“If I had to choose just one plant from the whole herb garden, I should be content with basil,” ― Elizabeth David Basil (Ocimum basilicum) …
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Summer Herbal Harvest 2022
With summer half way through, I wanted to share some of the wonderful herbs I was able to harvest so far! Ever since I took …
Pesto Sauce
In my house, summer equals tons of homemade goodies fresh from the garden! One of our favorite artifacts of summer is good homemade Pesto Sauce. …
Alchemy Garden Journal Entry 22: Creating Fall Beauty
10/10/2020 Gorgeous, lumpy pumpkins, vibrant golden colors, and heavenly spiced delicacies are what make autumn my absolute favorite season. Time to wrap up my spring-summer …
Alchemy Journal Entry 20: Did We Survive the Storms? A Healthy Harvest Awaits!
6/7/2020 We got our first week of reliable sunlight in what feels like forever! The skies have cleared up and the leaves on the plants …
Alchemy Garden Journal Entry 17: Assessing the Battlefield
5/29/2020 There’s a shy blue sky today, but the clouds are still threatening. I still have two more thunderstorms to look forward to before the …
Alchemy Garden Journal Entry 14: Planning the Front Garden Bed
5/26/2020 With the raised garden bed and my pots set up, I decided to turn my attention to the eyesore of a patch in front …
Alchemy Garden Entry 13: Termites Now???
5/23/2020 It has been a miserable week! It has been cold and damp up until yesterday, and the wetness has been wrecking my basil. I …
Alchemy Garden Journal Entry 12: Funny Looking Leaves?
5/19/2020 What the hell is going on with my leaves? With Tropical Storm Arthur brushing the coast of North Carolina, rain is battering all over …
Alchemy Garden Journal Entry 9: Planting Tomatoes
I looked forward to this all month long. Now that I have my garden bed, I can attempt to grow my first plot of vegetables. …