Archive for June, 2010
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
Drying Herbs
To dry your herbs you need to create the the right environment. Perfect conditions for drying include a consistently high temperature and low humidity. Sun drying is an age old practice but for herbs it can be detrimental, causing colour loss and losing all important volatile oils as well.You’ll want to dry your plant material [...]
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Friday, June 18th, 2010
Harvesting Herbs
Harvesting herbs is an ongoing process. Different plants have different requirements, some you can pick at while dormant, others like a good cutting back to produce a second crop.
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Thursday, June 10th, 2010
Rosemary improves brainpower
Rosemary – Rosmarinus officinalis – is a well known and much loved herb. A member of the mint family it has been used for many centuries for culinary, medicinal and decorative purposes. Having a rosemary plant in an area of study or work helps improve retention of information. Long a symbol of remembrance burning the oil can improve brainpower and failing memory.
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Monday, June 7th, 2010
Studying Herbs – Courses for anyone wishing to learn more
People often ask me about where they can study herbs, herbal medicine and more. Usually I suggest they Google natural therapies colleges in their area but I have just come across a site that looks really interesting.
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Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
Herbal Garden Sprays – Protecting your garden, naturally.
If you are the gardening kind then you will have noticed the beautiful growth happening outdoors regardless of what hemisphere you are in. My vegetable garden is producing a beautiful bounty and the herbs are bulking out after the prune they received last season. Many of you have been posting about your gardening exploits, so [...]
