Tips on how to grow organic garlic including varieties, planting direct and in modules, after care, harvesting, and storage. One of the easiest crops to grow in the organic garden is garlic. It's hardy, suffers few pests, and in mid-summer will reward you with dozens of bulbs that can be dried out and used over the next three months to a year. Garlic is truly one of the most rewarding crops you can grow. If you're new to growing garlic, read on for tips on when to plant, how to plant, ... Read More about How to grow Organic Garlic: planting, growing, & harvesting
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Easy Green Tomato Chutney Recipe
Make green tomato chutney with your unripened fruits. It can be served with cheese, bread, and other pickled vegetables If you grow your own tomatoes, you know what it's like to have a mountain of green fruit at the end of summer. This year I'm looking at an entire greenhouse full and of several different varieties. I'll take some indoors to ripen but honestly, they're delicious if you feel adventurous enough to cook with them. I've tried fried green tomatoes, green tomato pasta sauce, and ... Read More about Easy Green Tomato Chutney Recipe
Grow Herbal Remedies for the Cold and Flu
Almost 30 herbal remedies for the cold and flu. Includes info on how they are used and tips on adding them to your herbal medicine garden. The common cold and flu are two different illnesses that set most of us back each year. It could be when we’re stressed out and our immune systems weakened, or during the winter when we’re in much closer quarters with people who are ill. When I lived in London I could pretty much guarantee that I’d catch one or the other a couple of times over the colder ... Read More about Grow Herbal Remedies for the Cold and Flu
Safely Cleaning up after Soap Making
Tips on safely cleaning up after soap making including how to tackle dirty pans, soap-encrusted stick blenders, and counter tops. Includes ways to reduce mess and to avoid irritating your skin. I love making cold-process soap and have been sharing recipes on Lovely Greens for years. It's more than just using the bars afterwards but the entire process of choosing ingredients, bringing it to trace, and then pouring the wet soap into molds. It makes you feel like a million bucks to have made that ... Read More about Safely Cleaning up after Soap Making
Grow your own Cut Flower Garden for Homegrown Bouquets
Tips on how to grow a cut flower garden from gardener and florist Helena Willcocks. Includes how to lay out your garden, amending soil, and why you should be growing Chocolate cosmos. I absolutely love growing flowers, arranging them, and just being on my plot surrounded by them. Everyone needs flowers in their life. That’s why as a florist and allotment gardener I’m sharing my tips for growing them with you. I remember feeling very overwhelmed when I first started my cut flower garden. If ... Read More about Grow your own Cut Flower Garden for Homegrown Bouquets
