Tampa (BLOOM) – Growing and harvesting your own cooking herbs is a rewarding experience that adds freshness and flavor to your culinary creations. Whether you have a spacious garden or a small balcony ...

Derek Markham is a green living expert who started writing for Treehugger in 2012. Basil is a versatile herb with seeds that should be sown in early springtime in well-drained, well-watered soil with ...

Culinary herbs are the easiest edible plants you can grow. With no known insect or disease problems, they are a breeze to grow. Herbs add such a flavorful dimension to all kinds of dishes. If you ...

Any seasoned cook will attest to the fact that fresh herbs transform a dish from cafeteria food to gourmet fare...assuming you know how to use them properly, that is. Here, a guide to the types of ...

A container of chives in bloom awaiting harvest for kitchen use. (Rick Wetherbee) Few things celebrate the arrival of the gardening season as do the culinary herbs of springtime. The first tendril ...

Everyone uses parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme. In fact, these herbs are so popular that Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel sang about them in their 1968 hit, “Scarborough Fair.” Go back to 1555 B.C. and ...

Culinary herbs are among the easiest plants you can grow. They only need sunlight, water and well-draining soil with a neutral pH. You don't even need a garden. Many herbs, such as rosemary, basil, ...

Who would have thought that the humble herb pot at your back door could be growing such a powerful health story? A sprinkle of chopped chives on a baked potato, rosemary on a rack of lamb and ginger ...

Most herbs are weeds, which is the source of their potency. They can survive in all kinds of soil and air temperatures. Some of them, such as peppermint, can spread rapidly, taking over your garden, ...

Herbs used in cooking do very well in the climate of southern Idaho and in most of its soils. Many of them, such as rosemary, thyme, oregano, and sage, are native to the hot, dry Mediterranean region.

We all want to eat food that tastes good. One of the most common ways we tend to make food taste good is by adding salt. Diets high in sodium, however, can raise blood pressure, which can lead to many ...