Jacki Kellum
For Soft Herbs like Basil, Cilantro, and Parsley: 2 cups pure olive oil 1 cup fresh herb leaves, stems removed For Woody Herbs like Rosemary, Winter Savory, and Thyme: 2 cups pure olive oil 4 cups fresh herb leaves, stems
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Goldenrod has long been used for a variety of medical issues. Herbalists seem to agree that it is a potent herb. Since I have moved to a house with a field of goldenrod growing behind it, I have decided that
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Rue Growing in Jacki Kellum Garden This is the only plant that the former occupants of my house planted. Rue is a an old, Biblical-times plant that was essential at that time. In the USA, it has lost favor among
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On May 1, 2023, I moved to Water Valley, MS, and as soon as I had emptied most of my boxes, I began using the cardboard to create garden spaces. My first challenge was to camouflage an air conditioner unit
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I have read that as people began planting their food, as opposed to hunting and gathering for it, the first kitchen gardens began. With that in mind, we might call any place where we grow food a kitchen garden–what the
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During my lifetime, I have lived and gardened in several parts of the country, and in almost every place I have lived, I have been forced to amend my garden’s soil. I am currently gardening in the Ozark Mountains, where
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Early last summer, I was sorting through the last of my garden center’s perennial starts, and I spied a sprig of something that had somehow seeded itself in the same container of the plant that was packaged for sale. I
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During Colonial America, many people grew kitchen gardens that are the precursors of today’s cottage gardens. Penn State has published an article that details the history of the Colonial Gardens of America: American colonial gardens: The history “Although the colonial
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As far back as antiquity, people have been adding rose petals to water to harness the rose’s fragrance. “Since ancient times, roses have been used medicinally, nutritionally, and as a source of perfume.[4] Rose perfumes are made from rose oil,
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French Endive or Witloof Chicory A Wholesome and Useful Winter Vegetable How to Grow. Sow the seed in Spring on well prepared land 1 ft. apart in rows, and thin out same as parsnips. Lift the roots in fall. These roots
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