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Lettuce Basil – Perfect for Sandwiches

rhaglund — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:28:30 +0000

When summer heat kicks in, I tend to do a lot less cooking. Instead we eat a lot of cold salads and sandwiches. Even when we’re still in the cool, early weeks of a Pacific NW summer, salad goodies like lettuce, beets, carrots and radishes are abundant. And, we’re lucky to have a greenhouse where [...]

Thanksgiving Herbs from Your Garden

rhaglund — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:30:40 +0000

I’ve been entertaining family for over a week now and having a blast doing it.
This morning, as I harvested a batch of veggies to take in for our weekly garden food bank donation, I shared with my step-mom many of the delicious perennial herbs growing in the garden. We planned our harvest for my turkey [...]

Garden Coach Discusses Sweet Stevia Rebaudiana

rhaglund — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:52:11 +0000

Trish F. from Edgewater, FL writes to ask:
“I have bought a stevia rebaudiana plant.I would like to know if you can dry the leaves and use it as a sugar substitute?Or is there a certain process it has to go through?I can’t find information clear enough to know positively.”
Trish, first, thanks for writing [...]

Invasive Roots in Raised Beds & Dying Lavender Questions

rhaglund — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:46:35 +0000

Patrice from Penn Valley, CA writes in to ask two questions. The first about invasive roots in her raised beds; the second about her dying lavender:
“Hello, And thank you!!!! We created raised beds from rock on our property in a clearing with a 7 foot deer fence. We have a few fruit trees but [...]

Garden Herbs for Stovetop Humidifiers

rhaglund — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:55:03 +0000

As my friend Kim wrote elsewhere, I’m preparing for day 4 of my captivity. Between a nasty head cold, frigid temps, and frozen icy roads, I’m pretty well home bound these days. And with outdoor temps staying well below freezing as dry, cold arctic winds rage in from the north, our furnace is running nearly [...]