SELF-SEEDING ANNUALS AND SPRING IN THE SUBURBS
One of the great advantages of knowing a bit about the different garden plants is that I can take one look at a seedling and then decide if it is…
HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN SPICED OLIVE OIL
I have to celebrate that the first tomatoes in the garden are ripe, they are always sorely missed after we’ve eaten anaemic store-bought tomatoes for months. Surprisingly actually, you should…
ONE REALLY GOOD REASON TO GROW YOUR OWN BASIL HERE IN TEXAS
How to grow your own Basil (Ocimum basilicum) In Norway where I originally lived, we were lucky if the Basil hopefully survived outdoors in July and parts of August. And it…
HOW TO GROW HERBS IN TEXAS?
Is it difficult to grow herbs in Texas? Houston Texas is far from a Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and rainy winters and where the most common herbs thrive and…
SPRING IN THE TEXAS GARDEN
It’s snowing in Norway today and I must say that even if it rains here in Cypress Texas, today I’m very grateful for my extended summer here. Everything grows tremendously…
SLIK DYRKER DU BASILIKUM
Basilikum elsker å ha det varmt og solrikt. Det er slett ikke en ideell plante for Nord-Europa. Men det er hyggelig å ha drevet frem sine egne krydderplanter, og har…