11 Tips for Harvesting and Preserving Fresh Herbs

Whether you grow them for their many medicinal purposes, for use in the kitchen, or simply for their beauty and fragrance – herb gardening can be a lot of fun!  Knowing when to plant and how to care for your herbs is half of being a successful gardener.  Often more important is knowing the proper techniques for harvesting your precious herbs.  Read on for some priceless tips and tricks that will help you get the most out of your...

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12 Healing Herbs You Need To Grow In Your Medicinal Garden

Medicinal plants grown in your own gardens can reduce your dependence on drugs, if not completely eliminate them. But growing random herbs with medicinal properties doesn’t help. It is a common myth that all herbal preparations are safe by virtue of being natural. This is far from true. A typical example is foxglove or Digitalis purpurea. It has a positive effect on heart function, with the cardiac drug digitalin extracted from the plant. However,...

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Organic Seeds

Seeds Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Buying organic seed is important because it guarantees that your seeds not only will be untreated with fungicides, but it also means that you are supporting and encouraging seed farmers to stop using toxic chemicals. Certified Organic...

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