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Post by kimikat on Jan 22, 2009 20:50:32 GMT -5
I'm developing an ever growing interest in herbs...All varieties, medicinal, culinary...etc...For companion planting...and what not.
One of my ideas for this year is to create window box planters and plant culinary herbs various ones to sell at market. The medicinal and companion planting, is just something to fall in line with the sustainability thing. I know about culinary herbs, but medicinals I'm lacking.
If anyone can offer any good advice or links on the subject. I'd appreciate it.
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Post by plantsnobin on Jan 22, 2009 21:34:31 GMT -5
I think a great place to start is at Horizon Herbs. And come over sometime, I can load you up with starts.
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Post by jason on Jan 22, 2009 22:32:59 GMT -5
Yeah Horizon herbs is awesome. Something else that might be fun is go around and make a list of the plants that are already growing around you, either as ornamentals or weeds and search them on www.pfaf.org. You might already have some culinary and medicinal herbs and not know it.  |
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Post by marina on Jan 23, 2009 0:58:44 GMT -5
I, too, am growing herbs this year, and would love better instruction on each of them. For instance, I will be growing soapwort, and I know that it can be used to make shampoo, but how effective is it? Guess I will find out soon enough.
Last year I grew an herb garden and I loved it so much. The catnip wouldn't stop, the lavender was amazing, the basil kept going and going... it was just great. I didn't even know how much I liked lemongrass until I grew it. This year, though, I am moving into medicinals. I wish I had more knowledge.
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Post by flowerpower on Jan 23, 2009 5:00:22 GMT -5
I'm developing an ever growing interest in herbs...All varieties, medicinal, culinary...etc...For companion planting...and what not. One of my ideas for this year is to create window box planters and plant culinary herbs various ones to sell at market. The medicinal and companion planting, is just something to fall in line with the sustainability thing. I know about culinary herbs, but medicinals I'm lacking. If anyone can offer any good advice or links on the subject. I'd appreciate it. You'd be surprised how many medicinal herbs grow in ditches. lol Get a good wildflower book and walk around the farm. Some good perennials to start off with are-sage, yarrow, comfrey, mints, lemon balm, bee balm, tansy, rubeckia, echinacea. All of those are pretty easy to grow and easy to get. (Try Karen's house first  ) |
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Post by Penny on Jan 23, 2009 7:30:26 GMT -5
That is a great link, lots of information there.
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Post by Jim on Jan 23, 2009 8:19:05 GMT -5
richters has a good catalog and website.
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Post by plantsnobin on Jan 24, 2009 9:00:13 GMT -5
The soapwort can grow a little too well, so you might want it in an area of its own. I have a double flowered white that is nice. I haven't tried making shampoo of it yet, will try it this year. In the past I tried yucca, and had a very itchy reaction to it. We tend to think that just because something is 'natural' it is good. We need to remember that poison ivy is as natural and organic as can be. Always good to test a small area if we are trying something new.
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Post by kimikat on Jan 26, 2009 22:15:47 GMT -5
Whats funny is Alan and I were going through a Seeds of Change Listing the other day...and I came across the herbs and after reading descriptions...I was like...We can use that...and that...and that.lol! I think for once I annoyed him about growing stuff. *Note to self...DO NOT interupt Scrubs with herbs...lol*
Isn't basil supposed to be an insect repelant?
Karen***you are absolutely right about being careful, as we never know what we're going to be allergic to until we come across it. Last summer I was helping my Dad fix a water line...had no idea that the muddy hole I had my naked feet in was full of poison ivy roots...Worst case I've EVER had...my feet oozed for about 3 weeks. Probably took so long to heal because I couldn't go bare foot at work...I was miserable.
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Post by pugs on Jan 26, 2009 22:38:41 GMT -5
Kimikat,
Here in Western Oregon we have to be careful about forest fires burning up poison oak. You breath in the smoke and get it in your lungs. I've never had it, but I hear it is a real pain.
Pugs
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Post by kimikat on Jan 27, 2009 21:22:50 GMT -5
Kimikat, Here in Western Oregon we have to be careful about forest fires burning up poison oak. You breath in the smoke and get it in your lungs. I've never had it, but I hear it is a real pain. Pugs Uggh...I can imagine...I have an uncle who is that way when it comes to poison ivy...all he's got to do is smell the pollen. He turns into a giant oozing sore. I imagine that one would be absolutely miserable once it gets into their lungs... |
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Post by greeneyes on Jan 27, 2009 23:19:19 GMT -5
Kimikat,have you checked out susunweed.com yet..I found her very helpful in medicinal uses of the different herbs and edible weeds...
I don't remember where i read this but it seems that jewelweed grows wherever poison ivy is and if you come in contact with poison ivy,crush the jewelweed and apply it and it is supposed to counter-react against the irritants...
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Post by flowerpower on Jan 28, 2009 5:15:11 GMT -5
Jewelweed can be used for any skin irritation or bugbites. Just break the stem & apply the juice. Of course, you have to be able to identify the jewelweed. |
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Post by greeneyes on Jan 28, 2009 12:22:55 GMT -5
A lot of you might recognize it as the "touch-me-not"impatiens capensis.
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Post by americangardener on Jan 28, 2009 13:31:22 GMT -5
Hate to interupt your discussion of herbs.. but i have seeds for the Jewelweed if anyone wants them.
Dave
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