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Growing Marshmallow Plant

Jeanne — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:37:45 +0000

Growing marshmallow plant has been on my gardening to-do list for quite some time. I’ve read about it in herbal books and grown its cousins in the Malvaceae family from seed. The dark purple mallow plant I have thrives in my little garden by the shed, so I thought, “Why not grow marshmallow there?” I...

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How to Grow Tulsi from Seed

Jeanne — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:24:57 +0000

Holy basil, also called tulsi, can be grown from seeds. That, at least, is what everyone told me. I’d read about tulsi (holy basil) in several books about herbal medicine and seen it cited as a good adaptogenic herb. I was excited to grow it, so I ordered seeds. Several years in a row. Each...

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What Is Summer Savory? A Friendly Guide to This Under‑Appreciated Herb

Jeanne — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:43:03 +0000

Many years ago, my friend Allie gave me a few summer savory seeds. I think we swapped them for plants. I do remember wondering what summer savory is, as I had never seen it in the grocery store. So why grow it? What’s the big deal? Summer savory is now a staple of my summer...

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