Herbs
The abode nurseryman can derive a genuine pleasance in grow herbs when they add so many of one ’s desire . This is particularly honest of a housewife who has her own kitchen garden .
CULINARY HERBS
Borage(Borago officinalis).The heavy leave have a fragrant scent and add greatly when serve with Lettuce in salad . The farewell are sometimes boiled like Spinach . The heyday are used in nerveless drinks and they also attract the bee .
Burnet(Sanguisorba canadensis).The leaves are used in cool drinks and in flavour soup and salads .
Dill ( Anethurn graveolens).The cum have a pungent aroma . Used for flavour acetum to make “ dill pickle . ”
Fennel , Florence(Faeniculum dulce).The leafage - stem at the radical of the base are very gravid . These are fine in salad , the sweet tone somewhat resembling that of Celery .
Fennel , Sweet(Fceniculam vulgare).The leafage are beautiful for garnish ; are also boiled in fish sauce .
Lavender(Lavandula vera).The leaves and flowers have a delightful scent and a small dish of the dried flowers gives the linen a delicate perfume . Oils are also made from the true lavender .
Marjoram , Sweet(Origanum Majorana)The leaves and shoots are used for seasoning and are also dry for Winter economic consumption . Mint(Mentha piperita).The leave-taking and stem are used for flavoring and for the distillation of the essence of peppermint candy .
Sage , Common(.Salvia ofcinalis ) . Theleaves and tops are used commonly in the seasoning of the stuffing for fowls and for dressing .
Tarragon , True(Artemisia Dracunculas).The leaves , either fresh or dry , are used for flavor soup , jam and vinegar . The delicately chopped bracing leaves tot up greatly to salad .
Thyme(Thymus vulgaris).The leave are used either fresh or dried for flavorings . This is also a proficient edging works for the garden .
MEDICINAL HERBS
Boneset(Fapatoriurn perfoliatum).Tea made from the Boneset leaves is used for feverishness .
Catnip(Nepela Cataria).It is a well - found fact that cats delight in rolling among the leaf . The Catnip is say to be a effective bee pasture .
Feverfew(Chrysanthemum Partheniam).This makes a unspoiled descent soda .
Horehound(Marrubium vulgare).The leave are used as a remedy for cold , for dyspepsia , and also for their tonic essence . Hyssop ( HyssopusOfficinalis).The leaves and tops are used for Hyssop tea leaf . This works is also grown as a passel plant .
Rosemary(Rosmarinus ofcinalis).Rosemary tea gives rest period to headaches .
Tansy(Tanacetum vulgare).Tansy tea leaf is used against worm and is generally used in bitters .
Wormwood(Artemisia valgaris).This is good to poultry and should therefore be imbed in every poultry grounds .
GENERAL . All the herbs want a rather copious garden soil . If they are being grow for their cum , the offset should be cut when the seed is ripe before it has a luck to fall by and scatter . When dried by rights the germ should be stored . The stems and leaves , if they are to be dried , should be cut on a bright day when the farewell have matured ; then tie in small bundles , dry out quickly in the shade , and hung in paper bags in the attic until they are needed . They can also be keep in mason jars or besotted fitting boxes . The roots should be wash soundly before drying . All the herbs except Lavender , Rosemary , Thyme , Sage and Wormwood , which are of a shrubby nature , should be disregard back to a few inches from the ground and covered with straw or leaves during the Winter . These few plant should be cut to within 6 column inch of the ground . All herb demand Winter protection .
PROPAGATION . Most herb are easy raised from seed . Tarragon is propagated by class of the roots . The semen should be sow where the flora are to stay , and then the small plant can be slim down out later on . It is best to plant them on a dull remains and irrigate them cautiously .
.Information on 75 + Perennials
