r/beginnerherbalist

Hello, I’ve moved into a new house and am hoping to start a herb and veg garden (beginner gardener!). As it’s a rented property and the ground is pebbles I’ve been building planters (119cm x 39cm x 21cm, got one so far, hoping for 2-3 total but also want to save space for some seating, table and fire pit). I also got this little greenhouse off of Amazon each shelf is 50cm x 44cm x 30cm, there are 4 shelves. Will also probably grab some pots of various sizes and I have a small bit of windowsill space.

I’ve got a basic understanding of herbalism and an idea of what I’d like to grow, where I’m getting really stumped is the getting started, things like timings and groupings of planting (I know to keep any mint family in its own separate pot.). It’s currently early July, in south west England, I know it’s late in the year for a lot of things but I’m happy to buy already flowering plants. Also is it possible to create an all year around medicinal garden? Any advice or feedback on how to make the garden as effective and nourishing as possible would be super duper appreciated!

Important info; the garden is north east facing, the red half is shaded all day, the pink quarter gets sun from sun up til down, and the blue quarter gets sun until the late afternoon.

Some ideas for plants I’d like to grow (I know not all will be possible!! Just some inspo, also super open to suggestions); Tomatoes, strawberries, Ginger, garlic, shallots, mint, lemon balm, chamomile, dandelion, calendula, rose, aloe Vera, coriander, rosemary, thyme, turmeric, yarrow, valerian, mugwort, holy basil, mother wort, skullcap, marshmallow/mallow, juniper, feverfew, mullein, passionflower, hyssop, kratom, catnip, wormwood, onions, winter salad. (Maybe some nice trees that could be potted?)

Thank you so much! Been trying a lot of research through books and the internet but I feel a bit overwhelmed/overloaded and also am dubious that a lot of the timings in the older books will no longer hold true.

I have never heard of this company called herbalive my mum without interrogating about it has placed an order after seeing its ad on Republic news channel she said she has seen the ad which claimed to cure diabetes with whatever himalyan stuff and that doctor who has made it was not allowed a proper licence for it as he claims "the industry fears this will cure diabetes so they all have suppressed him and his medicine " i genuinely wanted to know is it even real or fake my mum is insisting that it is not fake and Is ready to put her 6k on it and her health on this please suggest 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

I bought a plant labeled mint, rosemary, and basil. I split the plants up today. Then I realized it has 4 plants instead of 3. These two were also in the pot with the mint and rosemary.

The plant in the first photo has an Italian smell and I'm pretty sure it's basil. It's very tiny compared to my other basil though.

The rest of the photos are of the mystery plant, it smells and tastes lemony. Could it be a lemon thyme? Tia!

Ive been taking 1oz of my concentrated tea in the morning and night to see what the experience is like.
The first day of taking it i noticed a subtle lift on my mood and it was hard to keep any angry or upset emotions.
Second day was probably better in terms of just feeling genuinely calm, the cloudiness in my head was gone, my dreams have become almost like memories with how vivid they are. I’ve noticed visual distortion type effects after taking my dose and there is a slight perception thing going on but its nothing close to lsd or psilocybin.
Day 3 and im about to take a higher dose of 3oz, noted that eating before makes the effects last longer but do not come on as strong(which makes sense).

So far this whole experience has been quite uplifting for me and has honestly helped me deal with some really crazy things going on in life so cheers to that.

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High Risk: Foraging wild plants carries inherent risks of severe illness, poisoning, or death.
Alkaloid Variability: Plant chemistry shifts based on age, location, soil, and season.
Unpredictable Potency: Alkaloid levels vary wildly between individual plants of the exact same species.
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Lookalike Danger: Many highly toxic plants closely mimic edible or medicinal species.
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