Discover native plants to increase wildlife population in your garden https://www.nwf.org/nativeplantfinder/ and check out the cocktail recipe finder: https://bit.ly/3cMjnGb Whenever possible I like to combine outcomes in the garden. Planting for myself, pollinators, and even other beneficial wildlife.
The world of cocktail herbs is vast, so it was hard to select 6 recommendations that are pretty easy to grow. There are a few “sleeper hits” in here that I think you’ll enjoy though, and at the end I’ll show you how I create a very simple garden-infused simple syrup you can use in a ton of different drinks.
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So I planted rosemary like 3 yrs ago in my yard and I had some personal things going on so I didnt do anything to my yard. I started back up in March and found my rosemary bush looking good.
I just have to say you have picked the absolutely most perfect name for your channel. Because I don’t have the good luck of having basically an all year growing zone I grow in zone five but your contacts in how you present it is truly Epic because I feel no matter what zone you grow in your presentation of the information can be applied everywhere. I’m so happy I found this channel.
It made me smile, especially from draining… but still, good to learn more from Epic Gardening. More power!
Tea garden next please – love your videos !
man that syrup sounds good, I have to admit that I thought cilantro and coriander were different. I was looking for cilantro seeds and coriander seeds but only found coriander lol
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If you want cilantro in the summer you could try growing culantro, has just about the same flavor but it's very heat tolerant
Awesome. We're cocktail enthusiasts here near Toronto, Canada (pandemic makes for new hobbies) and have really started to up our cocktail game. This is a super great video. Really like your stuff and will be planting some lemongrass and funky basils to compliment the mint and thyme we've got going! Great work, love the channel!
Thanks for that site!!!
The citrus tyme smells so good!!
Cocktail series YES! Would love your take on a moscow mule with a fresh ginger something and mint. I make mine with ginger beer but am always wanting a bit more "bite". I've been using pineapple mint lately too. Would be fun to see what you come up with to help me branch out from my one little cocktail 🙂
Where is the mint? I have Sweet mint, spearmint, chocolate mint, and pineapple mint. I've got to get peppermint for hot chocolate in the winter. Love your channel.
My husband makes fancy cocktails, and requested I plant purple coneflower and anise hyssop this year. I don't know if anise hyssop is local, but even the seedlings have been fragrant and it's very pretty.
I don't drink alcohol, but I love making infused syrups for Italian sodas – some of my favorites so far have been rose, nasturtium, and cucumber.
Hubs and I grow a lot of mint, and he makes creme de menthe out of it for cocktails! So far his favorite mint to use has been chocolate mint but I've got plans to expand my mint varieties next season.
Kevin, instead of the sugar, why don’t you grow stevia? It grows easy in a 5 gallon bucket. It’s great as is or use it in a tea. I grow it with my mints.
You should try melon sage. It is a cultivar of pineapple sage that smells melony. Another herb that isn't found very often is lime balm. Not to mention about 300 different flavors and cultivars of mint from lemon, orange or lime to berries and cream, strawberry or blackberry to lavender mint or basil mint to about 50 kinds of spearmint. Yummm.
Kevin, how long would the infusion last without the alcohol? I'm allergic to it. Thanks.
Hey I live in zone 7 and I’m a noob any fruits/ things you’d recommend
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Hi love the channel. I'm a new San Diego gardener and I have a mint plant infected with caterpillars and mites. I was wondering how to rid the pest but keep the mint flavor? Any tips
Friends, as long as we do not interfere with nature (when we cannot leave the house), I think we can be healthy if we return to nature likewise nature renews itself.
Especially in winter, I use sage not only as a spice but also as tea.
When I look at the history, this plant has been used in the treatment of many diseases.
Even the Virgin Mary is mentioned in mythology.
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/sgc-cms/expositions-exhibitions/noel-christmas/expositions-exhibits/sauge-eng.html
https://salvia.bio/sage-history
If you search the internet for 'Benefits of sage', you will be very surprised. I wish you all a healthy day.
Love this
Get out your Mojitos!
No mint?
Yassss do a series on cocktail herbs and flowers