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3 Tips for Growing Basil in the Summer Home Garden
Basil is one of the most popular and rewarding herbs for the home gardener. Fresh basil is an essential ingredient in many recipes, from Caprese salad to pesto. Two to three plants can usually provide enough for one household. Pesto lovers may want four or five. Gardeners with long warm growing seasons should consider planting […]
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Turmeric: Container Gardening and Harvesting
GardenZeus receives commissions for purchases made through links in this post. There is no additional cost to you. Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a perennial plant and member of the Zingiberaceae, or ginger family grown for its edible rhizomes typically used for flavoring in curries. Recently, there has been much interest in its possible medicinal value. […]
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Ginger: Growing and Harvesting for Culinary Use
GardenZeus receives commissions for purchases made through links in this post. There is no additional cost to you. Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a perennial plant with spear-like leaves and unremarkable yellow flowers that is typically grown as an annual plant for its edible root, or more precisely, its edible rhizomes. Ginger is grown commercially in […]
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Constructing a Mediterranean Herb Garden
Lavender, rosemary, thyme and common sage make ideal additions to Mediterranean-climate herb garden: they can survive and thrive without summer rain and in soils infertile and dry. Plant in full sun and well-draining soil with a neutral to slightly alkaline pH and poor to moderate fertility. All are drought tolerant; they thrive with little water […]
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Watering Lavender: Tips for Mediterranean Areas
March 24, 2018
Organic Gardening: Flowers and Ornamentals
/ Organic Gardening: Herbs
/ The Mighty Garden Archive
By: Ann Clary
As a native to the Mediterranean, Northern Africa and Europe, Lavender makes an ideal plant for growing in California and other similar Mediterranean climates. When grown in Mediterranean climates, it has only a few critical needs: one of them watering lavender correctly. If winter rains have been sufficient, established lavender plants may need little or […]
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Growing Garlic: 7 Tasks for Spring
The garlic you planted last fall is happily populating your landscape with vertical green spikes. What should you do in the spring to ensure a robust summer harvest of plump garlic bulbs? Here are seven spring gardening tasks: Remove surrounding weeds. When the soil begins to warm in the spring, weeds can become very problematic;,removing […]
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Lavender and Companion Planting
February 4, 2018
Organic Gardening: Flowers and Ornamentals
/ Organic Gardening: Herbs
/ The Mighty Garden Archive
By: Ann Clary
GardenZeus receives commissions for purchases made through links in this post. There is no additional cost to you. Lavender makes an excellent companion plant for other Mediterranean herbs with similar cultural needs, such as rosemary, sage and thyme. And of course lavender makes an excellent companion for perennial flowering plants that provide complimentary or contrasting […]
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The GardenZeus Quick and Easy Guide to Thyme Species Used for Cooking
Thyme is a small group of perennials with tiny leaves and masses of small flowers. The majority of thyme species used for cooking are small, fairly upright plants. Thyme species popular for use as ground covers typically grow in a flat, spreading form. Species that are used as ground covers often have less desirable flavors […]
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The GardenZeus Quick and Easy Guide to Mint Species
Numerous species of the genus Mentha are appropriate for use as a culinary herb, with an array of fruity, spicy, or subtly floral flavors. Some varieties have unusually colored leaves, including light yellow or variegated. When choosing mint, select a species that suits your culinary needs as well as your visual preference. Many varieties are […]
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