The Sweet Life Gardener – Chives

Hey Sweet Lifers! One of the easiest to grow and certainly a lovely addition to any garden is chives. They are, with reference to taste, the lightest of the onion family. They are also one of the oldest herbs as they have been cultivated for 5,000 years.  Culinarily speaking there’s nothing better on a...

The Sweet Life Gardener Cilantro

Hey Sweet Lifers!  I love cilantro!  I use it in all meals starting with on my eggs for breakfast, in my pasta dishes and with every meat.  I tried growing it over the past several years, and every time I tried, it would look real nice for about two weeks, and then it would either bolt or die. I had...

The Sweet Life Gardener – Aloe Vera

Hey Sweet Lifers! About ten years ago, a neighbor asked me if I would like some aloe vera for my garden. I was barely wet under the ears with my gardening skills, and I planted the tiny little things under a tree out in what is now the Sweet Life Garden. Over the years those “little” aloe sprouts grew...

The Sweet Lift Gardener – How Much Should I Grow?

By Alisa Murray | alisamurrayslivingthesweetlife.com – Hey Sweet Lifers! There are so many challenges to think about when planning a garden, like understanding the way the sun lands throughout the day, the quality of the soil, and rotation and location annually. Unless it lives in the Sweet Life Garden...