against ‘wind rock’, which can lift their roots out of the soil. You may also need to net brassicas to stop them being munched by marauding pigeons.

Ah, April, a month that gives us leaves on the trees, blossom in the hedgerow, and a headache with its changeable weather. We gardeners would love April to be a season of sunshine and soft showers. But, instead, we need to plan for sleet and hail, or even snow. As the effects of climate change are felt more widely, we may even need to forego thinking of April as a rainy month at all, and just an extension of dry winters. It’s also at least a month before we can be relatively sure that there will be no more frosts.

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Canning squash is a simple process that allows you to enjoy your homegrown bounty all year round.

Repotting aloe vera is very simple, even for beginners. In this post, I’m going to explain everything you need to know about replanting your aloe vera, with step-by-step instructions.

Keeping your home clean and healthy doesn’t have to mean using harsh chemicals. These DIY Herb Cleaner Recipes are safe and offer effective cleaning and disinfecting properties while also filling your home with fresh, pleasant scent.

This Stephania Pierre Growing Information  guide will teach you everything about pot size, compost, watering, planting care, and more!

Caladiums are not as difficult to care for as many people think, and they make a beautiful addition to any home or garden.