in greenwood, charlotte fadipe for "california country tv." >> hello.steve mcshane from mcshane's nursery. did you know that herbs are one of the longest cultivated plants on the planet for human consumption? that's right--thousands of years. some key things that i can say about growing great herbs--build your soil. i studied soil science at cal poly for 5 years, and that's cne thing i learned, it's one thing i'm passionate about. get a good soil builder like this gold rush right here that's got a good balance of chicken manure, organic compost, well-blended, well-composted. once you get that in your soil, a few additives would help, as well. this alfalfa meal is a great source of organic nitrogen that does a lot for soil microbiology. as well, kelp meal, the same type of idea. if you feed your soil, your soil will feed your plant. now remember, herbs and vegetables require full sun. that's 6 to 8 hours minimum a day. in the addition to that, i always like to tell people t@ consider planting the two side by side. get the herbs right next to your leafy g

well, as charlotte fadipe shows us, now horses have a place to relax and rehabilitate. >> looking atshor enjoying himself in this pen, it's hard toelieve that this 27-year-old cutting horse was once so ill, he waslmost crippled and his ownersere considering having him put down. but, after some tender loving care at a special rehalitation center in the tiny town of jamestown between sacramento and fresno, shorty is clearly back on his feet again. >> well, we were raised in a ranching background around cattle and horses our entire ves, and it's just something that we love to do naturally. i come from a rodeo background where that's what i did growing up. we'd trel everywhere, and you create a bond with your horse. and when your hor gs injure you need that horse back. and this was just a great way to help get these performance horses back into action. >> your eyes do not deceive you. that is a horse having a spa treatment, comple with jets and pumps. but this is no luxury session for four-legged animals. for one thing, this piece of equipment, known as a hydro therapy spa, uses ice cold