Posts Tagged ‘ peppermint ’

The Harvest Begins…The Veranda 2016

July 19, 2016

Today, I had my first ripe tomato!  Very exciting.  Here’s a look at how things are moving along on The Veranda. Something is eating this basil plant.  All the other basil plants are fine, so it’s a bit bizarre.    


What’s Growing on the Veranda in 2016

June 2, 2016

Life was a little too busy this year for me to get my crops for The Veranda started from seed.  Instead I purchased my plants from  The Brooklyn Botanic Garden  May plant sale,  Evolutionary Organics  at the  Grand Army Plaza Farmers’ Market, Pet-al Plants, and  Oak Grove Plantation  at the  Union Square Farmers’ Market.  Additionally, […]


How Happy Are Your Herbs?

August 19, 2013

  After trying several different recommendations on how to store fresh herbs like dill, cilantro, parsley, mint and basil in the fridge, by far the best luck I have had, is with this method: trim the ends of the bunch, like you would a bouquet of flowers (DO NOT wash herbs until ready to use – and then […]


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