Has anyone REALLY, ACTUALLY, tried to make candles using Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)? Somewhere I read that you take the leaves, roll them up tightly, let them...
Has anyone REALLY, ACTUALLY, tried to make candles using Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)? Somewhere I read that you take the leaves, roll them up tightly, let them...
<With much snipping> Has anyone REALLY, ACTUALLY, tried to make candles using Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)? Never tried it, but I too have read that it was used...
It would probably work fairly well with tallow and I agree with the tallow and beeswax mixture, but wouldn't it smoke even more with tallow? Also, if anyone...
It is mentioned in [The Greek Herbal of Dioscorides] that the "leaves are good for Candle wicks", but that is all that is said. Gwenllyn ferch Ithel Lost...
Greetings to all. I know this is a little late in responding, but I have an easy and safe way to keep the squirrels away. Go to your garden center and buy a...
Herb Guild is going to Great Lakes Roses, in Bellville, for the class: Saturday, August 20 at 1 pm Rose hips and petals have been enjoyed in various cuisines...
Researchers are finding that medieval monks may have known more than modern people give them credit for now = ). A monastary in Scottland, which was also a...
Morning! I've just pruned a couple kilos of this feline narcotic out of the backyard. Has anyone ever dried the leaves in a dehydrator to make catnip toys?...
We had great results with hanging the stems to dry, so I can't see not having good results with a dehydrator. My Dad's cat Yaz prefers the blooms, he likes...
Thank you Mieka! I put all that would fit in the dehydrator and laid the rest out on the gourd trellises for air circulation. I appreciate your fast response...
I'd love Lavender seeds, but live in the Midwest, so I doubt the seed exchange would be an option. I do have a lavender question though. I am in the process...
Roberta Baughman
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Aug 16, 2005 1:17 pm
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does anyone know of herbs that can be dryed to make a sachet to help repell insects? next year i am doing a cub scout thing and this is one of the activities i...
I have 16 seeds left from last year if anyone is interested. A cautionary note: borage will reseed quite happily and my hubby has recently confessed that when...
I would dearly love some lavender AND catnip seeds. My garden is currently a container one so I do not have seeds to share yet, but hope to have next year. Do...
Mint, citronella, lavender, sage, to name a few. Lyse ... does anyone know of herbs that can be dryed to make a sachet to help repell insects? next year i am...
Lavender hates humidity!!! If you have a humid summer, try planting it in a raised bed to encourage water to drain lower and not pool at the top of the ...
Geertruyt, Thank you for the info. Sounds like a good day-trip. I'll have to check them out. Sasha ... Sasha, Just three hours drive north of St. Louis...
Roberta Baughman
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Aug 17, 2005 4:27 pm
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I have to share: fennel, chervil-curled, anisw, English thyme (yellow flowers)as wellas various tomatoes, zucchini, melons, cucumbers and eggplant (for now, I ...
