Liven Meals With Home-Grown Herbs
Just about every early American
home had one.
Folks on sail-free diets need one.
Everyone who likes to garden
would enjoy one.
What is it?
Answer: An herb garden.
A culinary herb garden was an in
tegral, living pari of every colonial
household.
Then and now, fresh herbs offer
an excellent flavorful salt substitute
and a great ornamental focal point to
any backyard garden.
The beauty of an herb garden is
that you can get year-round pleasure
from a very small garden space. A
3-foot by 6-foot area can produce
enough plant material to really spice
up your meals.
In order to grow a small culinary
herb garden, experts recommend
that you have four to six hours of
full sun, a well-drained soil with a
pH adjusted to about 6.5, and a well
mulched soil.
A raised bed constructed from
landscape timbers, brick or concrete
block provides the needed drainage
and at the same time creates an de
fined and manageable garden area.
Peat, compost or finely pulver
ized pine bark added to your soil
will help provide the organic matter
needed for good soil drainage and
nutrient holding capacity.
Soil test to adjust your soil to a
pH of 6.5; check with the a local
North Carolina State University Co
operative Extension Service office
lor tree soil test information.
In the event you cannot soil test,
try adding one cup dolomitic lime
stone to every 25 square feet of gar
den area. The addition of a handful
THE
PLANT
DOCTOR
C. BRUCE
WILLIAMS
Extension Area
Turf Specialist
of bonemcal or equivalent fertilizer
(e.g. 0-20-0) will encourage good
root development.
Thoroughly mix organic matter,
soil, bonemcal and limestone to a
depth of 6 inches.
You will get the most enjoyment
from your herb garden if you select
herbs that will fit your lifestyle.
I knew a gardener in the midwest
who enjoyed growing mint for his
iced tea. Over the years, he had col
lected dozens of different varieties
of mint until his "herb" garden grad
ually grew to occupy his entire
backyard!
A sprig of mint in iced tea or a
mixed drink is a refreshing addition
for summer relaxation. In addition,
if the mint bed is placed near a patio
or scrccncd-in porch, the aroma is
delightful.
Thanks to McCormick, Sauer and
other dry herb producers, many of
us have become accustomed to the
convenience and flavor of neatly
packaged dried herbs. However,
once you have tried the flavor of
fresh, home-grown herbs, the pre
packaged dried stuff will become a
distant second choice.
At my house, wc enjoy lots of
pasta and salads. Sweet basil, chive,
oregano, thyme, rosemary, dill and
chervil are among our favorite
herbs.
Sweet basil is a prolific annual
member of the mint family that can
be eaten raw in salads or used in
dozens of pasta recipes. Its leaves
can be easily frozen for winter use.
Chive is great on everything and
also freezes well. In gardens at Wil
liamsburg, chives arc used as a bor
der planting, like many gardeners
use liriope, to enclose the herb gar
den.
Dill is an annual member of the
carrot family whose leaves and
seeds add excellent flavor tO pCui
toes, green beans and tomatoes.
The number of herb species used
for culinary purposes is mind bog
gling. In a recent conversation with
a North Carolina herb producer, I
was told that operation grew more
than 350 different cultivars of culi
nary and fragrant herbs!
We are fortunate in eastern North
Carolina to have several knowledge
able herb growers, who all offer an
extensive selection of herbs and the
know-how to get you started with
your herb garden.
I have some excellent publica
tions that contain tips on growing a
small herb garden and the names
and addresses of North Carolina
herb growers.
Be sure to send a self-addressed,
stamped envelope (SASE) when re
questing these publications.
Send your gardening questions or
comments to The Plant Doctor, P.O.
Box 109. Bolivia. N.C. 28422.
CEDAR GROVE AREA NEWS
Mission Involvement Lauded
BY BARBARA T. HEWETT
A group of adults and children in
* the Cedar Grove
community who
have participated
in mission out
reach efforts on
behalf of the
Woman's Bap
list Home and
Missionary Con
vention's "Tak
' ing Christ Into
HEWETT Evbery Home..
were recognized recently.
They received certificates of ap
preciation at a missions anniversary
sponsored April 26 by the Senior
Department of Cedar Grove
Missionary Baptist Church.
Recognized for hosting and/or
participating in an adult mission
group were Azalee Johnson,
Bemealha Gore, Lena Johnson, Pen
cie Grissett, Magdaline Johnson. Re
becca Johnson, Queen Vereen,
Lonnie Johnson, Anne Johnson,
Evelyn Gore, Pencie Bryant, Bar
bara T. Heweu, Etta Hewctt, Viola
Gore, Hattic Chatman Fullwood,
Ada Bryant-Fullwood, Mattie Lane
Heweu, Henry Bryant, Elijah Gore,
Claudia Fullwood, Author Fullwood
and Evelyn HewetL
Kristie Price received a thank you
card for representing the church as
Little Miss Dynamics in the 1992
Youth Planning Session of Ocean
View Union.
