Marigold Vs Calendula
It is important to understand some of the differences between calendula and marigold in order to decide on plant planning and where to grow in case of confusion over edibles. … Continue Reading Marigold Vs Calendula
Growing Calendula From Harvested Seeds
We use Calendula or pot Marigold, in many ways at home and have a lot that have self seeded. In order to get them started for your garden it is … Continue Reading Growing Calendula From Harvested Seeds
How To Grow Saffron Crocus At Home
Saffron is one of those spices that is renown for being expensive, I have even put together an article on how to substitute other cheaper alternatives. Obviously though we want … Continue Reading How To Grow Saffron Crocus At Home
Saffron Substitutes You Can Afford
Saffron is well known as the worlds most expensive spice. I find it hard to imagine cooking with saffron regularly as I would squirm each time I saw the cost … Continue Reading Saffron Substitutes You Can Afford
Edible Flowers To Grow In Your Herb Garden
I don’t know about you but I like to make the most of everything we grow in our backyard. So getting a bit more familiar with which herb flowers are … Continue Reading Edible Flowers To Grow In Your Herb Garden
Substitutes For The Soapy Taste Of Coriander
Confession time, I am the main author and head gardener here at Homegrown Herb Garden, but I can’t stand the taste of coriander. Like 14-21% of people from East Asian, … Continue Reading Substitutes For The Soapy Taste Of Coriander
Feverfew Growing & Common Mistakes
Feverfew (Tanacetum Parthenium) is a super successful herb that can grow happily on wastelands or the edge of gardens. Ours is lovely and we allow a large patch of our … Continue Reading Feverfew Growing & Common Mistakes
Why Are Some Herbs Fragrant
We wanted to explain a bit more about which herbs are fragrant and how we can use this to our advantage. From working out where to plant them, to which … Continue Reading Why Are Some Herbs Fragrant
Hyssop – Growing, Harvesting & Health Benefits
I guess a hyssop is an unusual herb, but more commonly used as a flowering perennial that can self seed and clump to fill any space. We inter-plant ours with … Continue Reading Hyssop – Growing, Harvesting & Health Benefits
Dry Parsley With 5 Easy Methods
There are 5 main different ways to dry parsley, some are quicker than others. The process of drying preserves the leaves, but slightly weakens the flavor, so you may well … Continue Reading Dry Parsley With 5 Easy Methods
Herb & Spice Blends Explained
I don’t know about you but when I am trying out new recipes I don’t always have each ingredient in my store, so I wanted to put together an easy … Continue Reading Herb & Spice Blends Explained
What Are Mixed Herbs
If you grow a lot of your own herbs in the Summer months you may want to then dry and use all year round. Having a homemade jar of mixed … Continue Reading What Are Mixed Herbs
How To Make Bouquet Garni
Bouquet Garni is pronounced bow-kay Gar-nee and is French for ‘garnished-bunch’. So a posh way of saying that we are going to be using a whole bunch of herbs, rather … Continue Reading How To Make Bouquet Garni
What Herbs Are Good For Hair?
I have recently had some treatments on my hair and it has made me wonder, what herbs would be good to help restore my hair? Natural hair treatments have been … Continue Reading What Herbs Are Good For Hair?
How To Grow Micro Herbs At Home
Micro herbs are the quick fix for anyone with a desire to grow and eat your own food. We have been using micro greens and especially micro herbs on our … Continue Reading How To Grow Micro Herbs At Home
Fennel and Dill – What’s The Difference
We grow both fennel and dill in our herb garden and friends asked why we ‘bother’ growing both as they thought they were pretty much the same. So this article … Continue Reading Fennel and Dill – What’s The Difference
