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Basil: The Beneficial Medicinal

Blog: Morgan Botanicals   -   Thursday November 19, 2009   -   By Jessica

  Basil, beyond being one of my most valued culinary herbs, is also one of my most valued medicinal herbs. Basil is known to be a great source of vitamin K, calcium, and other nutrients, as well as being abundant in antioxidants. There are many...

Where has BASIL Pesto been all my life?

Blog: Blossom's Wild Herb Lavender Farm   -   Friday October 09, 2009   -   By Blossomfarm

Believe it or not after all the years of growing basil, I have never tasted pesto. I had planted about two 50 foot rows of basil plants and was planning to make basil vinegar for sale...... but since sales have been down, I decided not to waste anymore vinegar...

Garlic is in!

Blog: The Community Exchange   -   Thursday July 30, 2009   -   By Dee Berry

Wow!  The garden certainly liked the thunder storms we've had for the past two weeks... Garlic is in, cleaned and sorted. The sunflowers are humungeous! Lots of pickle cucumbers. Almost time for fried green tomatoes! Hope you're...

Boulder Belt Farm Share Initiative, Week 15

Blog: Boulder Belt Eco-Farm   -   Sunday July 26, 2009   -   By Lucy

Greetings and Salutations, It is Tuesday and that means a new week of farm share has commenced, week 15. Things got a bit exciting here on Saturday. First we got home from a spectacular farmers market-the best July market we have ever had thanks to having...

Rained on the 4th, beautiful on the 5th...

Blog: Sunrise Farm   -   Monday July 06, 2009   -   By Jetboy

We had a great 4th, despite the rain. It did clear enough to shoot a ton of fireworks! Started harvesting basil, about 6 lbs. If you are looking, email me. Tomatos look great! We should start seeing some ready in next two weeks. I'll keep in touch!

Herb Jelly Made Easy

Blog: Blossom's Wild Herb Lavender Farm   -   Friday May 29, 2009   -   By Blossomfarm

Sometimes I am in a rush and do not have time to make herb jellies from scratch. So I need to improvise....   Simply buy a jar of your favorite brand of Apple Jelly (16 OUNCE) warm gently in pan -- DO NOT BOIL, and infused...

Update on the herbs

Blog: Debbie's Garden   -   Thursday May 14, 2009   -   By Chickadee1

Hi all! Got new basil seed the other day, and planted them. Soon I will (hopefully) have Basil - Christmas, and Basil - Purple Petra (i have a few of those left from earlier this spring). We've had such a cool spring here in Georgia, that the basil has been...

On the Porch

Blog: Debbie's Garden   -   Saturday March 28, 2009   -   By Chickadee1

Well I couldn't stand it! In my last post I mentioned it was raining and I guessed I'd be inside....or on the porch.....well, the porch won! I transplanted some purple petra basil, and some opal basil. Then proceeded to plant some tarragon (never...

spring!?

Blog: Debbie's Garden   -   Thursday March 12, 2009   -   By Chickadee1

Hi everyone, it's been a few weeks so i thought i would update your all on the babies in the greenhouse! I have seedling basils(lots of varieties), chamomile, catnip, lavender, oregano, thyme, and the tomatoes and peppers are coming up and looking good! A few...

SPRING FEVER!!!!!!!!!!!

Blog: Debbie's Garden   -   Saturday February 21, 2009   -   By Chickadee1

Yea it's official, spring fever is here....LOL! I have all my little seed packs and have been in the greenhouse, and will be out there again today planting cinnamon basil, thai basil, purple basil, BRUSSELL SPROUTS, tomatoes, peppers.....yea my greenhouse will...

Babies

Blog: Debbie's Garden   -   Monday February 16, 2009   -   By Chickadee1

The babies are up! Baby basils of the lime, genovese and lettuce leaf varieties! Also some morning glories and cyprus vines are  up....hopefully soon we'll have strawberry gomphrema and lavender as well. I've decided my greenhouse is defintely too...

Gorgeous Day

Blog: Debbie's Garden   -   Sunday February 01, 2009   -   By Chickadee1

It was too gorgeous a day in Marietta, GA to stay in the house, no matter I had a ton of things to do inside as well! Got a head start on planting some herb seeds in the greenhouse! Planted some sweet basil, lime basil, large leaf basil, then some...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! 2009 will be DEVINE!

Blog: Debbie's Garden   -   Thursday January 01, 2009   -   By Chickadee1

Hello all, and HAPPY NEW YEAR! I'm glad to have entered another new year with localharvest.org. The greenhouse is keeping all the baby herbs warm, and before we know it spring will be here again. Until then....I got a new seed catalog yesterday and am spending...


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