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Artichokes can be grown from seeds or from division or root cuttings. They are perennials that normally produce the edible flower only during the second and subsequent years, certain varieties of artichoke can be grown from seed as annuals, producing a limited harvest at the end of the first growing season.
A Peppercorn, by Sanjay Ach. Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering, perennial woody vine in the family Piperaceae. Its fruit, called peppercorns, is dried and used as a spice and seasoning. | See more about black pepper, dark red and peppers.
Calamus Root (Acorus calamus), also known as Sweet Flag, Photo by Robert Mohlenbrock. | See more about roots, flags and sweets.
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Gardening is easy. It does not take a lot of effort to grow artichokes, asparagus, beans, broccoli, carrots, corn, lettuce, onions, peas, potatoes, spinach and more in a rased garden in your back yard. One of the easiest and prettiest herbs to grow is Echinacea purpurea.
http://www.yearstoyourhealth.com/herbs/ - White Oak, (Quercus alba) is a hardwood native to eastern North America. It is a long-lived oak of the family Fagaceae, can live to be 450 years old. Can be seen from southern Quebec west to eastern Minnesota and south to northern Florida and eastern Texas.
Watch the video as Catherine Boeckmann, editor at The Old Farmer's Almanac, gets you started composting. Turn your kitchen scraps and organic yard debris. Worm Factory 360 WF360G Worm Composter The Worm Factory 360 composting system makes the entire process easy and quick.
By Anne Edwards - We all know it's about fresh, raw, natural, organic, tasty, invigorating, nutrient and vitamin-rich goodness when it comes to juicing at home.
The astragalus species that is obtained from China is A. membranaceous, also known as Mongolian milk vetch, or by its Chinese name, huang qi. It is quite different from other species of Astragalus, known as locoweeds, which contain large amounts of selenium and other potential toxins, and from the Middle Eastern plant, which is the source of gum tragacanth.
Lavender flowers and products provide soothing fragrance and relaxation. Some varieties of lavender maintain nearly their full aroma when dried. The Provence and Grosso lavender variety is has excellent fresh and dried fragrance: this is the type of lavender grown at Laura's Lavender.
The bulb, foliage, and seeds of the fennel plant are used in cooking around the world. Fennel pollen is the most potent form of fennel, but also the most expensive. Dried fennel seed is an aromatic, anise-flavoured spice, brown or green in colour when fresh, slowly turning a dull grey as the seed ages.
Cacao beans are the dried seeds of the tree Theobroma cacao . The beans are found in the cacao pod that falls from the tree when ripe. Raw unfermented cacao beans without added sugar taste very bitter and horrible. A unprocessed cacao bean truly tastes not anything like chocolate even though they are the fundamental component of chocolate. On the inside of each cacao bean is the cacao nib and this is used to make chocolate after they are dried, fermented and processed.
Fresh turmeric root looks a little like ginger, but on the inside it might be red or yellow. The turmeric root thrives in warm or tropical areas, the roots are planted in drained, warm soil during late spring and are gathered about 9 months after they are planted. Even though the leaves as well as stems are edible, the majority of people harvest turmeric only for its roots.
This Echinacea was grown 100 per cent organic.
Asparagus officinalis, by Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885, Gera.
Basil is an herb, the green leaves are used extensively to season soups, stews, tomato plates, chicken, beef, deer, armadillo, seafood, egg dishes, herb butters, herb vinegars and in Italian cuisine. It is the basis of pesto sauce, and is also widely used as a garnish.
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) looked at by most a weed, is at home in all parts of northern temperate zones, blossoming in pasture lands, prairies and vacant properties.
