Herbs

By now, most people are familiar with the smell of the lavender flower. It’s often dried and used in sachets – as well as reproduced by laundry detergent and cleaning product manufacturers – for its clean, fresh pungent scent. Add to this the rising popularity of essential oils and you have a pretty widespread basic knowledge of lavender and some of its properties.

Most people find lavender soothing and calming. Some people use it to get rid of a headache. However, lavender actually has some pretty amazing medical uses, which have been the subject of serious study.

If you are an avid gardener, or an avid cook, you may know that the secret to creating the most flavorful dishes lies in fresh ingredients. You know that salad tastes best when it was growing in the dirt half an hour ago and sun-ripened tomatoes have no store-bought match for taste and consistency.

It’s no surprise that sleep is an issue for many Americans. Research continues to link sleep issues with chronic health issues like diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and depression. It can feel strange that such a simple task of sleeping could be so difficult and have such an impact on your health.

Do you love fresh ginger?

Would you love to have ginger as a part of your garden?

You may think that growing ginger is hard, but it’s actually pretty easy. As long as you know a few tips and tricks, you can grow ginger whether it’s in your backyard or in a container.

Today, we are going to break down how to plant and care for ginger. Before we get into that though, there are a couple of factoids about ginger that we will explain.