A tea garden can mean two different things. It can be a garden of herbs for infusions: mint, chamomile, lemon balm, anise hyssop, and lemon verbena. Or it can mean growing the actual tea plant, Camellia sinensis, whose leaves become green, black, white, and oolong tea. The two overlap in the cup, but not in the garden. NC State Extension…
A homegrown spice is not just a dried thing in a jar. It is a leaf, seed, flower, bark, root, rhizome, or fruit caught at a particular moment. Harvest too early and the flavor is thin. Harvest too late and the plant may have already spent what you wanted to save. Dry too slowly and you invite mold. Dry too…

