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Thursday Seeds | Witch’s Butter
The list of plants that I want to grow. It’s changing and it’s really much the same. Catmint and Saffron Crocus are on the list. They are already in the ground. These others? Tansy is good for repelling a lot of bugs, ticks and fleas being among them. There are other ones that I’d like to grow. On the inside, there are propagations that are going on. Spider plants and pothos are easy ones and as they grow, there is a need to either get more pots and plant or give these lovelies away to others. I call it Amish plants and usually it’s given to those that have birthdays.…
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A fungus among us. Year two, same tree
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Herbal tea is good for your new seedlings!
I saw this headline on an email from Organic Gardening: “Herbal tea for healthy seedlings”. It got my attention as I have been saving my tea leaves from past tea brewing for another project. What has happened is that I have way more discarded loose tea than I need for that project. To hear that my tea can have yet another use besides compost makes me want to learn more! “To prevent damping-off from killing seedlings, try watering them with chamomile tea. Make a strong tea with 3 teaspoons of dried chamomile in 6 cups of boiling water. Let the tea steep and cool. Water the seedlings two or three…
