On The Air - Rosemary Clooney

My friend Rosemary

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I love growing and using herbs and one of my favourites is Rosemary. Rosemary is easy to grow, looks and smells wonderful and can be used in many ways. Growing Rosemary. ***************** How to grow Rosemary is the obvious place to start this review. The first thing to say is that Rosemary is really easy to grow and in my experience quite forgiving too! Having said that Rosemary is not easy to grow from seed. I recommend you buy your plant from a nursery. They are really cheap, usually about £1 each. April is the ideal month for planting outside although it is not to late now in early may. Rosemary originates from the Mediterranean and so not surprisingly likes to grow in a sunny spot. It also likes sandy soil although my plants grow very happily in clay soil. Planting is really easy; simply dig a hole about 3 inches deep ...

anwar 02.05.2008 · Read full review
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Rosemary And Me

Advantages: It does look quite pretty and you can eat it!
Disadvantages: Not totally hardy in cold areas and needs a bit of sand.

. Most of all, though, I like to see dinner when I look in the garden! My rosemary bush is a working plant, and in use all the time. Mostly, I pick and cook with fresh sprigs of rosemary. I just hop outside and snip a half a dozen shoots. However, you can dry it. Just harvest what you need ? although do not take too much, no more than say, a quarter of the plant ? make it into bunches, and hang it in the airing cupboard to dry. Your towels will smell delicious! Strip the needles, and store them in airtight containers. They will keep for several months. They do say that the strongest flavour comes from the leaves when the plant is flowering, but I have never noticed a difference. When I say that my rosemary bush is a working plant, I mean it. It is in use every week without fail. Whenever we roast lamb, I make slits in the meat and push ...

jillmurphy 30.05.2004 · Read full review
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Rosemary - More than just a plant.

Advantages: easy to grow, tough, tasty, nice smell
Disadvantages: none.

it. Modern research has shown that rosemary contains certain substances that prevent the break down of neurotransmitters in the brain, which could certainly prevent memory loss. It also has a calming effect on the nervous system, can soothe muscle pain, and can stimulate circulation. It can also combat water retention, and is a common ingredient in cosmetics as it's known to strengthen the capillaries. There are many traditional uses of rosemary in medicine. One of the more credible is the burning of rosemary in sick rooms to purify the air, while one of the more unusual, again from Bancke's Herbal, advises to: 'Take the Timber thereof and burn it to coales and make powder thereof and rubbe thy teeth thereof and it shall keep thy teeth from all evils. Smell it oft and it shall keep thee youngly.' And ''If thy legges be ...

Thehonesttruth 29.01.2007 · Read full review
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