in the front yard of the KFG. It’s close to the entrance to the Mass. Pike and the S.E. Xway. As an aside -when you walk around Chinatown there are several travel agencies offering day trips to NYC (for example) for $15 one...

I have a whole lot of lovely anise flavored holy basil as well as some thai basil growing in my yard right now – and sooner or later it is going to get wiped out by frost. This is used in stir fries in Taiwanese and thai...

new thought is to make an herb garden—even if I use good topsoil in the bag and opened only for the transplants. Has anyone done this in an abandoned well? Does it work? Our backyard is shaded but on the south side. The...

Jupiter in Berkeley has a nice outdoor area. Not gardens, but Triple Rock has a roof area, and Lanesplitter has a funky back yard.

Garden Nursery, a 60-year-old family-owned seed company and herb nursery located in Albany, OR. She is the author of Basic Herb Cookery and the co-author of The Bountiful Container, a guide to growing herbs, vegetables, fruits,...

I’m very sure all the growers at strathcona market are organic. I have been buying from them for a few years, usually from...can’t remember the name, but at the front in the 3rd row (backing on Helen’s potato...

I plant a few Marigold plants in my vegetable garden to deter and discourage garden pests. Also basil near my tomato plants. Are there any other flowers/ plants that also serve this purpose.? Something is eating the leaves of my...

Partime resident (no car) of Kew Gardens looking for good food on the cheap. Just off 81st Ave & Austine.

Who’s growing what in their “victory” (vegetable) gardens? With any luck, I should have more tomatoes, squash, and melons than I know what to do with this summer. Anybody in the SF Bay Area willing to trade...

was as authentic as Grace Gardens (albeit Hunan rather than Cantonese). More of a restaurant and less homey and friendly than Grace Garden, but it is in a much less sketchy neighborhood. I’ll go back next week with friends...

it with LOTS of different vegetables. My man liked the pad thai, too. I had no idea about the car accident and shi ki wang. I could have sworn there was a sign out front that said it was closed for (un)sanitary reasons...? We also...

This is one of those threads I know starting a lot of folks are going to hurl nasty things my way (lol), but bring it on! :) I’ve avoided the Olive Garden like the plague forever. Why? Chefs on television and foodie forums....

Tonight I cruised through Chinatown on my way home planning to pick up some salt and pepper chicken wings to nibble for dinner in front of the TV while watching the debates. But I snagged a parking space close to Penang Garden...

Ate at China Garden last weekend with a group of 10. We ate a ton of dimsum including greenbeans (good), chinese broccoli w/oyster sauce (if thats what the veggie is called. good), (cold) duck, clams w/black bean sauce, shrimp...

Rinsing is fine for me, from back yard vegs. I can’t imagine why I would want to kill all bacteria. There are lots of good microbes out there, just as there are good bugs in the garden, and I am not about to kill them with...