Enchanted Medicines

Experiment time making some lilac infused vodka! Hopefully it will go good with lemonade

Some great garden design ideas for your pollinator friends 💚🐝🦋

Time to plan those gardens since spring is finally here!

Reflecting on this today ❤

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15 Vegetable Seeds to Sow In January Or February You don't have to wait for the last frost to sow these 15 seeds. Get a jump start on the season by sowing these seeds in January or February.

Take care of your pollinators and they will help take care of your garden and the world around you 🩷

Love the awesome healing power of plants 💚💚

Happy monarch butterfly relaxing on a flowering limelight hydrangea

Start a compost pile! Your garden will be happy you did 😉

Officially certified as an aromatherapist 🌸

Getting Comfy with Comfrey | Harvesting and Uses with Yarrow Willard| Harmonic Arts Join Herbalist Yarrow Willard in exploring the multitude of benefits that the Comfrey plant has to offer. Check out our full blog post on the uses of Comfrey...

Nesto or Nettle Pesto is a delicious recipe by Rosemary Gladstar showcasing nettle’s powerhouse of nutrients.

You can hear more about this recipe and the joys of nettle in a replay podcast I did with Rosemary herself.

In this episode you’ll hear...

🌿 Why stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) is one of Rosemary’s favorite herbs

🌿 Medicinal benefits of stinging nettle

🌿 Nettle’s prickly nature as a therapeutic gift

🌿 Stinging nettle’s rich history and diverse use beyond medicine and food

🌿 How nettle continues to spring into popularity over the years

🌿 Including nettle when cooking in your daily life

🌿 Stinging nettle as an overall well-being tonic

Click the following link to listen in and also grab the printout for Nettle Pesto: https://bit.ly/3yNoh4x

Botanical illustrations by Tatiana Rusakova

Dandelions for making jelly

ABC Food as Medicine: Hibiscus
Bright red and pleasingly tart, the hibiscus flower has become a favorite in tropical and equatorial climates as part of a cooling beverage in hot weather and a seasonal cranberry replacement in the winter. Traditionally, hibiscus was used for its anti-inflammatory, diuretic, and fever-lowering actions. Guided by these traditional uses, modern research is studying hibiscus as a potential cardioprotective aid, metabolic aid, and more. https://www.herbalgram.org/resources/herbalegram/volumes/volume-17/number-8-august-2020/food-as-medicine-hibiscus/food-as-medicine-hibiscus/

It's that time of year again!! Buying plants always makes me happy 😁💚🌱

7 Natural Ways to Help Manage Depression and Your Overall Mental Health Celebrity suicides have brought light the increasing prevalence of depression. Mental health issues are much more widespread than many may think. Read on to uncover natural ways to manage depression and mental health.

15 Brilliant Uses For Eggshells In The Home & Garden An eggshell is more than just a useful container for the nutritious yolk and egg white inside: it is a prime example of nature's perfect packaging. Eggshells are beneficial for us too, consisting of…

TOMATO AILMENTS + TREATMENTS

We've had alot of rain, followed by very hot weather now. in many of the States. it might be a good idea to check on your Tomatoes. It is important to be able to identify and treat the common Tomato plant ailments that might crop up.

1) BLOSSOM END ROT--This is one of the most common ailments, and you can tell if your plants have it by looking at where Tomatoes attach to vine. If the attachment appears brown and leathery between the size of a dime and quarter, than that Tomato has Blossom End Rot.

TO TREAT--You will have to take all the Tomatoes off the plants that are affected, and dispose of them. If you don't, it will spread and to all of them. Calcium is required in relatively large concentrations for normal cell growth. When a rapidly growing fruit is deprived of calcium, the tissues break down, leaving the characteristic lesion at the blossom end. Blossom-end rot develops when the fruit's demand for calcium exceeds the supply in the soil.

This may result from low calcium levels in the soil, drought stress, excessive soil moisture, and/or fluctuations due to rain or over watering. Lime (unless the soil is already alkaline), composted manures or bone meal will supply calcium.

2) BLIGHT--There are 3 stages of Blight. Early Blight is black and grey spots on the leaves when Tomatoes are young. Southern Blight is black and grey spots by stem and roots of the tomato plant. Late Blight gets out of hand, and is black and grey spots throughout the leaves, vines, and tomatoes.

TO TREAT--The easiest way is to treat it in it's early stages by removing the parts of the Tomato plants that are infected.. If you don't notice it until the later stages of Blight, you will need to buy an anti-fungal treatment, or you can make an organic one from home. however,

3) CATERPILLARS-- They love to feed on Tomato plants, and should be taken care of right away.

TO TREAT--– There are many treatments available to fight against caterpillar infestations at your local garden store, but you can make your own safe organic remedies at home. An Apple Cider Vinegar spray can be used to keep them away. You can also plant French Marigolds by your Tomatoes to help deter from from coming around.

4) FRUIT SPLITTING--This can occur when it is dry, and then you get some heavy rains, or most frequently when there is sudden growth in the tomato plant. It doesn't hurt the Tomatoes, or affect you eating them, they just don't look good after that.

TO TREAT--If it occurs early in the Tomato plants growth phase, it can be reversed. Just water and apply nutrients, as normal, so there's no too dry too wet cycle. If it happens near harvest, it can't be reversed.

5) RED SPIDER MITES-- They are hard to spot, and usually are under your leaves. If you notice cobwebs on your Tomato plants, then you definitely have them.

TO TREAT-- You can always buy treatments at the store to take care of them, but better to make your own organic Apple Cider Vinegar spray, soap spray, or Onion and Garlic spray. Coriander, Dill, and Chrysanthemums are good to plant to deter them.

6) WILT--It is a fungal infection that starts in the roots, and blocks most of the water and nutrients from getting to the plant. It usually causes no problems until Tomatoes are growing on the vines. You will first see yellowing and drying of lower leaves, and then whole plant will wilt during hottest period of day. It will recover some at night, but then wilt again next day.

TO TREAT--There really is no treatment when you get wilt that I know of. It is in the soil, so the next time you grow Tomatoes, pick a different spot in the Garden to grow them. It will deprive the Wilt of a host, and it will die out over the next year. Grow seedlings inside in clean soil before transplanting in Spring, and then make sure to pull all weeds that pop up around them.

7) SUN SCORCH-- The skin of your Tomatoes will looked bruised and sunken. It sometimes happens when your Tomatoes get too much sun exposure during a real dry and hot period.

TO TREAT-- Don't do any pruning of leaves during hot periods. The extra leaves will shield the Tomatoes. You can also use shade cloth to cover them during these periods Once they get Sun Scorch, you cannot do anything for the affected fruit, but you can provide shade for the unaffected ones.

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