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Allium tuberosum - Garlic Chives (773 readers)
Contributed by amazon 02.08 2007 on 09:25:15 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's textPopular in 16th century European gardens for flavoring soups and salads, both the leaves and the 1.5 white flowers add spicy flavor to cooking and they have been known to be used in Chinese medicine for kidneys, lower back and knees. Direct seed in cool soil during early spring in permanent location in garden. For earlier plants, start indoors 6-8 weeks before transplanting in early spring. During germination, keep entire seedbed moist and well watered through maturity. Cut leaves from mature pl ...
Ancient Herbs (501 readers)
Contributed by amazon 12.09 2007 on 11:09:49 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textThe forty plants in this book present both herbs and other plants that were important for culinary, medicinal, and cult purposes in classical antiquity. Thus olive and pomegranate, myrtle and rose join coriander and marjoram, garlic and thyme. In the introduction, the author draws on her extensive knowledge of ancient practices to paint an intriguing image of the uses of and myths about plants from Greek and particularly Roman kitchen gardens ...
Origanum vulgar - Oregano (193 readers)
Contributed by amazon 16.09 2008 on 08:56:57 Topic: Plants / Herbs and Spices Match on Article's textItalian Oregano - Origanum vulgare So Pretty You Hate to Cut It! (but oh, the flavor!) A fine edible ornamental! Italian Oregano is a treat for the senses. The fragrance will start your mouth watering, while the red-flushed green leaves and purple-brown stems, even when not topped with clusters of lavender-pink blooms, are attractive enough to take their place in bed or border with other flowering plants . ...
Cymbopogon citratus - West Indian Lemon Grass (838 readers)
Contributed by amazon 25.10 2007 on 09:43:16 Topic: Plants / Grass, Grasses Match on Article's textLemon grass ( Cymbopogon citratus ), a native of India, is widely used in Thai and Vietnamese cooking. Lemon grass is a perennial, which means once you plant it, the grass comes back year after year. Depending on the area you live in the plant will go dormant in the winter. In harsh climates the plant will need to be potted and wintered indoors. This aromatic herb is used in Caribbean and many types of Asian cooking and has become very popular in the United States. Most of the commercial crops f ...
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