Garlic

We are still going to garden. http://herbdiaryseattle.blogspot.com/2013/01/new-weed-lot.html#!/2013/01/new-weed-lot.html We will not get much sun in our back or side yards. But we're still going to put things in the ground.

Anita cleared out a bed below the grafitti and lined it with large stones. She layed cardboard down on the little growth that is there.

I cleared out a bed by the side of the house that has pretty good soil already. Just not much light. But I stuck some garlic bulbs in there. The best time for planting garlic is in the fall (the babies I planted at Doppelganger are doing alright) but you can also plant in the spring. It might be early still but it's all for the sake of experiment. These cloves needed to be dealt with. Some of them have been planted with compost, some not. I'm wondering about putting mulch down since it's late February. http://www.garlicfarm.ca/growing-garlic.htm

Well, another garden from scratch! Oh well. Here is an easy article on "Starting A Garden".

Cough Relief?

I confess I purchased my first nonherbal cough medicine the other day. Some store brand expectorant. I can't say why I took this plunge when I truly believe in the power of herbal expectorants. Here is a long list of those plants including some which I currently have in stock at home: Cedarwood oil, Eucalyptus, Fennel, Garlic, and Red Root. I have been drinking this tea of ginger, garlic, red root, osha, echinacea and lemon everyday for a week. The garlic has been great as an antimicrobial for all that mucus in my lungs. I've honestly never seen red root before until I started looking at images online. It has a very pretty flower.

[Image taken from anniesremedy.com]

 

 

Perhaps the reason why it's been so difficult for me to get over this cold/flu is because I don't have enough information. I realized this after reviewing these articles by Rosalee de la Foret. There are many ways of approaching the treatment of coughs that I hadn't considered. Such as the distinction between stimulating and relaxing expectorants. I have been taking a lot of ginger but I've had a dry, unproductive cough. Oh well.

 

The best part is what I will do next time. I've never made my own syrup or cough drops before and I shall try that. Something to look forward to.