Herbs

Growing herbs is an easy way to save money at the grocery store and spice up your cooking. Learn how to grow your own kitchen herbs!

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Herbs

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Nutmeg Trees

Warm climate gardeners can grow and enjoy the tropical nutmeg tree... and get both nutmeg and mace as a result! If you live in a tropical region, this tree would be a great addition to your garden. In this guide, Sarah Jay explains how to do it.

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Herbs

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Star Anise

The star anise plant is a lovely subtropical tree that produces beautiful star-shaped flowers and pods. With the right conditions, it's not difficult to grow either. In this guide, we discuss growing techniques for the best results.

Grow Turmeric

Herbs

How to Plant, Grow, and Care For Turmeric

For more than 4,000 years, turmeric has been cultivated as a culinary spice and used in Ayurvedic medicine. It has roots in India, but is now grown in warmer areas around the world. It also makes a fantastic garden plant with its large leaves and tropical feel. Let’s explore this useful plant in more depth.

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Herbs

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Lavender

Growing lavender provides great beauty to your garden, and it smells great too! This perennial herb has many uses and is easy to grow with the right conditions. Learn everything you need with Sarah Jay with her in-depth growing guide.

A close-up shot of a person in the process of picking fresh aromatic herbs, showcasing how to harvest sage

Herbs

How To Harvest and Store Sage

Knowing how to harvest sage without damaging the plant is essential. This gives you the freshest herbs to harvest and keeps the rest of the plant healthy for continued growth. We'll explain the ins and outs of this important process!

A close up shot of fresh and dehydrated herbs that showcases how to dry oregano

Herbs

How to Dry Fresh Oregano: 7 Methods to Try

If you grow oregano, you'll need to know how to dry oregano to maximize your harvest. In this article, horticultural expert Sarah Jay covers all viable methods and their pros and cons, along with the correct storage methods.

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Herbs

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Borage

When growing borage as a pollinator attraction, you can also use it as a mild, cucumber-flavored edible herb. It has pretty blue flowers that adds to a flower garden, too. Ann McCarron shares our top growing tips and care for borage.