• organic gardening,  Repost: drflower

    Herbs to plant = Herbie heaven!

    There is something so gratifying about setting plants in fertile soil. They just look healthy and green in the contrast to the rich black to red soil that they sit in.  Yes, red clay is a way of life in Georgia. As long as it has a balance of other nutrients, it’s becomes a necessary if not welcomed component of good garden soil.  This week, it is herb planting time at Rock Star Farms.  The farm has grown by leaps and bounds over this past year.  Last year, the medicine wheel was sporting many vegetables along side herbs.  This year, vegetable garden beds surround the medicine wheel.  The wheel can…

  • organic gardening,  Repost: drflower

    Rosemary Bush Trimming – Follow up on How to cut Rosemary

    I always post a link to my blog post on twitter which then feeds to facebook. My last post was “How to clip Rosemary“.  On twitter, a friend asked this question: @Margaret_3: How do you prune rosemary?. I have a bush that needs re-shaping. Can I really cut it back to the woody part? My answer in 140 characters: The rule of thumb is to cut back no more than 1/3 of the leaves at one time. Trim now, add to calender to trim in 1 mo. Since I have a bit more room than 140 characters, I’ll qualify what I said.  The rule of thumb is really cut back…