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Beautiful bay. I wonder why more people don't use this aromatic herb as a mini-Christmas tree. The evergreen leaves are shiny and...
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Not to be unpatriotic, but another "cranberry" outshines the traditional cranberry.
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The spring bulbs are planted. My back – ouch – aches from spreading sheep poop on the veggie beds. And there's one last gardening...
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'orrible oregano. That's what I sometimes think about this bossy herb that's so beloved in Italian cooking. The problem is, in...
Here's a new kind of rosemary that you can actually use as skewers for kebabs. I did this past summer – with gratifying results.
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Olé! It's tomatillo time. I'm currently harvesting loads of the small green fruits that constitute the main ingredient in Mexican...
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Every day it swells a little bit more. And more. But will ours wind up trumping Bob's? It's a nailbiter.
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Wow, those Whippersnappers! How wonderful they are. I'm currently harvesting dozens of them.
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Luscious limes. Any time I cut one open, I'm instantly transported back to the Caribbean, where I lived as a teenager.
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