A Handful of Herb Garden Hacks

A Handful of Herb Garden Hacks

Diaper plant moisture: Diapers help potted plants retain water control.  Simply purchase a size to fits the bottom of your pot. Trim away the plastic edges of the diaper. Place diaper in the pot bottom with the absorbent side up. Then, plant. The diaper will keep your...
A Handful of Herb Garden Hacks

New Scout Guide to Foraging Season

The Scout’s Guide to Wild Edibles, by Mike Krebill (St. Lynn’s Press, 2016, $18.95) is among the most useful books I’ve seen about foraging. It’s short, familiar and accessible. It lists only commonly items found in most of the United States and much of Canada. The...
Meet Mountain Rose Herbs

Meet Mountain Rose Herbs

What began as a small herbal business to supply quality herbs to students at the California School of Herbal Studies in the late 1980s — Mountain Rose Herbs —  is now a top supplier of herb and herb-related materials . The Oregon business has 180 employees...
Meet Mountain Rose Herbs

Make Peace with Native Herbs

In the current political climate all I want to do is curl up with my seed/plant catalogs and hide … from FOX News, from NPR, even from Facebook. It can be downright scary. That said I remember the phrase: “Think globally, act locally.” In this case I’m thinking...