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I’ve been growing this for about a month now and I believe it looks pretty healthy. But i’m not sure what variety it is?? And can I take some of those flowers to strain in my tea with my chamomile flowers yet? Or do they have to get bigger first?

thanks in advance :)

Hello all 👋🏻 I've tried consistently to grow mint for the past 2 years and the same thing keeps happening. Originally, no matter what strain of mint I plant it starts growing really well. I ensure I use potting compost and on this batch have mixed in very fine gravel (designed to help drainage in potted plants). No matter what, I get to about 3-4 months, the edges of the leaves turn brown, then the whole leaf turns yellow and the plant starts to die.

This specific plant has been potted for around 3 months. I water it everyday (currently in the UK we are experiencing very warm weather) but am careful not to overdo it. I've sprayed it with potassium soap, as I can see some whitefly on the plant itself. Could this be the cause? Or something else ?

Any advice would be very much appreciated as I feel like I have the least green thumb in the world 👍🏻

Benefits: great for soothes anxiety, grief, depression, sleep regulation(the flowers have a sedative effect) mood stabilization, anti-anxiety,pain relief, wound healing, allergy relief, can also help with bi-polar The flowers are believed to lighten the spirit lift mood

The bark is traditionally used as a nervine to clear pent up emotions,stress, anger

What you do is take the pink flowring tops and cut or rip off the white and yellow strands of hair you can choose to keep a little bit of green on if you would like it won't hurt

Next you can grind them in a motor and pestle or just throw them in a cup and steep for about a minute or two, strain & enjoy it works really well paired with green tea

This is one of my favorite teas to make especially paired with valerian root or lemon balm

When I had first made a cup of tea I was very surprised an pleased with the effects I can compare to taking 5-10mg of diazepam without the impairment or forgetfulness.

Im surprised that this one is not more popular

Cheers! 🍵

The leaf dhape is throwing me off. Can someone help identify this

I’ve just cut lots of lavender from one of the plants out front of my house. Any recommendations what to do with it? I have 6 more plants worth to come in the next few days!

I shattered my strainer (photo to show which i had) and im looking for something new. I need something with a lid, capacity for about 3 tablespoons worth of product, and holds enough water for 2 large mugs. The one I had before had plenty of space for loose leaf but I had to do 2-3 fills with hot water for my husband and i.

I do not support amazon so if you have recommendations that aren't from that site id prefer it. I could buy a French press, and thats probably my best bet, just curious what else is out there that people like

I’m working through herbalism classes and had presented this as my monograph to one of the teachers. They said there’s a bunch they’d change but since it’s my own notes, it’s fine.

As someone who really wants to learn from mistakes, I’m not sure what’s wrong? My impression, given what we’ve learned so far, is that a monograph is a collection of first-hand experiences, research with sources, favorite recipes, etc. I was purposely being concise here because I didn’t want it to be too too lengthy. I could cite sources, add more science-y info, take out the woo maybe, I dont know. I just felt kind of discouraged after receiving feedback and almost felt like I shouldn’t make a Materia Medica altogether lol.

Other than me starting classes, I’ve been working with herbs for over 10 years, so I do feel I know how to find the proper info, but I’m also always a student first, so I’m willing to learn better ways! Or improve my work and skills.

Am I totally off base? Getting somewhere?

I thought about signing up for this to supplement what I’m learning in herbalism classes