…#8221; of frozen pesto cubes isn’t so ridiculous after all. Suzanne’s Pesto Use the recipe as a guideline, adjusting the ingredients to suit your taste. 3 cups packed fresh basil leaves (picked off the stems) 1/2 cup almonds or walnuts 3/4 cup grated parmesan 1/2 cup olive oil salt to taste water (optional; amount varies) Method: Put all the ingredients in a blender or food processor until finely chopped. (If you’re a…
…nd what went into producing it. So how come I can’t have the right to know what’s in the food I buy in the store? That’s the goal of the Just Label It campaign, which last month submitted a record-breaking 1.1 million signatures to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in favor of labeling genetically engineered (GE) foods. And in polls by ABC, MSNBC, NPR, the Washington Post, Consumer Reports and others, consistently…
No room for an herb garden? Th Multi-Pocket Grow Bag might change your mind! With 16 planting holes on the sides and a “rooftop” garden on top, we were able to fill this planter with a wide range of culinary herbs, including rosemary, basil, thyme, sage, parsley, oregano, chervil, fennel, tarragon and chives. Herbs at home in the Multi-Pocket Grow Bag Variegated mint Globe basil No room for an herb garden? This tower of herb…
…ate each class or one side gets broken and we don’t want to throw out the entire bed. The students also like making diamond shaped beds. I love the Grow Beds! I have no trouble keeping them watered because … I have more than 100 little gardening angels who feel quite important running through the gardens with their watering cans. I’m not sure how many Grow Beds I have used. We have a tabbouli Grow Bed (mint, parsley, tomato, chives, onions), a…
For more information, read the article Controlling Aphids. Recently, I was growing some basil in our testing lab. When I came in after the weekend, I noticed that the plants in several of our containers were infested with aphids, but the basil that I had planted in a windowbox with marigolds were aphid-free. I had always heard that marigolds repel aphids, but now I know it first-hand to be true. —Deborah Miuccio, Gardener’s Supply…
We’ve designed some special racks that let you enjoy windowboxes without the windows. Our 2-Tier and 3-Tier Cascade Planters are made of sturdy, square-stock steel and have a handsome, flat-black finish. Two, 3-Tier Cascade Planters placed back-to-back. Photo taken in early June before the plants began hiding the framework. Windowboxes are an easy and inexpensive way to transform an ordinary house into something special. Though we of…
…en the earth-friendly ones. At first, I tried neem, a relatively harmless spray that does wonders on aphids and controls blackspot on roses. It worked to control the larvae the first year, but I had to spray frequently (every 10 to 15 days). The second year, I couldn’t keep the larvae under control. My lily crop was hit hard, and I got few blooms. Last year, I decided to resort to a systemic called imidacloprid. The results were instantaneo…
Flat-leaf parsley I used to do much more canning and freezing than I do now. With our household down to just two, we’re cooking smaller meals and don’t need to have as much food around. But there are still quite a few garden crops that I squirrel away in my freezer or pantry, and one of those is parsley. I can chop and freeze a huge basket of fresh-picked parsley in about 15 minutes. With a half-dozen sessions like that throughout the…
Like many who lost tomato plants to late blight last year, I’m wondering: How can I make sure it doesn’t happen again this year? Plant a diversity of tomato varieties to reduce the possibility of disease. Like many gardeners who lost their tomato crop to late blight last year, I’m wondering: How can I make sure it doesn’t happen again this year? Unfortunately, there’s no silver bullet. The most important thin…
Soil and shade conditions that weaken turfgrasses are ideal for moss growth. Soil and shade conditions that weaken turfgrasses are ideal for moss growth. How to get rid of moss in the lawn is one of the frequently asked questions on our Ask An Expert question-and-answer service. In the same way that fever is a symptom and not the disease itself, moss is an indicator of underlying problems. Lawn grasses need moist, fertile, well-draine…