Last year I successfully overwintered cuttings from my Pest Perpetuo basil.  The basil in the India Bed that I have been tending all summer did so well despite the drought (a big THANK YOU to the ladies who kept the entire herb garden so well-watered this summer) . . . . . . that I just had to try taking cuttings … Read More

I was excited to go to the Pennsylvania Herb & Garden Festival in York, PA today.  I had seen a lot of positive things about it online so I was willing to drive 2 ½ hours to attend.    Upon arrival, I was happy to see a cute display of herbs, flowers and veggies in the lobby, but upon entering the … Read More

This year Rutgers Gardens, a display garden for AAS, is growing another 2015 winner: Cleopatra Oregano. Last year we grew the Dolce Fresca basil, also a 2015 winner. Cleopatra oregano is different from the usual oreganos. It’s an Origanum syriaca with a spicier flavor that has a hint of mint in it. They are also known as Lebanese oregano or Syrian … Read More

Now comes the hard part in the greenhouse, transplanting seedlings into their sale containers. How do you go from this . . .   . . .to this? By spending hours hunched over a bench, carefully picking apart tiny seedlings and then very carefully transplanting them, 2 at a time, into their new homes.  It’s backbreaking work. When my back … Read More