Summer Savory, something is eating it, no me!

QuestionI have grown summer savory for years, I never had an issue with pests, just like Basil, little or nothing bothers it, except this year. I had to move my growing location for my Summer Savory and now somethin

Lavendar and Basil Plants In Ohio

QuestionHi Leroy, Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. My issue is this, I live in NE Ohio and just bought 5 Basil plants and 2 Herb Lavender Plants ( One that flowers white and one that flowers pur

Watering Sage

QuestionHi, I was wondering how often does sage have to be watered? I live in Hawaii and I notice it does very well, even if I havent watered it for a week without rainy weather. Rosemary does nicely too

Repotting cilantro plants + temperature and bolting

QuestionSo i have 4 cilantro plants and a in a week or so, i will repot them. right now they are in a very small pot (a little less than a finger in diameter), and it will get very crowded soon. so im asking about,

rue

QuestionI have a small pot of garden rue. I think its a herb... because thats what google says. I kinda having some problem with it... I live in Malaysia so the weather here is hot and rainy. 1. It never flowers 2

armco

Questiondid you also work at armco steel AnswerDebbie: Yes!!! Are you who I think you are? We work together in the melt shop. I wondered if you still lived in Md. many times.I still grow herbs. I had a mild stroke

Passion Flowers

QuestionI found that the property that we just bought has a field of nothing but Passion Flowers. Is there a market for these plants. and how can I benefit from these lovely plants. AnswerFrank: There are a &

Stevia

QuestionHi Leroy, Im very new to Stevia. Its harvest time in the garden, and I read a little bit on your site. What can you tell me about this plant? Jan AnswerJan: I have taken my website down this y

Peeled garlic

Questionmoisture inside container of peeled garlic, does the moisture effect the garlic cloves? AnswerI really do not know the answer but would guess that you should watch them for discoloration (caused by mold) an

Mint

QuestionI have grown culinary herbs in my south and east facing windows for years here in NYC. Ive had bad luck wintering over mint. Do you recommend bringing them indoors for the winter or leaving them outdoors? Th

Fungus on and around Basil

Question cotton mould Hello I live in England is cold an wet at the moment an I have been growing some store bought basil in a pot for the last six months it has been doing really well. We survived a bug infe

Skin and Hair

QuestionHi, Im a 30 year old black American woman. I weigh 134 and about 56. Im very active and I have been a vegetarian almost a year now. I workout 4-5 times a week. Im very tired throughout the day. About 5 years

Basil herb

QuestionI was reading Basil as some substance, the same is in cigarette???? AnswerIf I am understanding your question correctly, yes, basil oil is listed as an ingredient in some cigarettes. So it would be the esse

is climates in indonesia suitable to plant lavandula angustifolia?

Questionhi, ive bought a lavandula angustifolia seeds. and i want to ask is the climates in indonesia suitable to plant this lavandula angustifolia? and how to care this plant so that it could suit to the tropical c

rosemary come back?

QuestionI have a rosemary topiary in a plastic pot that went unwater on the porch until all its leaves turned brown and would fall at the touch. In an attempt to save it, i brushed all the brown leaves off (all the

What is this?

Question Spearmint???? I was told this is spearmint, but it doesnt look like Spearmint too me when I looked at a friends plant. Ive been eating this plant cause I was told it was spearmint, I could be slowly

Rosmarinus officinalis

QuestionQUESTION: We have acres of rosemary from 3yrs.old to 5 months old. All of are plants are clones, off what we call mother rosemary. which is 7 years old this year. We started having a problem this year

Dill

QuestionIve just moved into a new home this spring and the previous owner had a great dill garden growing by some fruit trees. The dill was great until about a month ago...now its all bown and wilted. Sh

saw palmetto

QuestionI took Saw Palmetto for 3 weeks, hoping it would help any prostate issues I may have, it didnt. So I stopped it, and a few days later had my cholesterol/triglycerides tested. Compared to 6 weeks ago, it was

Basil, dark spots? bugs?

Question plant plant2 Hi- I have a basil plant on my window sill. The plant is thriving, except it gets back spots, and is missing pieces around the edges of some leaves. I have looked all over a