I am planning a new herb garden for next spring.

Mary Jane

Chamomile and mint are the only ones I can think of that I know have specific medicinal uses. I would grow herbs for their culinary uses.

Don't know much about herbs, by I sure do like them added to spaghetti sauce. Yum!!!

Valerian

I don't know about medicinal... but, I'd recommend growing stuff you use when you cook. maybe Basil?

Barley, wheat, and hops. Why? Well, duh...

Rosemary, thyme, sage, parsley (curly and Italian), borage, sorrel, various kinds of mint, lemon balm, basil.

Black-eyed Susans. These are related to Echinacea but in fact contain more of the substances that make Echinacea such a good antibiotic/antiviral herb.

Catnip. Sedative.

Wood betony. Good for headaches, especially in combination with willow bark, catnip and chamomile.

Chamomile. Good for tension/anxiety, especially in combination with catnip and scullcap.

Scullcap. See above.

Marry-ju-wana ,,,,,,, medicinal purposes only of course

There are tons of books out there that have the perfect answer for you.
it's going to depend on where you live and what kind of soil you have. The better the soil the better the herbs. My friend did a medicinal herb garden and it was the soil that washer main concern, not what she wanted to grow. She treated the soil with macrobiotics for years to get the highest quality herbs for healing. You have to work with what you have, make it better, than ask what plants will do best in the optimal soil that you have built.

> Marry-ju-wana ,,,,,,, medicinal purposes only of course

I already grow that.

> Black-eyed Susans. These are related to Echinacea but in fact contain
> more of the substances that make Echinacea such a good antibiotic/antiviral
> herb. what part do you use, I do have them
>
> Catnip. Sedative. got that
>
> Wood betony. Good for headaches, especially in combination with willow
> bark, catnip and chamomile.
>
> Chamomile. Good for tension/anxiety, especially in combination with
> catnip and scullcap.
>
> Scullcap. See above.

Is there anything that would mellow out my husband? We live in area 3.

> There are tons of books out there that have the perfect answer for
> you.
> it's going to depend on where you live and what kind of soil you have.
> The better the soil the better the herbs. My friend did a medicinal
> herb garden and it was the soil that washer main concern, not what
> she wanted to grow. She treated the soil with macrobiotics for years
> to get the highest quality herbs for healing. You have to work with
> what you have, make it better, than ask what plants will do best in
> the optimal soil that you have built.

I have an awsome compost pile going!! Lots of pig crap and rabbit crap, I know wacky tobacky loves rabbit crap. We save everything that can be composted including egg shells. In the spring I will have awsome soil.

Hmmm..mellow out in what way? My favorite calmative tea is a blend of catnip, chamomile, wood betony and scullcap. You might want to be careful with scullcap though. It's not dangerous or anything, but one of it's effects is to reduce sexual drive. Temporarily, of course...

About the USDA regions, you might want to check with your seed supplier.

Here is an online supplier of organic medicinal herbs. They have seeds (and live plants) for all the herbs I have mentioned.

.......it grows wild here.............

Welp, that's it...I'm moving to Jamaica!

> .......it grows wild here.............



Wow!! Do people pick it and smoke it?

Medicinal? No idea. Tasty? Rosemary, Chives and Mint are easy to grow and can be used in lots of recipes.

TBH, not quite but you get the picture...

Like I said in another post to be honest, that was a little exaggeration, but it it is very very readily available and is grown easily...though ironically its illegal here too

Yes, indeed. Shredded newspaper, and coffee grounds too. I bring some home from the coffee shop sometimes.

> Yes, indeed. Shredded newspaper, and coffee grounds too. I bring some
> home from the coffee shop sometimes.

I thought about asking coffee shops for their grounds, but I have'nt yet.

Bring a container. It isn't that odd to ask. It doesn't matter to them, if it does, so what, take the grounds and run.
But I wouldn't suggest Starbucks, who knows what kind of nasty chemicals are in their processing.

Thats a good idea to bring a container, I'll try it, thanks. Take the grounds and run (Starbucks would probably charge me)

Oops, too much work for a spur of the moment visit.

Mint at least. Good for active relaxation and clarifying thought.

Pot plants...lots of pot plants...

oooh. I love herbs.

Mints, oregano, sage, purple coneflower.