Posted on 01/29/2022 5:54:08 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
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How much ya got so far?
I am remembering when my Dad was up here and pointed the plant out, again down near the barn, and after seeing this article I am thinking the poultice was from plantain. He said she use it for a poultice.
https://commonsensehome.com/grandma-called-it-medicine-leaf/
Rosemary is cold hardy only to 10° - 20° F.
It gets way colder than that here every winter.
Dang I thought I was on an elderberry trail but here is onfo on a plaintain poultice. Could come in very handy.
https://keeperofthehome.org/make-use-plantain-poultice/
Someone stop me. I need to get some things done. LOL
that’s a problem
Thanks!
L
Outdated been mullien (sp?) Or comfrey or plantain- they are common weeds which folks make poultice out of. Plantain is good for either wasp or bee stings, can’t remember which now. Was riding 3 wheeler through woods one year, yellow jacket I think hit me right below the eye, stung me. I found and chewed some plantain and it put it on the sting, as the eye was swelling up bad, and it helped,receive the stinging and swelling went down a bit by time I got back home.
It makes excellent jelly too
I am having GREAT success keeping three potted Rosemary thriving in the house this winter. Two are in a south-facing window and one in an East-facing window, but under a grow light.
I learned that the secret is to keep them on a tray of water for extra humidity and to mist them every week. So far I have had none of the usual problems; leaf browning and dropping or mildew issues. They are supple, bright green and growing new leaves & branches.
I’m going to start boosting their fertilizer right now to see if I can get them to bloom for me this winter before they go out to the Greenhouse in late March, weather permitting.
Doh, didn’t mean “outdated “ meant to say “might have been”
Don’t want to get into shopping sites but here is an article on elderberry from NIH listing the health benefits, especially interested in respiratory benefits.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33827515/
Would love a recommendation on which type for getting some plants in the spring. Thanks all.
I so stole that cayenne picture. Something I grow nearly every year and they do great as far as yield. Did not know all these health benefits. Thanks.
https://biology.ucdavis.edu/research/model-organisms/hydra
“As far as we can tell, it doesn’t age or die,” says
Assistant Professor Celina Juliano, Department of
Molecular and Cellular Biology. “You can cut little pieces
out of the animal and it will regrow and maybe the most
amazing thing is that you can dissociate the animal
into single cells, mix them all up, put them back
in a ball and a new Hydra will just grow out of it.”
hint: cut some branches, dive the rosemary, with garlic, add dijon mustard and olive oil, whisk till emulsified, marinate lamb chunks in that, then skewer on the branches and hit the bbq or broiler.. yow!
dice
I see marshmallow is on that list. It’s pretty finicky about growing conditions, but there are other mallows with the same medicinal properties that are easier to grow. Last fall I saw my planting of High Mallow finally took hold: https://strictlymedicinalseeds.com/product/mallow-high-malva-sylvestris-packet-of-50-seeds-organic/
This year I am.ordering seeds for Greek mountain tea and Hyssop. And planting on the valerian from.the nursery bed.
Of course the plants I want to grow most are wildly unsuited for my zone 6 hot summer climate and heavy soil. Rhodiola wants arctic or alpine conditions so I am not even trying. Greek mountain tea is tender and grows on scree so I’ll try it in pots.
So what does grow well here, meaning with no help at all? Echinacea purpurea which I have never yet dug up and prepared the roots. Comfrey which is a thug and may never be allowed in. Fennel. Dandelions. Hellebore, a medicine of the ancients, which is toxic.
Immune booster, skin care, nursing mother’s tea, diuretic.
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