What Chamomile Can Do For You
Chamomile with its rich apple scent is one of the most popular herbal teas in the world. Most people think of chamomile as tea. Chamomile is much more. There are several types of chamomile. German Chamomile/ Matricaria recutita is a tall annual, ... [... more]
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Secrets about Basil
If you thought basil was just an herb for spaghetti, think again! Diane Dennedy Snyder discusses some uncommon uses for this common herb. Basil is described by Webster as being of the mint family used especially as a seasoning. As you read this ... [... more]
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Berry Yourself
Strawberries! Leigh Abernathy shows us how to use these garden-fresh delights. Includes recipes. Growing your own provides you with your own personal supply. To supplement your personal patch, consider going to a pick-your-own field. Your local ... [... more]
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Cooking with Garlic
Garlic is one of my favorite herbs! If you haven't been a fan of garlic, give it a second chance. It can be roasted, blanched or used raw for different levels of pungency. Garlic is available year round, but is freshest between March and August. ... [... more]
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Harvesting Vegetables
How and when to harvest vegetables from the resource libraries at GardenGuides. Commercial vegetable growers, wholesalers and retailers are experts at selecting the optimum harvest time and storage conditions to ensure that the vegetables you ... [... more]
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A Condiment for the Common Man
First, the vapors rise to your nose. Then your eyes water. Your sinuses clear. Steam curls in little cartoon wisps from your ears. You've taken a bite of pure horseradish. The ugly root the ancient Greeks called "wild radish" packs a carefully . [... more]
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Chive Talk
I offered someone a clump of chives from my garden recently--gardener to gardener, cook to cook--and was soundly snubbed. Fredericka (all names have been changed to protect the guilty) looked down her considerable nose at my poor little chives ... [... more]
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Bay Watch / Tips & Techniques
A garland of bay leaves was one of the few rewards for the original Olympic champions--those brave athletes who competed naked in 776 B.C. Few of us can hope to become Olympians (and fewer still will compete, um. . .out of uniform), but we can ... [... more]
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Starting Hot Pepper Plants from Seeds
How to start hot pepper plants from seeds -- by Pepper Joe's Growing your own hot peppers from seed can be very rewarding. The selection of hot peppers available at the supermarket is very poor. Although the selection of plants from a nursery or ... [... more]
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How to choose a Canteloupe
Canteloupe recipes and information how to pick a ripe canteloupe A cantaloupe doesn't have the smooth sheen of a honeydew or the artistic green striations of a watermelon. It's a homely fruit, like kiwi and coconut, that hides its sweet nature ... [... more]
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Basil: Everyone's Favorite Herb!
If a person loves herbs, they love basil. It seems to be everyone's favorite herb and the recipes are endless that take advantage of this fresh and spicy leaf. I personally think if you can only grow two plants it should be a pot of tomatoes and ... [... more]
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Growing and cooking popcorn
History and explanation of popcorn, including recipes and growing tips. The tide is turning in America. I'm not talking about politics--it's the state of popcorn eating in this country that has my biscuits a-burning. You see, we're becoming a ... [... more]
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