While we don’t have a beehive and we are not yet beekeepers (maybe someday), we do attract some honeybees in the summer with all of the flower and vegetable blooms. Features:  Honeybees are about 1/2 inch long, are oval shaped, have antennas and stingers. They are golden yellow with brownish black stripes or bands. If […]
This is the first year that I am growing sweet marjoram. Features: 1) Sweet Marjoram has a sweet and spicy flavor. 2) Marjoram is a Mediterranean herb like Salad Burnet. 3) This herb enjoys full sun. 4) Sweet Marjoram is a tender perennial which means that it is an annual in Pittsburgh! 5) It matures […]
For the last several years, I’ve been planting my garlic cloves and onion sets in the Fall. This is the first year that I am trying shallots. In Pittsburgh, it is close to impossible to find shallots and different types of onions in the Fall. Last year I only found yellow onion sets. As a […]
