Tag: The Garden Journal
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Things To Forage In August
August marks the beginning of the mushroom season! It’s not fully in swing at this point, but certain shrooms will be making an appearance at this point, particularly ones that are great for beginners to study. The main one that I recommend is Chicken Of The Woods. You’ll see it growing on the side of…
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[Advanced Apocalypse Survival Handbook] Natural Medicine & Herbal Remedies — “Building a Backyard Apothecary”
This guide focuses on growing, identifying, and utilizing medicinal plants for health and survival in challenging conditions. It highlights essential herbs, preparation methods, safety rules, and community roles. Emphasizing herbal medicine’s importance for self-reliance, it also discusses the barter value of remedies and offers a low-budget starter toolkit. [Advanced Apocalypse Survival Handbook] Natural Medicine &…
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Things To Forage In July
July is an interesting month; a lot of the greens of spring struggle around this time, but you’ve not yet reached the harvest. It’s almost like an empty period. Everything’s hot, people are sleepy, and you’re just enjoying the lazy summer days…or trying to survive the sun! One of the epic things it does have?…
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Herbs For Sleep!
I may be stalking The Minimalist Herbalist’s Substack page at the mo… They’ve got some really interesting reads, to be fair! This week I’m particularly interested in their post on herbs for sleep. I find I’m always tired and it never really goes away; I’m sluggish, with a lot of brain fog. If I drink…
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Tomatoes!!!
My babies!!!! They’re growing! I love tomatoes. They’re essential for so much cooking: casserole, stew, pasta bake, chilli, curry… The sad thing is, when you’re gardening you have to expect that only 10% of your seeds are going to do okay. I planted so many tomatoes – enough that the garden should have been over-run…
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It Looks Bad, But Looks Are Deceiving
In the wake of the heatwave in May, one of my potato patches has started to look pretty horrendous. Thing is, I know it’s okay. There were a couple of garlic plants in there as well as the potatoes and broccoli, and they’re all fading now. This tells me that it’s time to harvest these…
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A Guide To Rose Water
https://substack.com/@technologiee/note/c-259011994?r=wmuan WordPress isn’t letting me embed this link for some reason, but ah well. I was scrolling through Substack and spotted this post on The Minimalist Herbalist’s page. They’ve got some interesting stuff – especially a lot on tea – but this post particularly caught my eye. My roses are near ready for picking so…
