A couple of years ago, there was a post on using cornmeal to prevent fungus. I would love to hear if it worked or not.
Hi, this can be a problem in my garden too. Here is a good website that talks about how to control it. Looks like the fungus can winter over on...
Hi DanJensen, Have you tried growing arugula in your semishade area? It is one of my favorite greens, spicy. I think it would grow well in...
tooty, My dad was born in northwest Wisconsin on a small farm. He came out to Washington for his residency, met my mom, and kept complaining...
I always thought dandelions were beautiful flowers as a kid. My dad encouraged it, and told me I could pick every single flower I saw, so I did...
I like to blanche them (boil just for a few minutes), then coat them with a small amount of olive oil and spice, such as garlic, sage, nutmeg is...
countricity girl I grew up on a suburban 3 acres in Bremerton, Washington. 2 acres of woods and wildlife, and one acre that my dad would putter...
My last name is Karr and I have 2 kids. So Karrma.
St.John's Wort I think I have St. Johns Wort as a weed in my garden. It is on the noxious weed list in Washington. Since I won't be using this,...
Awesome pickup by Aanightowl on poisonous hemlock, he may truly have saved a life. A good reminder on how poisonous this plant is. Not sure how...
Hemlock tree the hemlock tree or Tsuga sieboldii is not poisonous. However, learning how to forage in the wild is a pretty complex and...
wild carrot and hemlock indistiguishable also I just found out wild carrot is the same as Queen Anne's Lace. We did have two cases of...
INVASIVE white watercress is a very invasive plant, that is in lots of small creeks now, and is crowding out the native plants. A lot of states...
citrolnella Great question. Lots of answers. If you are talking about the essential oil, citronella oil, that is used as a herbal mosquito...
brown spots Did the stem turn brown/black or just the leaves? In our damp northwest, there is a leaf spot that is a fungus or mold, and very...
cooking with sage Sage is a herb that does better with lots of cooking, there are others that lose flavor with cooking. Add it early to pork...
chive weed Lots of weed chives around my garden. I let the ones under my porch grow, and fight with the lemon balm (mint family), weed whack...
Invasive herb Basil is very delicate, and I don't put it outside until late June or early July here in Western Washington, so don't think you...
Thank you for keeping the word greener. Thank you for your warm welcomes, and even more for helping take care of our earth. What a great way to...
I lost a few herbs this past winter, due to an early cold snap when the ground was still very wet, I think. This lemon verbena was nothing but a...
