Why Does Basil Smell Like Cat Urine, Lemon, Licorice, or Cinnamon?
Basil comes in all different kinds, breeds, flavors, and scents. However, isn’t it jarring to have some basils smell like licorice or lemon while others smell like cat pee? In general, basil...
What big herbs can be grown indoors? There’s the giant Italian parsley (Petroselinum crispum 'Géant d'Italie'), giant sage (Salvia disermas L.), and the giant fennel (Ferula communis), which grows...
Misting has been a hotly contested topic in the gardening world. It’s a case where you’re on the extremes of the arguments - it’s either you think that it's a waste of time or the secret...
The moon figures prominently in our moods, poetry, music, in our literature and scientific studies, in religion and cultural practices, even in gardening and agriculture. That’s why many of us...
Thyme and oregano are mainstays in the culinary world, recognized by different cultures for the exciting new tastes they can bring to a dish. Though difficult to distinguish when dried and cut, these...
Are you fed up with slugs, snails, bugs, rabbits, birds, or weeds? Better than salt or pesticide, an electric fence works to protect them all day and all night. But how does electricity affect plants...
