Guest guest Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 LAVENDER I'D START WITH LAVENDER , SOAPWORT, MINT AND CHAMOMILE , just keep in mind that thay need to be contained for they will take over the whole space , i also grow cabbage garlic and onions , once you get the gardening bug you'll be adding a few more every yr till you run outa room, fantastic ideas come outa nessessety PATRICIA AND ERNEST JONES Dip HM IF YOU ALWAYS DO ,WHAT YOU'VE ALWAYS DONE , YOU'LL ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU ALWAYS GOT , IN GOD WE TRUST IS STILL AMERICA'S MOTTO FOR US PATRIOTS "loving.mother" <loving.motherherbal remedies Sent: Thu, November 19, 2009 3:22:49 PM{Herbal Remedies} Ideas for beginner Hello All.....I am from Wisconsin-and currently it is starting to get cold and of course Winter months are upon us....but I decided that come this spring I would like to plant an herb garden and begin learning about growing, drying, storing herbs in plans of also learning how to turn these herbs into teas, baths, etc. I was wondering if anyone has some ideas of what herbs to maybe start out with in this type of garden...? Thanks any ideas are helpful.Samantha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Addendum: Something I forgot about the plants mentioned below. Lemon balm and mints are excellent to grow around your vegetable garden as a border, too. You might add basil, too. Many non-insect garden pests (deer, rabbits, etc) that might otherwise browse on your produce don't like their scent (amazing since most humans find them very pleasing), and so will tend to stay out of your garden. Also the flowers attract beneficial insects like bees and butterflies. herbal remedies , Janet Smith <owlstar9181 wrote: > > The suggestions of lavender, mints, and chamomile are great. Haven't grown soapwort, so can't comment on that. There are a number of varieties of each of these, so you can accumulate quite a range of colors, sizes and fragrances (note: flavored mints like chocolate, apple, pineapple, lime and so on have similar medicinal properties to spearmint and peppermint, but give you the opportunity to vary flavoring of your medicinal teas). > > Additions I would suggest that are almost too easy and undemanding to grow and are generally safe and useful for common ailments or as general immune boosters are lemon balm, yarrow, red clover, echinacea (buy rootlets or small plants - it's hard to grow from seed, but is hardy and easy to maintain once the plant is started), garlic and onions. > > Lemon balm, red clover, echinacea and yarrow, like lavender and mints are invasive - either keep them in pots or in well separated garden spaces that you watch like a hawk. They will creep over and under plank or brick dividers - aggressively when you see strays and be sure you get any root runners. If you can't bear to throw out living plant (like me), pot it and give it away or accumulate a few and sell them at a local flea market or farmers market - that's how I started my herb plant business. You don't need to buy lots of seeds or starter plants (and beginners should really consider getting small starter plants usually available in 1 " plugs or 3 " pots). You only need two or three. I suggest putting them in large, shallow containers (I have round 18 " pots that are about 3 " deep for this purpose). It won't take but about a year to see a population explosion of plants you can begin spreading around a garden area or border. > > Like lavender, mints and chamomiles, these are attractive plants, both in their foliage and in bloom, so you can use them as a decorative flower border around your house or in flower beds. I've seen gorgeous flower garden arrangements using these plants and echinacea, sage and rosemary (three other excellent medicinals, two of which are also great kitchen herbs), and stepping stone paths. Add a bench, maybe a small pond with a little fountain or waterfall and you have a retreat not just for medicine you must consume, but for the mind and spirit in need of the healing powers of peace and beauty. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Good Morning, Thanks for the info about the herbals. Shelia Janet S <owlstar9181herbal remedies Sent: Sun, November 22, 2009 7:31:28 AM{Herbal Remedies} Re: ideas for beginner Addendum: Something I forgot about the plants mentioned below. Lemon balm and mints are excellent to grow around your vegetable garden as a border, too. You might add basil, too. Many non-insect garden pests (deer, rabbits, etc) that might otherwise browse on your produce don't like their scent (amazing since most humans find them very pleasing), and so will tend to stay out of your garden. Also the flowers attract beneficial insects like bees and butterflies. herbal remedies, Janet Smith <owlstar9181@ ...> wrote:>> The suggestions of lavender, mints, and chamomile are great. Haven't grown soapwort, so can't comment on that. There are a number of varieties of each of these, so you can accumulate quite a range of colors, sizes and fragrances (note: flavored mints like chocolate, apple, pineapple, lime and so on have similar medicinal properties to spearmint and peppermint, but give you the opportunity to vary flavoring of your medicinal teas).> > Additions I would suggest that are almost too easy and undemanding to grow and are generally safe and useful for common ailments or as general immune boosters are lemon balm, yarrow, red clover, echinacea (buy rootlets or small plants - it's hard to grow from seed, but is hardy and easy to maintain once the plant is started), garlic and onions. > > Lemon balm, red clover, echinacea and yarrow, like lavender and mints are invasive - either keep them in pots or in well separated garden spaces that you watch like a hawk. They will creep over and under plank or brick dividers - aggressively when you see strays and be sure you get any root runners. If you can't bear to throw out living plant (like me), pot it and give it away or accumulate a few and sell them at a local flea market or farmers market - that's how I started my herb plant business. You don't need to buy lots of seeds or starter plants (and beginners should really consider getting small starter plants usually available in 1" plugs or 3" pots). You only need two or three. I suggest putting them in large, shallow containers (I have round 18" pots that are about 3" deep for this purpose). It won't take but about a year to see a population explosion of plants you can begin spreading around a garden area or border.