An herb is a plant that is valued for flavor, scent, medicinal or other qualities other than its food value. Herbs are used in cooking, as medicines, and for spiritual purposes. Herbs have a variety of uses including culinary, medicinal, or in some cases even spiritual usage. General usage differs between culinary herbs and medicinal herbs. In medicinal or spiritual use any of the parts of the plant might be considered "herbs", including leaves, roots, flowers, seeds, resin, root bark, inner bark (cambium), berries and sometimes the pericarp or other portions of the plant.

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• 27 May 2013

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  Memorial Day Veggies & Herbs

  Vegetable & Fruit garden , Capsicum annuum - Sweet Pepper, Keystone Giant Planting Out, Capsicum annuum - Y...
  Because the weather can be so unpredictable here during the Spring (this year certainly being no exception), I always wait until Memorial Day weekend to plant out my tender vegetables and herbs. I had started tomatoes and peppers from seeds indoors weeks ago. I don’t know why I bother with ...
  Partly Cloudy 18°C / 64°F
• 11 May 2013

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  Setting up some herbal infusions

  Viola odorata - Wild Violets Preserved, Plantago major - Broad-leaf Plantain Preserved, Symphytum officinal...
  Preparations for making another batch of herbal balm. I am using Grape Seed oil this time, instead of Olive Oil. Since it’s too early for Calendula flowers, I thought i would try Wild Violet leaves. With some research, I’ve found that Violet leaf is a soother of inflamed skin and can ...
  Rainy 16°C / 61°F
• 17 Mar 2013

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  Established great last year

  Amado Coneflower and Herbal Beds garden
  This grew in very strong last year with about three mounds by the end of the 2012 season. New growth is showing right now and it looks to have survived the long winter well. This is one of the second generation herbals that will become permanent in the herbal bed when it is complete. I really lov...
  Partly Sunny 2°C / 36°F
• 05 Mar 2013

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  Bought Materials

  My sq foot garden
  Arrived home not long ago from Home Depot and Low’s. I bought wood for my raised bed garden and also a Weed Block screen. I will put it all together tomorrow. I need to do more research on where to buy vermiculite since the two big box stores I visited today did not carry any. I really hope...
  Clear 26°C / 78°F
• 01 Feb 2013

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  A gift of Aloe

  Jackie from school gave me small clusters of aloe to plant. Two of the four have been planted in the herb garden. Fingers crossed.
  Sunny 21°C / 70°F

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