Quintessential to a perfect vegetable and herb garden (I think!) are the beautiful large bright yellow heads of sunflowers! …
Plant information sheets as well as articles on specific gardening tasks.
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CategoriesHerb Information Sheets Thyme selections
A recent discussion that ran on a Facebook page, and an article I wrote on growing footpath herbs, prompted me to do…
CategoriesMonthly and Seasonal Growing Gardening in January
Ah! The midsummer garden… If all went well with your planning and planting, you will be reaping the rewards continually…
CategoriesMonthly and Seasonal Growing
Sowing Guide – January
Sowing guide for January (Sub-tropical to Temperate) Vegetables Herbs Flowers Fruit Beetroot Beans – climbing Beans – dwarf Broccoli Brussel’s sprouts…
CategoriesCulinary Herb Information Sheets Radish pods
Did you know radish pods are edible? I never gave it a thought…till today, when I saw all the beautifully…
CategoriesHerb Information Sheets Evening primrose (Oenothera biennis)
Evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) Opening its pretty yellow blooms rapidly at twilight, often a spectacular visual, gives the delicately fragrant flower the name…
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CategoriesHerb Information Sheets Marigold (Calendula officinalis)
Calendula officinalis is commonly known as pot marigold or just Calendula. The name comes from the Latin kalendae “first day…
CategoriesHerb Information Sheets Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) “It is a principall herbe for all kinde of bleedings, and to heale up new and old ulcers…
CategoriesHerb Information Sheets Anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)
Anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum syn. A. anethiodora, Stachys foeniculum) Although they both belong to the mint family, Lamiaceae, anise hyssop or giant hyssop…
CategoriesHerb Information Sheets Cape Gooseberry (Physalis edulis)
Cape Gooseberry (Physalis edulis syn. P. peruviana) Not originally from the Cape (native to Peru), and not related to gooseberries at all, the…
