Spearmmint has several culinary uses as well as medicinal. it can be used to replace peppermint in several recipes, but the flavor is slightly different. One...
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... Dry the leaves in bunches on the stem upside-down in a cheesecloth bag if dust and buggies are a problem in your house. Then when brittle to the touch...
As long as you don't ask about farmed v free range duck. Free range duck is more taxing on the brain than it is on the pocketbook. Yes, is was a mega mart...
Mark, Please attribute your quotes. Of course I do prefer "This is the end... beautiful friend" Jim Morrison. I do think it is a pretty cool quote. I am told...
They just might but I think I would rather take my chances on buiding a hothouse. At least so I wouldn't have to divulge where I got the thing from. ...
Ed, I've been toying with the same idea for a while now. GLAD you brought it up. I have been thinking, possibly, of making a box as long as the railing with a...
Well, my promised special order of Passover Kosher Coke never showed up. So, I saw a 4-pak of Virgil's Root Beer and decided to give it a try. The label says...
... For those who live near Beverages and More (or BevMo as they like to call themselves), they have what must be a couple of dozen brands of root beer. Go buy...
... Thank you, Pat, for that "roving root beer barrel" report. Very refreshing AND cleansing...nice investigation and excellent taste opinion, you should work...
I love my mint. I planted it several years ago in one area of my garden. It took the garden over. I dug it all up and planted some in my lawn (my "lawn" is...
... San, what would your suggestion be for the herb gardener who is going to use pots instead of in the ground growing...is there a web site to show pairs or ...
D, Another option is to use a "strawberry" pot, with some things grouped together at the top, and others as singles in the side pockets. I had my best luck by...
hi, from my experience: I've found that if you have pots less than 10", plant a single type herb there. For long "windowbox" planters I go no more than 3...
I have grown many herbs in pots. As long as they get decent sun and water, I think you can grow just about any herb that way. I used a long planter box (maybe...
very good idea, Patty.. it would function as a large windowbox... if you can do a little macrame, you can make a hanger or it to put in a trr of off a strong ...
For cheap pots, I use the cat liter containers. The big plastic ones (28lbs). I cut them in half, then cut the lids in half. Glue the lids on the end, punch...
my husband warned me not to watch the ham show.. as i am a grem freak LOL i was surpised to learn how ham was made, because i never knew it hung for 6 months...
i am trying not to lurk, but i have 4 kids and an exchange student, so when i get online time its fast, i usually read more then i can write back. but i enjoy...
we just have a lemon tree, since we just moved in, and some flowers. i am afraid to grow any herbs, because of the 4 boys, and habits for pulling things that...
... I guess what I meant to ask was as an herbalist what herbs could be planted together in say a large half whiskey barrel...I have quite a few varieties of ...
... There isn't even a garden yet at my house. I'm still trying to figure out an asthecilly pleasing, but inexpensive way to border a raised beds. We have...
Back from exile. I've been deleting digests unread for months, because I've been too garsh darn busy. Yay, that has ended, I'm moved into my new house, and...
Has anyone come up with the DEFINITIVE flower pot smoker? Found the hot plate that doesn't burn out in a couple hours? Figured out the best recipe? Even tho...
Aside from the coolness/conversation value I don't think the flowerpot smoker is worth it. I built one last year with a cheapy burner. And the thing cost...
Well that didn't work! The more expensive one (99bucks) is a Char-Broil American Deluxe Smoker and the cheaper one was Char-Broil Charcoal Water Smoker - Red ...
I made Alton's very basic bread this weekend. Very tasty with butter and jam. My question - what's the best way to store the leftover? I put it in a ziploc...
... In general, there are a couple of competing factors that you need to balance. If you refrigerate bread, it gets stale faster, but mold doesn't grow (as...
Suz, you may want to delete the last...oooohh let's say 3 weeks worth of posts...I am afraid we have not been playing nice nice with each other...lol...well, ...
Hi John, Thanks for the feedback. I actually have one of those plastic bread containers stored away somewhere, I had forgotten about it. I'll dig it out and...