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A review of Ritchers Herbs. What do they sell and is it worth ordering from them.

These are the varieties of mint plants that LP Farm sells. Some favorites are mojito, strawberry, and chocolate mint.

A list of all the tomato plants that LP Farm Store will be selling in 2025.

A list of all the varieties of basil LP Farm Store sells.

A list of all the varieties of hot pepper plants LP Farm Store sells.

What is the Scoville Heat Scale? How do you measure the heat of peppers?

A list of the bee balm plant varieties that LP Farm Store sells.

Types of milkweed and how and why to plant it.

Growing most herbs is quite easy and my favorite blog on herbs is the Herb Gardener and a general gardening site Gardening Know How. It provides information on how to grow herbs and lots of interesting recipes. Basil : it likes full sun and the soil consistently needs to be wet. One way to know if a plant needs water or not is to put your finger in the soil, if the soil feels dry give it a drink of water. Also the leaves can give a lot of information: droopy leaves me

Tomatoes either get super big or stay rather compact.

This is an older post listing the different varieties of herbs that LP Farm Store sold.

There are over 600 varieties of mint and I try to add a new kind to my collection every year.