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Herbs/Expert Profile
Expertise
I specialize in teaching others to grow their own food including herbs, organic gardening, vegetable growing, fruit growing, container plants, edible landscaping, and unusual edible plants. Author of What About Herbs? - available for Kindle and Nook. Organic Gardener for 20+ years. Square Foot Gardener for 20+ years. Owner of Garden Inspire.
Experience in the area
Garden instructor, landscape consultant, landscape designer, garden coach, organic gardener, Square Foot Garden instructor, horticulturalist. I have consulted with hundreds of clients about their gardens and landscapes.
Publications
Utah Boomers Magazine, The Essential Herbal Magazine, blogs
Education/Credentials
Education in Ornamental Horticulture from Utah State University, Certified Square Foot Garden instructor by the Square Foot Garden Foundation, Self taught in organic gardening methods.
What do you like about this subject?
I love the scents, flavors, and uses of herbs.
What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?
Learning is a passion of mine - especially learning about plants in general and herbs and other edibles specifically. I want to help even more people to learn to grow at least some of their own food.
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | P | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wen | 12/18/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Ron | 11/09/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Very thorough and helpful. |
Recent Answers from Beuna Tomalino
2012-03-11 rosemary come back?:
Rosemary is an evergreen so if the leaves are brown it is not likely to come back. To check for any sign of life, using your fingernail scratch the bark on a branch and see if there is any bit of green
2011-12-17 is climates in indonesia suitable to plant lavandula angustifolia?:
Lavandula angustifolia is considered hardy in zones 5 - 9. It appears that Indonesia is zone 11 so growing L. angustifolia outdoors may be difficult. You could try some outdoors and also grow some indoors
2011-11-20 Basil herb:
If I am understanding your question correctly, yes, basil oil is listed as an ingredient in some cigarettes. So it would be the essential oil from basil. I don't know what type of basil but probably what
2011-11-19 Skin and Hair:
Since I am not a qualified health professional I would not be able to advise you but would suggest that you visit either an herbalist or naturopath in person. From my experience I do know that flax seed
2011-11-08 Mint:
You can do either or both. For any perennial herbs that survive the winter in your climate I would leave them outside. If you would like to harvest them over the winter you could have additional plants
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