Also receiving cards, for having
been honored as youth of the month,
were these students: Tamaria
Fullwood, Myra Johnson, Lonnie
Heweu, Jana Gore, Nicholas Bell
amy, Tanea Bernard, Maria Grisseu,
LaRhonda and Nicolc Galloway.
Rayshieta Hcwett and Courtney,
Rusly and Tangela McKenzie re
ceived a spccial thank you for being
reliable and great attendants.
Johnson To Speak
Evelyn Johnson , a resident of the
Cedar Grove community, will be the
keynote speaker Sunday, May 10,
for the Mother's Day celebration at
Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist
Church. The public is invited.
Mrs. Johnson and her husband,
Ralphcll, have three children.
Choirs To Gather
The Choir Confederation will
gather at Sl John Missionary Baptist
Church of Bolivia this month for
regular song service. Twelve
churches of various denominations
make up the group, which has been
in existence for nearly a half centu
ry
Wants Ditches Opened
A foremost goal of the Cedar
Grove Improvement Association
this election year is getting the coun
ty to open up drainage of the ditches
in the community.
Other accomplishments of the or
ganization so far have included
"adopting" Cedar Grove Road under
the Adopt-A-Highway program and
holding regular clean-ups of the
roadsides, and in getting govern
ment maintenance crews to cut
shrubbery off the ditch banks.
Tune In
Be sure to listen to WVCB Radio
(1410 AM) for the Cedar Grove
Area News Thursdays at 3 p.m. and
Saturdays at 10:15 a.m.
On Sunday evenings at 3:30 p.m.
listen for the Moments of Inspiration
gospel music program.
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GRISSETT MCNEIL
Win Sorority Pageant
Kiandria Grisseu and Tycsha
McNeil were crowned Little Miss
Archonctte and Wee Miss Archo
nette respectively in a pageant held
April 18 by Zela Phi Beta Sorority.
Kiandria, the daughter of Tonya
Grisseu of Cedar Grove, was one of
1 1 contestants in the Little Miss di
vision.
Tyesha is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James McNeil of Shallotte and
was one of five girls competing for
the title of Wee Miss in the event at
Shallotte Middle School.
Proceeds of the event went to the
Ruth and Roosevelt Marlow Educ
ational and Recreational Foundation
Shallotte Middle
To Honor
Volunteers
Shallotte Middle School will hon
or its volunteers with a reception
Thursday, May 28, at 9 p.m.
The program will recognize the
lime and effort they have given to
students at the school, a news release
indicated.
Principal Mark Owens said 150 is
a "conservative" estimate of the
number of volunteers who have
helped the school in some fashion
this year, from serving as test proc
tors to reading to students.
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T-Bone (12 oz.) 12.98
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Filet Mignon (4 oz.) 8 98
(602.) 10.98
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Country Style Steak & Gravy . ..5. 98
Grilled Chicken Breasts
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Hamburger 1.98
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King Mackerel (grilled or fried)
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Flounder, Shrimp, Deviled Crab,
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Flounder, Shrimp, Deviled Crab,
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Flounder, Shrimp, Deviled Crab,
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PHOTO BY PAT O'LEAJtY
Brennan Yard Recognized
The Carolina Shores Garden Club's May Yard of the Month is the home of Michael and Kathleen
Brennan, I Crane Court. The Brennans, shown above with their grandson, Joseph, renovated lawn
and shrubs and created a beautiful, expansive corner yard. Flower beds which surround all trees are
planted with a variety of annual and perennial flowers that provide color throughout the year. The side
of the house is accented with a planter around a bay window. Overall, says the garden club, the effect
"gives a charming, continental appearance".
Local Family Reunions
Slated This Coming Weekend
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Several local families have re
unions scheduled this coming week
end.
Stone
Descendants of the Rev. James
Isham Stone will hold a family re
union Sunday, May 17. The event
will feature a covered dish dinner at
1 p.m. at First Baptist Church of
Shallouc.
All friends and relatives of the
family arc invited, said spokesman
H. Carol Danford.
Evans
Descendants of the late Samuel
and Caroline Evans will gather
Sunday as well, at Myrtle Head
Baptist Church on Myrtle Head
Church Road.
The program begins with a cov
ered dish lunch at 1 p.m., followed
by a social period and entertainment,
said Lucy Evans.
For more information or direc
tions, contact Mablc Mooncy, 754
5458.
Point VFD
Sets Supper
Shallouc Point Volunteer Fire
Department will hold a shrimp and
brown gravy dinner Friday, May 22,
from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the fire
house on Pigott Road.
The menu will include rice,
colcslaw and hushpuppies as well,
said spokesman Joyce Land.
A bake sale is also planned.
Spring Fashion
and
Beauty Extravaganza
presented by
Precious and Pretty Salon
and
Ham rich- 's of VV7 1 m i ngton
at
Shallotte Middle School
Hwy. 179, Shallotte
Sat., May 16, 7-9 pm
Adults $5
Children under 12 $2
754-7707
Some proceeds will benefit a
graduating senior for college
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