All the Dirt on Gardening

You could start a batch of herb vinegar this month, decant it into gift bottles and decorate them for holiday gifts. Every Tuesday morning a group of Tulsa Herb Society members ( herbalistas ) gather to make crafts for Carols and Crumpets, talk about herbs and plan trips. The Herb Society's jams include: Pineapple sage, holiday cranberry, cranberry chutney, mango chutney, apricot surprise (with horseradish), hot pepper, lemon verbena, pear honey, peach blush (with cherries), 10-pepper, and apple butter. Last week members brought in herbs from their gardens and demonstrated making herb vinegars. Their herb vinegars include: Hot and spicy, Italian, citrus, bouquet garni , cranberry-rosemary, strawberry-mint, raspberry-rose, Mediterrano , and lemon, lemon, lemon. Cut herbs from your garden or visit Muskogee Farmer's Market. We can't predict what you will find, but on a recent visit the vendors had lemon grass, Thai and purple basil, pineapple sage, mint and others. Kim Walto...