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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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!
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...