I'd like to turn a piece of my apartment into a garden. Like, an herb garden. Probably. Help.
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posted by phunniemee
on Mar 19, 2013 -
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What are the best ways to preserve an abundance of fresh herbs of any type? When our herb garden decides to produce faster than we need it to (like now!) it'd be great if I could save some for later on when its season is over. Details inside, but I'm interested in anything that has worked for you in a similar situation.
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posted by harriet vane
on Jan 4, 2013 -
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What is the mystery plant growing in what used to be my (indoor, potted) thyme? (Pics inside)
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posted by Rallon
on Oct 26, 2012 -
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I want to be in love with my bumper crop of tarragon! How do I really bring out the flavor and really make it shine? The challenge is that I don't cook a lot of meat.
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posted by BrashTech
on Apr 13, 2012 -
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I am in the last two weeks of writing my master's thesis and I was wondering what herbs or supplements others have found useful for writing. Focus is part of it, but I also need to
produce and get in the flow, so to speak. It comes sometimes, but I can never force those really productive moments. I have a cupboard full of various herbs, but no time to experiment. Wondering what has worked for other, including combinations.
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posted by cejl
on Feb 17, 2012 -
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I have a black thumb, but I'd really like to be able to keep a few pots of herbs in my window here in NYC. Give me your best herb practices.
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posted by Ollie
on Aug 6, 2011 -
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We've got sage, chives, and sweet basil growing in small pots this summer. I've got a few recipes that use one or the other of them, but I know I could be doing more. What else can I do with them? We eat pretty much anything, except we avoid starches (so pasta, potatoes, or grain ideas won't help us much). I'm open to everything from "throw some chopped chives into scrambled eggs" to more formal recipes. Ethnic foods a plus, but hardly required.
posted by DrGail
on Jul 18, 2011 -
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I've never had a garden before. I recently bought a house in Canberra with a small established garden, mainly native Australian plants. It has a drip watering system. There isn't a lot of room, but there are a few things I have always wanted to grow, and I've got no idea whether it is possible to fit them in somehow, or where I should put them. I know I can't do anything until just before spring, but I want to start planning now.
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posted by lollusc
on Jun 13, 2011 -
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What herbs, spices, or other materials (other than marijuana) have you vaporized for therapeutic benefits?
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posted by anonymous
on May 6, 2011 -
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My herb and spice rack never gets used. I would like to use them all up this year, if not I will probably throw them away. Since I don't have a chef's instinct, I don't know what foods they are best used for, or probably more importantly, what foods they wont work well with.
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posted by chrisdab
on Apr 18, 2011 -
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I have an old formal garden next to my 1830's house and I'd like to transform it to more of a kitchen garden with a combination of vegetables, herbs, flowers, berries and espaliered fruit trees interspersed with stone work and some wilder areas. I'm also considering chickens and will want a place for a clothes line. Do you know of a good book for designing beautiful, yet practical, gardens?
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posted by bumpcat
on Apr 16, 2011 -
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Re-starting my indoor garden: What should I do? I've had a sucessful window-herb-plant garden going for years but then everything just died at once. I want to start fresh, from seed ideally, and as soon as possible. What plants (herb or house) grow in winter (Heated but not that heated apartment) with semi-eastern exposure that don't die if I look at them funny?
posted by The Whelk
on Nov 19, 2010 -
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What are some dishes that go well with tarragon? So far I have used it in sauce bearnaise and with oven baked fish but would be interested to find out other uses for this, let's be honest, awesome herb.
posted by kitchencrush
on Oct 10, 2010 -
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Please help me identify the plants - flowers, weeds, veggies, herbs - in the garden of the house we just bought. There are several plants that I don't recognize, so I'd really appreciate any clues you might have!
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posted by misskaz
on Aug 7, 2010 -
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What is
this plant that came in our CSA box today? The bunch is about 10-12 inches long, it smells vaguely like cilantro but without so much "soapiness", and the leaves are somewhat fennel-like. The flowers are small and pinkish to purplish.
posted by matildaben
on Jun 8, 2010 -
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What can I do now if I won't have access to a real garden until August?
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posted by kro
on Apr 3, 2010 -
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What are some good introductory gardening, botany/plant biology, herb/herbal medicine, or nutrition books?
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posted by hannahelastic
on Feb 24, 2010 -
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Vodka That Tastes Like Fall? Since I do my Thanksgiving a week or so after everyone else, I have time to infuse a massive jug of vodka with seasonally appropriate flavors for the festivities. What infuses well and tastes like fall/thanksgiving/etc?
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posted by The Whelk
on Nov 24, 2009 -
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Help Me Give The Gift Of Drunkeness: What can I infuse in
these little jars? I got a case of them as a gift and I want to turn it around into another gift, little jars of infused vodka, but I have some questions, mostly about making them pretty.
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posted by The Whelk
on Sep 7, 2009 -
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What are some good New York City (and environs) culinary herb and spice shops?
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posted by webhund
on Jul 7, 2009 -
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Do Bananas constipate or do they do the opposite? My daughter needs to eat foods that make stool soft. Some people have told me to feed her bananas and others say to stay away from them. Which is the truth?
My daughter is five years old.
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posted by lynnie-the-pooh
on Jun 15, 2009 -
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GreenThumbFilter: I'd like to start a garden in my backyard to grow some veggies and herbs and stuff -- like the Obamas' garden, but obviously at a lot smaller scale. How do I do this?
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posted by lockestockbarrel
on Mar 21, 2009 -
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I'm looking for a strange medicinal herb which alleviates breathing problems from asthma, and sold at pharmacies circa 1970. Can you tell me what it could be? It came in a tin, like chewing tobacco. You opened it up and lighted the dried herb and it almost immediately made it possible to breath again. It had a sweet smell - not menthol-like, though. Sort of a dried-herb incense. Not terribly dissimilar to marijuana in appearance perhaps. It did not require a prescription, but you did ask the pharmacist for it. (I'm asking for a friend.) Anyone have a clue what this is?
posted by Dee Xtrovert
on Feb 27, 2009 -
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I live in an efficiency, and am thinking of getting an aerogarden to grow fresh vegetables and herbs. I hear they work well when it comes to growing, but I'm wondering how things
taste in comparison with stuff from the supermarket.
posted by tittergrrl
on Jan 5, 2009 -
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What to do with my basil bounty? Looking for yummy recipes that will freeze/keep well, as well as recipes to take advantage of special flavors/colors, etc.
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posted by jujube
on Aug 6, 2008 -
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I want to recreate some
delicious candied herbs I'd purchased in Italy several years ago, and am utterly unable to find a recipe for candy-coating herbs or making dragees. To clarify, I'm looking to achieve the hard candy coating you find on Jordan Almonds or on the candied fennel seeds you find as part of
mukhwas at Indian restaurants. The only advice I've found is in
this book from 1800 - surely someone has made these since then!
posted by judith
on Jul 11, 2008 -
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