We use olive oiI everyday, so I knew that olive oil was one of the best cooking oils for high heat. But what are the other heat tolerant cooking oils? …

Botulism is a serious and sometimes fatal illness caused by a toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. So it’s important to know what it is, how it occurs, the …

If you’re wondering how to make rosemary oil you’re in for a treat. Not only because making rosemary oil is super simple, but also because it’s delightful and has so …

Freezing Garlic – Pros & Cons

It never occured to me to to wonder about how to store cured garlic until we started growing it. We just always kept it with the onions in a bin …

There are so very many ways for curing garlic. From artistic to folksy, from tiny harvests to market gardeners, from homesteads to farms, there’s definitely no one way to get …

If you’re wondering about the furry burrowing critters known as moles, then chances are you’re seeing signs in your yard and maybe even plant damage. We’ve been there. Or, you …

Perhaps you’re wondering about growing basil indoors because you want to keep a living basil from the supermarket alive, or to continue growing your potted garden basil. Either way, the …

Successful gardening goes beyond simply sowing seeds or planting seedlings, watering, and waiting for the magic to happen. It requires a balance of many factors that all contribute to healthy …

Plant heat tolerance is classified by the American Horticultural Society Heat Zone Map