Lots of people like really tidy, neat gardens, but I tend to let my organic garden get a little messy – especially late in the season when I’m waiting to collect seeds. The seeds need to be mature before harvesting them, and the plant they’re from can become untidy while I’m waiting for the seeds [...]
Filed under: Herbs, Uncategorized on March 17th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This is a small patch of plain chives that are flowering in my organic garden at the moment. Despite the heat they are flourishing. As you can see, the flowers of the plain chives are pink and in a ball, unlike the garlic chives in the post below, which are white and star-like. They are [...]
Filed under: Herbs, Uncategorized on March 11th, 2008 | No Comments »
Had to quickly post this pic of a small planting of my garlic chives. They’re flowering at the moment and are quite beautiful. It’s worth growing them just for the flowers. They look great planted among roses. You can use the leaves in your cooking the same way you would normal chives – they just [...]
Filed under: Herbs, Uncategorized on March 9th, 2008 | No Comments »
I took cuttings from my rosemary bush and sage plant a little over a week ago. They are looking really healthy. If you want to get more plants for free, taking cuttings is a great way to get a lot more plants – fairly quickly. Take your cuttings in the cool of the morning (if [...]
Filed under: Herbs, Uncategorized on March 7th, 2008 | No Comments »
It’s that time of year here in South Australia when I’m drying annuals to last through the winter. With only a few weeks left of summer it’s the perfect time to be drying herbs. I picked a large bunch of golden oregano about a week ago. All I do is bunch it all together like [...]
Filed under: Herbs, Uncategorized, vegetables on February 15th, 2008 | No Comments »
