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Fragrant flowers make a lovely, aromatic addition to any garden. If you are accustomed to growing primarily edible crops, though, there are a few considerations for fragrant gardening for your first foray into these beautiful blooms. The following is an excerpt from “Home Grown Gardening: Container and Fragrant Gardening” by Peter Loewer. An introduction to fragrant gardening In the late 1500s, Christopher Marlowe wrote the following lines for his poem “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love

Okra is a heat-loving annual plant that requires 55 to 65 frost-free days with temperatures consistently above 85°F (29°C) for full growth, flowering, and pod development. Sow okra seed in the garden 4 weeks after the average last frost date in spring. Description. Okra is a tender, heat-loving annual that grows 4 to 7 feet (1.2-2.1m) tall and produces a green and sometimes red seedpod which is harvested when 3 to 5 inches (7-12cm) long and sometimes longer. Okra has prickly st

If you’re wondering why your cucumber plants are wilting, you might want to look around for bugs. The bacterium that causes wilt in cucumber plants usually overwinters in the belly of a specific beetle: the striped cucumber beetle. In the spring, when the plants are fresh, the beetles awaken and start feeding on baby cucumber plants. This spreads the bacteria either by mouth or through their feces, which they leave on the plants. Once the beetle starts chewing on t

Crop Rotation Group Miscellaneous ● Soil Any average, well drained soil. Position Full sun to partial afternoon shade. Frost tolerant Extremely cold hardy, even in harsh winter climates. Plants die back to the ground in winter and re-emerge in spring. Feeding Not generally needed. Companions Echinacea, Catnip, Agastache and Dill. Often planted with low, mound-forming herbs and flowers. Valerian can stand 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall when it is in full