This is the advice that expert herbalist, Maria Noël Groves, has for new herb gardeners: Grow just what your body needs! From the book description: In Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies, Groves provides 23 garden plans specially tailored to address the most common health needs, along with simple recipes for using each group of […]
How to Grow Raspberries in Record Time
Richard lives in northwestern Wisconsin and shares some tips he’s learned about growing raspberries fast. This is a very detailed and well-written post that gives you the information you need to grow raspberries in record time. He discusses: Basic about yield, shelf-life, frequency of harvesting Growing requirements including soil, sun, acidity, how to prepare the soil, […]
Things I’m Growing in My Garden This Year
As a gardener, I love to see other peoples’ gardens. What are they growing? How is their garden laid out? It doesn’t matter what time of the year it is – I love to read about gardens. So I was happy to see this post by Debra of DIY Natural. She teaches herbal sciences classes […]
Giant List of 230+ Heirloom Seed Suppliers with LINKS!!
This is an AMAZING resource that list 230+ domestic and foreign suppliers of heirloom/non-GMO/organic seeds. The list is divided by country: USA Europe (except UK and Ireland) Canada Australia & New Zealand South Africa For each seed supplier you’ll find: The name of the Supplier A clickable link to the supplier Location Notes & Information […]
FREE Seed Catalog List for 2015 – 55 Different Free Seed Catalogs!
One of the highlights of each winter for me, is the release by the Herb Gardener of the FREE Seed Catalog list. It’s a list of mail order retailers who provide free seed catalogs for herb, vegetable and flower lovers. You can order print catalogs that are mailed to your home. Some of the catalogs […]
How to Make Your Own Natural Garden Fertilizer
Proverbs 31 Woman shares a detailed post on different ways to make natural, garden fertilizer. She discusses 8 ways to make different, organic fertilizers. Only one of the methods (the herb discussed at the end of the post) produces a balanced fertilizer. A balanced fertilizer has nearly equal parts of nitrogen, phosphorous and potash […]
July in the Garden ~ a Time to Reflect
Don’t forget to Like Herbs and Oils Hub on Facebook so you’ll get notified every time we find a great new post about Herbs, Essential Oils, Spices, Natural Remedies and Natural Living. I love the Herb Gardener because he’s a real gardener. He understands all of the ups and downs of gardening. Sometimes you plant […]
How To Grow Vegetables in the Shade
Don’t forget to Like Herbs and Oils Hub on Facebook so you’ll get notified every time we find a great new post about Herbs, Essential Oils, Spices, Natural Remedies and Natural Living. If your garden is in a shady area you know that certain vegeatbles like tomatoes and squash won’t grow well. Howver, there are […]
Hugelkultur: German-style Raised Garden Beds
Don’t forget to Like Herbs and Oils Hub on Facebook so you’ll get notified every time we find a great new post about Herbs, Essential Oils, Spices, Natural Remedies and Natural Living. – This is a pretty amazing gardening technique. Have you ever heard of Hugelkultur? I hadn’t until I read this article by Debra […]
Herbs That Grow Well in the Shade
Don’t forget to Like Herbs and Oils Hub on Facebook so you’ll get notified every time we find a great new post about Herbs, Essential Oils, Spices, Natural Remedies and Natural Living. – This is a list of 20 herbs to plant in the shade. The Herb Gardener offers the following recommendation: “The following is […]
How to Plant Seedlings Outdoors
It’s Spring and time to go out and dig in the dirt. If you have seedlings you plan to plant in your garden, this post may help you. Gstuppy of Untrained Housewife has some great advice on how to plant seedlings outdoors. When to transplant? Not all plants should be planted outside at […]