A common name for tarragon is Dragon Herb because the serpentine shape of its root led ancient herbalists to believe that it could cure snakebites.
Wednesday Fun Fact – Caraway
Caraway roots can be cooked like root vegetables such as carrots or parsnips.
Why would anyone want to grow lovage?
I was in the Rutgers Gardens greenhouse the other day, transplanting lovage that I had grown from seed. And I’m looking at it and thinking to myself: “Tastes like celery. So what? Why would anyone want to grow this stuff?” Obviously, I’m not a veggie gardener. If I were, I would have known that celery is notoriously difficult to grow … Read More
Come join me tomorrow at Rutgers Day!
I will be on the Cook/Douglass Campus by Passion Puddle at the Rutgers Gardens plant sale selling herbs and dispensing advice.