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Levisticum officinale
There are a few plants out there that don’t have broad popularity and I just can’t understand why. Number one on that list is lovage. What’s not to love about lovage? The entire plant is edible, from root to tip, and it has a bright, fresh flavor that tastes a bit like citrusy celery. It’s also hardy, fuss-free, and reseeds readily without becoming invasive. It doesn’t just make for good eating, either. The dark green, frilly leaves make an impressive showing in the garden on plants that can reach six feet tall at maturity. The bright yellow flowers are marvelously...
Once you have become a seasoned veggie gardener, the next logical step is to preserve seeds from your own crops for future plantings – and future food.
Seed saving can save you money, and it is a fun way to geek out, gardener style. With carrots in particular, the return on your investment is astonishing. Each individual plant can produce over 1,000 flowers, so for each carrot that you allow to go to seed now, you could potentially grow a thousand in the future. Looking at things that way, it’s pretty easy to do the math and realize that saving seeds is worth the bit of extra effort this gardening project requires. In order to get the highest quality harvest from your future garden, you’ll need to...