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Herbs

Growing Indoors With the Hydroponic Cart

Have you ever thought about growing fresh herbs indoors using a hydroponic system? This is the best way to have them at your fingertips all year long. With the hydroponic cart, and its controlled lighting and feeding, your indoor plants won’t get leggy and feeble in the shorter winter days. Lots of room for your [...]

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5 Uncommon Herbs for Your Garden

We all are familiar with the more common culinary herbs like basil, oregano, thyme and parsley. Here are 5 more uncommon herbs you may want to plant.

Comfrey in bloom

Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) is a striking perennial herb to include in the garden. It is a bold and leafy plant, with 4 to 5 foot [...]

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How to Plant a Tower Herb Garden for Your Balcony or Patio

Strawberry pots make useful upright containers not only for a small crop of strawberries, but for flowering annuals or a small herb garden. These pots, supplied by most garden centers, have several pockets or openings for placing plants in a vertical array.
Using a strawberry pot for a small tower herb garden [...]

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Grow Some Herbs for Antioxidant Power

Herbs and spices, as well as taking your cooking from mundane to marvelous, are healthy sources of antioxidants. We all know that antioxidants are an essential component in our diets, helping to prevent cardiovascular diseases, cancer, degenerative diseases and inflammation.
By growing your own organic herbs so that you have a healthy and fresh source, and [...]

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