Mark Perlik

Composting is Good for the Garden and the Environment

Having compost on hand is extremely beneficial for your herb garden, and for any garden. If you are disciplined in turning your compost pile regularly, you should have rich compost to add to your garden in no time. Adding compost to your garden soil wil... Read >

Healthy Soil is the Key to Healthy Herbs

The roots of a healthy herb garden are in the quality of the soil. Cultivating healthy soil begins with evaluating the quality of your soil and then determining how to improve and maintain it. This is a continuous process, and a very important one, beca... Read >

Growing Herbs that Heal

There are many benefits to growing medicinal herbs. Not only do we get to harvest and use the herbs for medicine, but the act of growing them yields tremendous benefits in the form of exercise and connection to the earth. There is also the opportunity t... Read >

What Herbs are and their Uses

The simplest way to define an herb is a plant that has a use for people that is separate from its existence as a plant growing in the soil. When we look in the dictionary, however, the first definition of an herb is: an annual, biennial, or perennial se... Read >

What Are The Top 12 Culinary Herbs? (Part 2)

This is part two of a two part series listing the 12 most popular culinary herbs for your home herb garden. 7. French Sorrel This herb is becoming increasingly popular today. Sorrel has been familiar to Europeans for centuries as a salad herb, pot... Read >

What Are The Top 12 Culinary Herbs? (Part 1)

Introducing the herb all-stars! These 12 herbs are the most useful and popular for the home kitchen garden. They are listed in order of popularity along with some basic information and growing tips for each herb. 1. Basil If I could only grow one... Read >

Herbs Growing in Containers are Beautiful!

Anyone can have a beautiful herb garden right outside their door by growing herbs in containers. You'll be surprised at just how easy, and how much fun it can be once you get started! Whether you live in an apartment with a small balcony or have a big y... Read >

Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About Perennial Herbs.

A perennial plant is one that lives for two years or more. Annual plants germinate, flower, and die in one year. I am writing about herbaceous plants, which are also perennials. Other perennials include woody plants such as shrubs and trees. Perenni... Read >

Basics of Learning to Cook With Fresh Herbs

Learning to use fresh herbs is a great way to spice up your cooking, making it tastier and better than ever before. There are infinite ways to use fresh herbs in your cooking. This means that you get to use your imagination to create new ways of using th... Read >