Starz - Cutting Device for Harvesting Machine

One of the joys of growing herbs is their scent; basil, lemon balm and rosemary all have unforgettable perfumes that connect with my childhood memories, playing in Nana’s garden. There is nostalgia about many of these plants, which were popular in medieval times and beyond. Much of our herbal lore goes back to ancient times when they were the only available medicines. Our cool climate garden makes it necessary to harvest the more tender herb varieties and preserve them for winter cooking, to li

You know it’s summer when fresh, ripe tomato and basil salad graces your dinner table. Basil is one of the warm season herbs that have a distinctive scent and flavor. Harvesting basil seeds from a favorite variety will ensure you get that same taste and cultivar. Saving basil seed is an easy, economical way to grow basil year after year. Read on for some tips on how to harvest basil seeds and ways to save basil seed. How to Harvest Basil Seeds Basil plants are

I may have written the book The Year Round Vegetable Gardener but that doesn’t mean that I don’t also enjoy having homegrown herbs to harvest all year long, even in winter. Some of my favorite culinary herbs – parsley, thyme, and chives – are cold hardy, and I grow them in my raised garden beds as well as beneath season extending devices like cloches, mini hoop tunnels, and cold frames. Below you’ll find nine of my top herbs to grow in winter as well as information on how to pr

Dot a few dahlias in your borders and they will sizzle with colour just when you want the garden at its best for late summer and early autumn. There are few flowers that scream high summer like dahlias. Large or small, single flowered or so multi-petalled that they defy gravity, their jewel-like colours and lush, luxuriant growth make them a must-have. Forget the enormous football-sized blooms of horticultural shows and think more of Christopher Lloyd and his vibrant dahlia co