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Little Veggies, Lots of Flavor

August 12, 2012 | By | Comments (6)

The past May, Grumpy found himself among some of the most creative gardeners in the country at the Garden2Blog blogger’s event hosted by P. Allen Smith in Arkansas. One of Allen’s sponsors, Bonnie Plants from my home state of Alabama, challenged everyone to design a really cool miniature vegetable garden measuring a mere 4 feet by 4 feet.

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Grow Basil, the Easiest Herb

May 6, 2012 | By | Comments (19)

My boy, Brian, 18, (Merit scholar and future theoretical physicist who will one day save the planet from the Borg), never thought highly of growing plants. Whenever I tried to elicit from him the slightest interest in any aspect of gardening, he’d roll his eyes and give me a look that said, “You are so totally lame. Weren’t you the […]

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Anyone Can Grow Basil — Even My Son

June 15, 2011 | By | Comments (7)

If there is one herb Grumpy would have you grow, it would be basil (Ocimum basilicum). It’s absolutely indispensable in so many dishes and types of cooking (pasta sauce without sweet basil is not pasta sauce — can I get an “Amen” from the congregation?). And it’s so easy to grow. Why, even my surly, garden-hating teenage son is trying […]

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