This Festival is held annually at Moneta Farm and Home Center, and VCE/BAMGA hosts an information booth where volunteers provide educational materials, respond to questions relating to horticulture and gardening, and provide information relative to … [Read more...]
Gardening in the Valley Symposium- Virtual
Gardening Symposium This full day continuing education symposium will feature four speakers and topics. Morning and afternoon sessions will be separated by a lunch break that will give you time to eat and stretch your legs while you listen … [Read more...]
Ye Olde Kitchen Garden In the Garden
Kathleen Wall, who cooks and gardens at Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, Mass., holds skirrets, a root vegetable popular in colonial days. Like other plants used during that era, it fell out of favor over time. Credit: Erik Jacobs for The New York … [Read more...]
Herbs: September Tips
• Pot up chives, parsley, and other herbs, and bring them into the house to extend the growing season. • To ensure a good crop of big bulbs next fall, plant garlic cloves this fall. Be sure to cover the garlic plot with a layer of organic … [Read more...]
Nasturtium
Nasturtium is both a decorative garden annual as well as a useful culinary herb. There are two types of nasturtium; a trailing type (Tropaeolum majus) that can be trained to climb or allowed to spread on the ground and a bush type (Tropaeolum minus) … [Read more...]
Fennel
Description There are two types of fennel. One is treated as an herb (herb fennel – Foeniculum vulgare) and one that is treated like a bulb type vegetable (Florence fennel or Finocchio – Foeniculum vulgare var. dulce). ... ...Read More … [Read more...]
The Best Winter Herbs to Grow (and Eat)
The winter can be frustrating for some. There's fewer hours of daylight, the weather can be bone-chillingly cold, and you find yourself rotating between squash, brussels sprouts, and bread. It can get dull and repetitive. But just because it’s … [Read more...]
Natural Remedies for Anxiety and Stress
Natural Remedies for Anxiety and Stress If gardening or another relaxing activity doesn’t calm your nerves, try some of these other tips involving herbs! Source: The Old Farmer's Almanac … [Read more...]
September Tips: Herbs
Pot up chives, parsley, and other herbs, and bring them into the house to extend the growing season. To ensure a good crop of big bulbs next fall, plant garlic cloves this fall. Be sure to cover the garlic plot with a layer of organic mulch. … [Read more...]