Chufa ( Cyperus esculentus ) is an underrated crop.  Chufa tastes nice and can yield very well.  I have only ever eaten them raw but to me t...

Bees wax is rather useful for a variety of purposes.  If you have a bee hive you eventually end up with extra wax.  This doesn't tend to...

This year we grew a few different daffodils.  I really like them.  As last summer was extremely harsh not all of our daffodils flowered this...

There have been many studies conducted on the maximum distance from their hive that honey bees will forage.  Honey bees are fascinating and ...

Spring came early this year, some of my spring flowers began to bloom the first week of August.  Some have already finished flowering, other...

I wrote an earlier post explaining how to grow muscari grape hyacinths ( Muscari armeniacum ) from seeds .  Muscari grow very easily from se...

I have grown oregano on an off for years. They are a common and readily available herb, so every time I move hose I leave it behind and get ...

Dwarf iris ( Iris reticulata ) are lovely little spring flowering bulbs.  It is late winter here, but winter has been so mild this year that...