Tag: Basil

  • Growing Basil: Tips for the Kitchen and Bouquets

    Growing Basil: Tips for the Kitchen and Bouquets

    Basil has long been used in the kitchen. Its multifaceted use in drinks, dishes, and medicinal purposes makes it the perfect herb to plant in the garden. I would plant a lot of basil and regularly harvest the leaves to make my homemade pesto. When we started our small-scale flower…

  • What a First-Year Small-Scale Flower Farmer Learned

    What a First-Year Small-Scale Flower Farmer Learned

    This year, my husband and I decided to plant lots of dahlias and many more filler flowers. We had planted some dahlias the year before, and because they did so well, I enjoyed making bouquets, and neighbors enjoyed them. We thought this could be a thing. So we planned, purchased,…