Herb Plants

Lemongrass takes center stage in this section. You can follow it from planting and propagation to cutting, harvesting and overwintering, then preserve the crop by drying, freezing or storing it properly. A guide to cooking with the stalks and a look at whether it really keeps mosquitoes away round things out.

Pepper is the other big topic, from growing black pepper from seed and pickling peppercorns to the origins of the spice and tips for raising healthy pepper plants.