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How do I make this container work for plants?
I have had this lovely container for many years. Twice, I tried planting plants in it (grown herbs the second round). Twice, it failed to work well. I found that any water I gave it poured out the top sets of holes. If I was lucky, it made its way down to the second level & out. Needless to say if anything continued to…
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How many types of Mint??!!
According to this article, 7500 varieties of Lamianceae (mint). Some of these I have never even heard of.
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Have you ever tasted Horseradish flowers? I did and was amazed!
Have you ever eaten the horseradish flowers? I harvest horseradish roots twice a year: in early spring and in autumn. And I use leaves for fermenting cucumbers. But I have never ever tried to eat horseradish flowers. Today, as I was taking photos of different plants, I noticed how beautiful it is. I tasted it and WoW! You…
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Culinary Herbalism
Is anyone here studying Culinary Herbalism? I stumbled across the phrase yesterday and found a class and its just amazing. I found it through the link for KP Khalsa free class listed. I plan to do that too and have signed up and will split my time between the two. I have been overly tired lately and with moms issues I know…
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Garlic mustard for salad, soups, herbal butter, pesto...
Alliaria petiolata, or garlic mustard One more plant for my salad, soups, herbal butter, pesto. The name indicates the taste - garlic mustard. And the taste indicates it’s medicinal benefits. As I eat raw plants to retain health and strengthen my immune system, this is a proper one for me. So far I have not tasted the…
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Medicinal plants nursery
Approx 18 months ago i ranted about my experience w/ a medicinal plant nursery here in CA. Unfortunately the business was sold and the new owner is going in a completely different direction. Beginning of March i placed my first order w/ Richo Cech's business, Strictly Medicinal, LLC. I am quite pleased w/ the attention to…
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UCLA Archive of Healing
I was reading this article and thought I would share the resource to anyone who may be interested as well. https://archiveofhealing.com/ I like to read the old stories of healers and will probably fall down another rabbit hole with this one.
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Best grinding tool for herbs & twigs
I was looking at a discussion on the forum about harvesting willow in spring or fall. @jolanta.wittib mentioned drying & grinding up the finger sized branches into powder. I know some coffee grinders are good, some food processors, some spice mills and of course, the traditional mortar & pestle. What I want to know is a…
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Lady’s bedstraw Galium verum
Lady’s bedstraw (Galium verum), goosegrass, cleavers (Galium aparine) The young shoots of these herbs are also added to my salad, herbal butter and curd. Some of them are a real pest to gardeners during summer time, when one has to weed them out of vegetable beds. The more one eats out in spring, the less one has to weed…
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Nutrition content of Herbs
I know there is plenty of information about food and it's nutritional value, does there happen to be a list of herbs and their vitamin, mineral, carb, etc contents anywhere?
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Gin???!!
This is interesting. "The fee paid to landowners for foraging rights? One British pound and six cases of gin."
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Sweet Woodruff
I have a lot of Sweet Woodruff in my front yard. It's where I plan to put new raised bed gardens so it has to be moved. Its also never been one of my favorite plants although it makes a nice ground cover. I know it had herbal uses but it has quite a few edible uses too. I just found this site…
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Selling herbs and dried herbs
My niece can not stand her job and wants to start a home business. She does love herbs and is learning as much as she can about them. She also makes tinctures. I suggested to her last night that maybe she might want to dry herbs and sell them. I would like to add that to the things I do here too. What herbs would be best…
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Turmeric & Curcumin benefits
Who Shouldn’t Consume Curcumin or Turmeric? Excellent article above re much needed info, plus additional articles too numerous to count
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Daisy the beautiful
Daisy, the beautiful Spring. Every day brings new herbs for soup, salad, herbal butter, herbal cottage cheese... Today I noticed my first daisy blossoms. We have a saying here: if you see three daisy blossoms - spring is here and if you eat them, you will be healthy all year round. Guess, what I did with those three…
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Learning by observing plants
Very interesting pictures/article would not have known x for Judson's post on Ginko. Looking closely at plants, we can learn a lot – about local habitat, climate, hydrology, wildlife, and soils. For example, succulent leaves indicate that a plant may thrive in sandy soil or endure periods of drought; thorns hint that the…
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New Addiction Discovered --- Tea
I was just organizing my pantry again and came to a disturbing realization: I am addicted to drinking tea. There are at least a dozen caffeinated types such as Pur-Eh, black, Earl Grey, green, green blends, Yerba Mate, etc. (These are my lunch drinks.) There are at least two dozen types of herbal teas of single and herbal…
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Create cord from nettles
Fun page for creating cord from nettles. My friend weaves using nettles. I was amazed how soft it was https://www.instructables.com/Making-survival-cord-from-nettles/
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Kami Mcbrides Three Sages
I really enjoyed this video that Kami made on sages. https://kamimcbride.com/meet-my-3-sages-video/
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My daily barter.
I love to barter, often the opportunity just pops up. I was talking to a friend on the phone today and he asked if I needed Garlic. They did not do the Farmers Market this summer and he has 400 extra bulbs, even after he planted . Well, yes, yes I do! So I will pick up some to plant for me, by brother and my niece. His…
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Herbs for Circulation
David Crow is my personal herbalist and I'll be asking him more about this when I have my next session with him at the end of the month...but I'm thinking that my circulation needs improvement for a variety of reasons. He already put me on hawthorn, which is a great heart tonic. I also take gotu kola daily, and I have…
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Good Sources for Herbal Monographs
What are your favorite sources (websites, books, etc.) for herbal monographs? (A monograph is basically a description of the herb, it's properties, and uses.)
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Classic Herbal Essence Shampoo Recipe
Herbal Essence shampoo used to have a green color and have a strong herbal scent. I would like to make a shampoo that smells like that, but has quality customized ingredients and no chemicals, of course. Anyone know what botanicals were used (or simulated) in that shampoo?
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APOTHECARY CABINET
I was recently given a cute little APOTHECARY CABINET. To not very big and has lots of little drawers. Are these just decorative or is there a real use for them? If I’m missing something please send out your creative ideas for use.
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Best Method For Capturing Lavender Essential Oils
Would it be best to place crushed dried lavender leaves in alcohol (vodka) to make a tincture or in oil to make an oil extraction to capture the scent properties?
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Linden Tree and Decoctions
I have a few beautiful Linden trees down by the creek. What made me notice it at first is for some reason the leaves catch the sun and glow a golden color on the creek. Watching the ripples in the creeks gives a great feeling of calm to my soul. I also noticed the pretty flowers in the spring. My friend told me it makes a…
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Walk with Kami sign up link available now: Nov 8, 2020
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My bountiful harvest
Big day in the veggie garden today. Weeding, fertilising and harvesting. In this pic are hard necked garlic, sage, pyrethrum daisies, sweet pea seeds and the last of my calendula flowers. I will let the garlic dry out for a couple of days and then top and tail it. Now I’m off to the neighbours to help them harvest a much…
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New studies on using Ghanaian quinine and Japanese Knotweed to treat Lyme's?
I have chronic Lyme infection and am always looking for new treatments. I have been looking into herbs for the last year and these studies show promise. This study provides the first convincing evidence that some of the herbs used by patients, such as Cryptolepis, black walnut, sweet wormwood, cat’s claw, and Japanese…
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FREE WEBINAR: Oct 29, 30, 2020 by Rosalee de la Forêt
Posting this for anyone who wishes to join!
