#Homegrown herbs.

[gardening-guy]

photos from the backyard gardens 🌿🫑🌷🌱

my back deck garden is doing pretty well! I just recently repotted the bell peppers, the tomatillos, one of my aloe vera, and a tomato plant (not pictured). my basil is doing well and i'm now taking cuttings with the intention of making more lil basil plants. astarion the dusty ragwort, laezel the mandevilla (bg3 references), and jaheira the granny's bonnets are all doing great too and i have a few more cosmos getting ready to bloom!

[veiligplekje]

Het Blauwe Huis in Ruinerwold, the Netherlands

[maulfucker]

know that almost every time I disappear here it's because I'm writing shit like this

[heelanhomestead]

It’s been so nice to potter around in the garden again and enjoy the warmth of the sun. With the lighter evenings, we’re able to work late and things are moving fast.

Our plants : leeks, lettuce, cabbage, tomatoes, peppers, green beans, broad beans, courgette, asparagus and pumpkins are all doing really well in the Polycrub … and the raised beds have been a godsend for my back. 🙏

We still have 3 or 4 more boxes to make for the Polycrub, and then we’ll move onto making boxes for the garden. Raised bed gardening is definitely my go to … 👍 🌱

Anyway, hope you’re having a good weekend too … 😊👋

[youknowtoch]

Mix ready to be vaped 😎

Gelato, Enemy of the State, Amnesia and Queen haze.

[chokrihizem]

It’s easiest to sow borage seeds directly into the garden in a full sun location. But if your growing season is not long enough, borage seeds cannot be sowed outside and should only be started indoors.

Because of this, I’m going to teach you how to start borage seeds indoors and with simple steps you will have your seedlings ready to fill your garden with beautiful and attractive flowers to enjoy harvesting and using in many ways, so keep reading and learn how to start this must have aromatic herb in any organic garden! READ MORE:

[pizzahutdemodisc]

All thanks to grandma & grandpa for instilling the knowledge of botany and self sustainability in me.

[wrightsorganicssymbiosisfarm]

[steelestoned]

[whichwaytofindmyself]

Looking forward to spring so I can start preparing my balcony for planting. I hope my chive, oregano and thyme survived this winter too. I probably need to cut some roots so they fit the pots but I'm kind of afraid to do it.......

[themanhattanfoodproject]

I’ve been pretty obsessed with tomato and basil right now because our basil plants still seem to be doing OK (in large part thanks to our friend who waters them for us when we’re out of town) so I’m trying to use as much of it as possible while the getting is still great. 

This is some Calabrian shrimp with burst cherry tomato and white vermouth sauce, tossed with some cubes of prosciutto because I found an end of prosciutto di San Daniele at my favorite wine and charcuterie shop and I felt like dispatching it in this dish. 

I’m aiming to get this one posted next week because it’s straightforward and perfect for this time of year--please stay tuned…

[wholelottabotany]

Food Gardening Friday: Herb Harvesting

For the fullest flavor, harvest herbs before they flower. If you've been harvesting branches all season, your plants probably never get a chance to flower. However, by late summer, even herbs that have not flowered will start to decline as the weather cools. This is a good time to begin harvesting and drying your herbs

How to:

-Cut healthy branches from your herb plants.

-Remove any dry or diseased leaves. Yellowed leaves and leaves spotted by a disease are not worth drying. Their flavor has already been diminished by the stress of the season.

-Shake the branches gently to remove any insects. There are always hitchhikers and since you won't be thoroughly washing the stems, you want to get rid of as many as you can now.

-If you've picked your herbs while the plants are dry, you should be able to simply shake off any excess soil. Rinse with cool water only if necessary and pat dry with paper towels. Hang or lay them out where they will get plenty of air circulation, so they can dry out quickly. Wet herbs will mold and rot.

-Remove the lower leaves along the bottom inch or so of the stem. You can use these leaves fresh or dry them separately.

-Bundle 4 - 6 stems together and tie as a bunch. You can either use a string or a rubber band. -The bundles will shrink as they dry and the rubber band will loosen, so check periodically that the bundle is not slipping. Make small bundles if you are trying to dry herbs with high water content, so they get air flow between the branches and do not rot.

-Punch or cut several holes in a paper bag. Label the bag with the name of the herb you are drying

-Place the herb bundle upside down into the bag. You can include the loose leaves you removed from the bottom inch of the stems if you like.

-Gather the ends of the bag around the bundle and tie closed. Make sure the herbs are not crowded inside the bag.

-Hang the bag upside down in a warm, airy room. -Check in about two weeks to see how things are progressing. Keep checking weekly until your herbs are dry enough to crumble and ready to store.

When to Harvest Your Herbs for Drying -For the fullest flavor, harvest herbs before they flower. If you've been harvesting branches all season, your plants probably never get a chance to flower. However, by late summer, even herbs that have not flowered will start to decline as the weather cools. This is a good time to begin harvesting and drying your herbs. -Cut branches in mid-morning. Let the morning dew dry from the leaves, but pick before the plants are wilting in the afternoon sun. -Do not cut the entire plant, unless you plan on replacing it. You should never cut back by more than two-thirds or remove more than about one-third of a plant's branches at one time. Storing dried herbs: 

-Store your dried herbs in airtight containers. Small canning jars work nicely. Zippered plastic bags will do as well.

-Be sure to label and date your containers.

-Your herbs will retain more flavor if you store the leaves whole and crush them when you are ready to use them.

-Discard any dried herbs that show the slightest sign of mold. It will only spread.

-Place containers in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight. There are amber colored canning jars that block sunlight to help withhold damage.

[themethereoncewas]

Zondag 12 mei 2024... rundsvlees verwerken, rundsvet "maken", voorzaaien en kruiden drogen.

[winteryqueen]

After neglecting this planting area last year I finally got it into shape I plan on extending this area and adding a lot more herbs.

[heelanhomestead]

First to be planted in the new raised beds, some beautiful Rosemary. It gives off such a heady aroma and I love the smell that blows gently through our window … I see a roast dinner in our future. 🥰

[youknowtoch]

Saturday morning, ready for a chill weekend ahead.

Gelato, Amnesia haze, Enemy of the State, Queen haze, Ken kush, and the homegrown critical mass