by Daisy | Aug 13, 2012 | Garden, Plants & Uses
I like novelty in the garden. Weird stuff, in other words. If the seed catalog makes it sound odd enough, it goes in my cart. Last year I planted wonderberries, and this year they planted themselves. Wonderberries are small, pea-sized berries grown on short, tender...
by Daisy | Apr 26, 2012 | Garden, Plants & Uses
In March of last year, I wrote a post about the first growth of ginseng from that winter’s planting of ginseng rootlets and seeds. It was my first attempt to grow ginseng, and I was thrilled that the rootlets had come to life. It was a hot, dry summer,...
by Daisy | Apr 19, 2012 | Body Care, Garden, Household, Plants & Uses
Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) is a heavy-hitter in the medicinal plants game. It is used, among other things, for the heart, for anxiety, and for women’s health. You can read more about it here. I planted motherwort seeds last Spring. They germinated and...
by Daisy | Apr 19, 2011 | Garden, Plants & Uses
Years ago, like most college students, I lived by myself in a cabin at the edge of a big woods. Let’s try again. Years ago, like most college students, I spent my summers walking along fencerows picking elderberries for homemade jam. No? Maybe that’s why...
by Daisy | Aug 19, 2010 | Garden, Plants & Uses
I ran into a neighbor friend at the market early this summer and she offered to bring me some red okra seeds. Of course I agreed. She walked over one day soon thereafter with an envelope with over a dozen nice round seeds. To help them germinate I put them in ice...
