Bob Ross, famed PBS artist, was noted for saying among other things, that there are happy accidents. We may have found some in a recently planted seed starting tray. We have a raised bed just for herbs; dill, cilantro, parsley, oregano and basil. We didn’t get the cold hating herbs out before the first killerContinue reading “Gardening – Happy Accident: That’s Not Basil!”
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Gardening – Basil: Indoor Strong
Basil. You’ve all seen basil plants at grocery stores and the big box stores who sell groceries. It’s a plant that we have consistently killed off year in and year out. We’d buy a grocery store plant with the high hopes of having a healthy, happy and productive plant to pluck off basil as weContinue reading “Gardening – Basil: Indoor Strong”
Cooking – Garden To Table: Tomato Pepper Cucumber Salad
A friend of ours stopped by last night to review our investment and financial health. Once we made a few important decisions concerning investment commitments the subject turned to our garden. We were all hungry and thirsty. R Dub uncorked a bottle of Bordeaux wine and we whipped up a nice fresh produce salad. TheContinue reading “Cooking – Garden To Table: Tomato Pepper Cucumber Salad”
Gardening – Basil Pruning: Never Buy Basil Again
We love fresh basil. For years we would buy a potted basil plant, put it outside in the sun, water it and pluck off larger leaves for food. Every year the plant would begin to falter, then die…not this year. Here’s how to never need to buy another basil plant again… Basil is perhaps ourContinue reading “Gardening – Basil Pruning: Never Buy Basil Again”
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