> > Like lavender, mints and chamomiles, these are attractive plants, both in their foliage and in bloom, so you can use them as a decorative flower border around your house or in flower beds. I've seen gorgeous flower garden arrangements using these plants and echinacea, sage and rosemary (three other excellent medicinals, two of which are also great kitchen herbs), and stepping stone paths. Add a bench, maybe a small pond with a little fountain or waterfall and you have a retreat not just for medicine you must consume, but for the mind and spirit in need of the healing powers of peace and beauty.> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 I wanted to add my 02c worth about starting an herb garden. We live in the city on a small city lot and do not have room to have a traditional garden and so we have raised beds along the south side of the house, the south side of the garage, a small section that is on south side of driveway, a plot behind garage (east side), and in containers and pots. We grow lemon balm, common thyme, lemon thyme, curly parsley, Italian flat parsley, chives, oregano, sage, Roman and German chamomile, tarragon, rosemary, garlic, basil, and sage. I have window-style boxes, individual pots, small containers, and even a couple of buckets full of herbs. I can move them around, as needed. If too hot in the afternoon sun, then I can move them to the grassy area in partial shade. The garlic goes in the ground. In years past I have grown sweet Annie, dill, garlic chives (very, very invasive!!!!), peppermint (in a pot as it is invasive!), pennyroyal (pot), rose geranium (ground), catnip (pot), marjoram (pot), echinacea (ground), yarrow (ground), and yarrow (ground). We got rid of most of the flowering herbs to make way for vegetable gardening. If it is too big to grow in a pot, then we didn't keep it. Some plants are hard to start from seed, but if you get a paper towel wet, fold it over, add seeds in a single layer, place in a plastic Zip-loc bag and place in a sunny window, within days they will have grown roots and can be transplanted into a peat pot until big enough to transplant outside. I've done this with just about every kind of seed you can imagine. Hollyhock, echinacea, and even green beans! We'd had our green bean seed for several years and wanted to make sure we had seed that would grow and so I started them in this manner and ended up with a nice crop. Good luck! Lori AllThingsHome/ "...‘How will they learn to read?’ you ask, and my answer is ‘Remember the lessons of Massachusetts.’ When children are given whole lives instead of age-graded ones in cellblocks, they learn to read, write, and do arithmetic with ease, if those things make sense in the kind of life that unfolds around them." – John Taylor Gatto herbal remedies From: theveil4uDate: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:06:46 -0800Re: {Herbal Remedies} Re: ideas for beginner Good Morning, Thanks for the info about the herbals. Shelia Janet S <owlstar9181 >herbal remedies Sent: Sun, November 22, 2009 7:31:28 AM{Herbal Remedies} Re: ideas for beginner Addendum: Something I forgot about the plants mentioned below. Lemon balm and mints are excellent to grow around your vegetable garden as a border, too. You might add basil, too. Many non-insect garden pests (deer, rabbits, etc) that might otherwise browse on your produce don't like their scent (amazing since most humans find them very pleasing), and so will tend to stay out of your garden. Also the flowers attract beneficial insects like bees and butterflies. herbal remedies, Janet Smith <owlstar9181@ ...> wrote:>> The suggestions of lavender, mints, and chamomile are great. Haven't grown soapwort, so can't comment on that. There are a number of varieties of each of these, so you can accumulate quite a range of colors, sizes and fragrances (note: flavored mints like chocolate, apple, pineapple, lime and so on have similar medicinal properties to spearmint and peppermint, but give you the opportunity to vary flavoring of your medicinal teas).> > Additions I would suggest that are almost too easy and undemanding to grow and are generally safe and useful for common ailments or as general immune boosters are lemon balm, yarrow, red clover, echinacea (buy rootlets or small plants - it's hard to grow from seed, but is hardy and easy to maintain once the plant is started), garlic and onions. > > Lemon balm, red clover, echinacea and yarrow, like lavender and mints are invasive - either keep them in pots or in well separated garden spaces that you watch like a hawk. They will creep over and under plank or brick dividers - aggressively when you see strays and be sure you get any root runners. If you can't bear to throw out living plant (like me), pot it and give it away or accumulate a few and sell them at a local flea market or farmers market - that's how I started my herb plant business. You don't need to buy lots of seeds or starter plants (and beginners should really consider getting small starter plants usually available in 1" plugs or 3" pots). You only need two or three. I suggest putting them in large, shallow containers (I have round 18" pots that are about 3" deep for this purpose). It won't take but about a year to see a population explosion of plants you can begin spreading around a garden area or border.> > Like lavender, mints and chamomiles, these are attractive plants, both in their foliage and in bloom, so you can use them as a decorative flower border around your house or in flower beds. I've seen gorgeous flower garden arrangements using these plants and echinacea, sage and rosemary (three other excellent medicinals, two of which are also great kitchen herbs), and stepping stone paths. Add a bench, maybe a small pond with a little fountain or waterfall and you have a retreat not just for medicine you must consume, but for the mind and spirit in need of the healing powers of peace and beauty.> Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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