by Rohanne Young | Mar 20, 2017 | Edibles, Vegetables
Tips for Growing and Using Lebanese Eggplant I replanted my veggie garden the other day, as I had picked up some great seedlings. Replanting meant stripping out all those plants that were past their prime. However, one plant I didn’t pull out was my Lebanese...
by Rohanne Young | Mar 20, 2017 | Beneficial Insects
Golden Orb Spiders in the Garden When I was growing up I had a fairly acute case of arachnophobia. If I saw a spider, my first instinct was to run away screaming and my second instinct was to kill it! I don’t know when it finally dawned on me that, with a few...
by Rohanne Young | Mar 20, 2017 | Edibles, Vegetables
Why Eat A Rainbow of Healthy Foods? People are progressively becoming aware of the impact of what they eat on both their short-term and long-term health. Food is more than something to fill you up, it can actually make you healthy and help fight disease! We have known...
by Rohanne Young | Mar 20, 2017 | Herbs
Rue is one plant that deters Cats! I have a real problem in my front garden. Several neighbours have cats that are allowed to roam freely, and they all seem to like using my front garden as their toilet. Now I don’t wish the cats or my neighbours any harm, but I...
by Rohanne Young | Mar 20, 2017 | Edibles, Herbs
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a herb and a spice? I know I have! It turns out that there is a really simple way of separating Herbs and Spices. Generally speaking a Herb is the green parts of the plant, and its mainly the leaves that are used....
