Agriculture
- Herbs
HerbsThe term ?herb? has a variety of meanings but is most frequently used in one of three ways. To a botanist, an herb is a plant with a soft, flexible stem and a life cycle that is completed in one growing season. A person interested in medicinal plants...
- Indoor Gardening For Urban Living
Stephen Gerard 06-May-2013 When the fruits of spring finally show their vibrant colors, cheerful sounds and eclectic smells, it is time for your garden to take full flight. If your place of residence looms between the shadows of the busy city streets,...
- 8 Medicinal Plants You Can Grow At Home
Grow a Healing GardenPhysic (or physick) was the name given to gardens of healing plants grown by physicians and monks in ancient times and by home gardeners well into the nineteenth century. Why not plant your own with some of these herbs? By investing...
- Healthy Herbs Nutrition Facts
Healthy herbs have long held an important place in our wellness. Prized since ancient times, and today we even more depend on them to purify our body, mind, and soul! Of course, we all use herbal parts in our daily lives, one way or the other, whether...
- Herbs For The Winter Windowsill
Now that the growing season is over, do you still find yourself ready to dash out to the garden for some chives, basil or a sprig of thyme, only to lament their loss to the cold weather? Why not start a small collection of culinary herbs indoors, where...
Agriculture
Better Living Through Chemistry
Gardeners love kindred souls, and if you decide to grow herbs, you?ll be in the company of plenty of kindred souls, both in the present and from times past.
Even before recorded history, herbs were the sources of countless culinary, medicinal, and craft materials. Historically, growing herbs wasn?t a hobby; it was necessary for survival. Then, during the last half century or so, chemists began developing synthetic forms of aromas, flavors, medicines, and dyes that formerly had been extracted from herbs. (Notice how often artificial fla-vors and colors appear in the ingredients lists on packaged foods.) Because it was cheaper to make these imitations in a lab than it was to grow and extract the real thing, herb gardening fell out of favor to some degree. Now that the ?Better Living Through Chemistry? heyday is over, there?s renewed interest in getting back to natural sources of the stuff we ingest and otherwise use in our daily lives. And herb gardening is experiencing a renaissance. This chapter is a potpourri of herb information ? our effort to introduce you to the subject, including some of its historical and entertaining aspects, and to inspire you to join the legions of herb gardeners, past, present, and future.
- Herbs
HerbsThe term ?herb? has a variety of meanings but is most frequently used in one of three ways. To a botanist, an herb is a plant with a soft, flexible stem and a life cycle that is completed in one growing season. A person interested in medicinal plants...
- Indoor Gardening For Urban Living
Stephen Gerard 06-May-2013 When the fruits of spring finally show their vibrant colors, cheerful sounds and eclectic smells, it is time for your garden to take full flight. If your place of residence looms between the shadows of the busy city streets,...
- 8 Medicinal Plants You Can Grow At Home
Grow a Healing GardenPhysic (or physick) was the name given to gardens of healing plants grown by physicians and monks in ancient times and by home gardeners well into the nineteenth century. Why not plant your own with some of these herbs? By investing...
- Healthy Herbs Nutrition Facts
Healthy herbs have long held an important place in our wellness. Prized since ancient times, and today we even more depend on them to purify our body, mind, and soul! Of course, we all use herbal parts in our daily lives, one way or the other, whether...
- Herbs For The Winter Windowsill
Now that the growing season is over, do you still find yourself ready to dash out to the garden for some chives, basil or a sprig of thyme, only to lament their loss to the cold weather? Why not start a small collection of culinary herbs indoors, where...