How to Freeze Basil in Ice Cube Trays
This year my basil did fantastic, in fact the best I’ve ever had. I even grew it all in pots on my back deck. So this past week I decided it was time to cut as much as I could off and start preserving them for the winter months. I decided to put together a...Lessons I’ve learned from this year’s vegetable garden
One of these years I’ll hopefully be able to have a vegetable garden where I don’t feel like I’m starting from scratch. It seems every year I try something new, either by choice or necessity (like moving). This past year was using the Square Foot...It’s Spring… and I’m thinking about my herbs
Solomon in the Bible talked about ants… yes ants. I can understand why. Ants are great motivators when it comes to working hard and preparing, but in the case of this blog… gardening. Ants are always working and gathering up their food to store in...Top Ten Composting Tips
Between keeping trash out of landfills and creating nutrient rich mulch, everybody knows that composting is great for the environment. Having a compost pile is easy if you follow these ten tips: 1.Use Yard Waste Rather than bagging up yard waste to be hauled to the...Glutton for punishment – I’m trying my garden skills again…
Last year I grew some veggies. They all started great, I used them in containers and I was happy. Until the heat wave came through and I don’t know what I did. Either they were scorched early on or I over watered them. I don’t know. My zucchinis had...Ciao! Benvenuto to SimpleItalianCooking! I hope you are enjoying my Italian recipes! Want some more delivered to you inbox?
