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    I Have a New Basil Plant!

    A few months ago, I went shopping for my groceries. On that day, they had new plants available to purchase. Some of those plants were herbs. I browsed them and liked how healthy they looked. I wanted to buy another…

    By essieofwho January 15, 2026
  • Blog,  Gardening,  Home,  Lifestyle,  Plants

    My Basil Plant Update- Early July 2025

    It’s been a while since I talked about the plants I’m growing in my house. I did mention I have a tomato plant that grew tomatoes in a previous post, but I want to talk about them in more detail.…

    By essieofwho July 9, 2025
  • Blog,  Cooking,  Gardening,  Home,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    I Have a New Tomato from My Tomato Plant!

    I have happy news! I harvested my first tomato from my tomato plant! Here it is! My tomato plant was able to grow two tomatoes since I brought it home. This one is the first one to become ripe. I…

    By essieofwho May 30, 2025
  • Blog,  Gardening,  Heath/Safety,  Home,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    A New Tomato Plant, Bug Infestation, and Struggles With My Pesticide Allergies

    Two weeks ago, I decided to bring home a tomato plant. It wasn’t a spontaneous purchase as I wanted to grow one for many years. Yet, I didn’t plan on purchasing one this year. With this tomato plant, I now…

    By essieofwho May 26, 2025
  • Blog,  Gardening,  Home

    Planting a New Herb Rocket Sweet Basil

    Last month, I found Herb Rockets are back in my local Dollar Tree. If you never heard of an Herb Rocket, (Or read my post about purchasing them) they are an easy way to grow herbs. There are two kinds…

    By essieofwho April 24, 2025
  • Blog,  Gardening,  Home,  Lifestyle

    I Bought New Herb Rockets to Plant This Year

    Every spring, I think about planting new plants. I wanted to start growing herbs for a while, but every time I do, something goes wrong and the plants end up dying. Last year, I discovered the Herb Rocket at Dollar…

    By essieofwho April 8, 2025
  • Blog,  Cooking,  Gardening,  Home,  Lifestyle

    5 Plants I Want to Grow But Haven’t Been Able to Yet

    It’s spring, which is the ideal time to begin to grow new plants. So far I’ve failed in growing all but two plants: An amaryllis bulb and a decorative cactus. I think my ability to grow these two plants is…

    By essieofwho March 27, 2025
  • Blog,  Gardening,  Home,  Lifestyle,  Plants

    Trying to Grow Garlic… Again

    Since I was a girl, I wanted to grow plants. It didn’t matter if it was flowers, vegetables, or a tree, I wanted to grow plants. I didn’t have the opportunity to grow anything as a child, but as an…

    By essieofwho August 28, 2024
  • Blog,  Lifestyle,  Plants

    Update on My Herb Rocket Sweet Basil Plant

    It’s been over a month since I mentioned the Herb Rocket that grows Sweet Basil I purchased at Dollar Tree earlier this year. I decided to wait until I had time to think about what to say about it online.…

    By essieofwho May 3, 2024
  • Blog,  Cooking,  Gardening,  Holidays,  Home,  Lifestyle,  Spring

    Rocket Herb Sweet Basil- What is It and How Does it Work

    During a recent shopping trip to a local Dollar Tree, I found a section of the store dedicated to gardening. Normally this section would have a lot of gardening inspired home decor, but this time they had a lot of…

    By essieofwho February 21, 2024
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