Allium ursinum, bear’s garlic: characteristic and growing requirements
We continue with our particular plant files. Again, we are talking about a plant that also has medicinal properties , and is used in herbal medicine. We are going...
Oregano: growing guide
The oregano is one of the main herbs used significantly in the kitchen. Whether for Italian dishes or as a condiment in salads and fish, it is...
Cultivation and properties of valerian
No presentation required. Valeriana officinalis is, after chamomile, one of those infusions that are never lacking at home. We all have times or moments of excessive stress...
Cultivation of cumin in the garden
An herbaceous native of the Mediterranean known as cumin is presented before us on this sunny Sunday day , and that many of you will know. We are...
How to grow and collect caraway at home
Caraway ( Carum carvi ) is not one of those plants that abound in orchards (Spanish at least). It is not widely used in our gastronomy but it...
Properties and uses of dandelion
It is well known by all and ignored by many. The dandelion insists that we notice it but we ignore it. We have it in gardens, meadows and...
Lemon thyme: how to care and main uses
The Mediterranean side of the Iberian Peninsula is full of many varieties of medicinal and aromatic plants. One of them and of high added value is lemon...
The cultivation of lilies
Today is one of those spring days when we wake up thinking about plants like lilies . In Spain it is usually cultivated as an ornamental and...
How to grow calendula in the garden
We would not know where to classify the marigold . In crop protection, in medicinal properties, in the organic garden , in the garden, etc. It can be in all of...
How to grow Alocasia macrorrhiza (elephant ear)
Although Alocasia is specifically the genus of a very large group of plants, we can commonly refer by this name to a specific type that is grown...