First Time Medicinal Herb Garden

First Time Medicinal Herb Garden (Holy Basil, Calendula, Comfrey, Self Heal and Yarrow), Organic

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Easy not Peasy.

First Time Medicinal Herb Garden consists of full-sized seed packets of:

Holy Basil (Temperate Tulsi) (Ocimum africanum), organic

Mixed Calendula (orange and yellow flowers) (Calendula officinalis), organic

True Comfrey (Symphytum officinale), organic

Self Heal (Prunella vulgaris), organic

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), organic

To the beginning grower, it can be a bit overwhelming to choose among the many herbs.  We’ve taken the guesswork out by suggesting five herbs that are relatively easy to start from seed.  Medicinal flowers chosen on the basis of their great utility in herbal medicine. Frankly, a garden with just these plants is a great boost to anyone’s self-sufficiency!  All of them are perennials except the holy basil and the calendula, which are annuals. Both of these self-seed readily if allowed to go to seed, whereupon new plants will arise the following year.  All the plants in this collection are dependable growers for making the most basic herbal teas, tinctures and salves. Directions for planting are printed right on the packet.

For more information on why these herbs are chosen for a “first garden,” check Richo’s blog at this link 

For more information on how to harvest and process these and other fine herbs, we recommend our flagship book “Making Plant Medicine.”

5 full-sized packets, 100 % certified organically grown, price shown is a discount

 

Calendula, Wild (Calendula arvensis), packet of 10 seeds, organic

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Family: Aster (Asteracea)

Annual.  40 to 50 days to maturity, sometimes a short-lived perennial in zones 5 to 9.

(Field Marigold) Native to southern Europe.  This is a very small-flowered calendula that volunteers freely once established, remains vibrant even when frosted, and is not picky about soil fertility, in fact preferring to grow in gravel or waste places. In the warmer zones, flowers will occur during every month of the calendar, and in fact more blossoms will be produced during the colder months of the year.  The young leaves and shoots, lightly steamed, are edible and nutritious.  Traditional usage of the fresh or dried flowers (TWM): antiinflammatory and antiseptic, used for treating minor skin infections, bites and stings.   Plant prefers full sun, moderate watering and a very fast-draining, nutrient-poor soil.  Sow the seed directly in the garden in the fall or early spring, or grow as a container plant.  The seed is best planted 1/2 inch deep in fast-draining soil and kept cool and moist until germination.  The seed is a dark-dependent germinator and contains a significant amount of germination inhibition factor, so cold stratification, especially that afforded by outdoor planting in the early fall or spring, will do much to stimulate germination.   Space plants 6 inches apart.  Flowers to 12 inches tall.
10 seeds/pkt., Certified Organically Grown

Survival Medicine Garden Seed Collection

Survival Medicine Garden Seed Collection (8 seed packets): Burdock, Gobo; Calendula, Orange; Comfrey, True; Dandelion; Lettuce, Wild; Self-Heal; Valerian and Yarrow, Organic

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Survival medicine garden consists of standard-sized packets of the herb seeds that we consider to be most useful for growing plants for first-aid and emergency use.  These are all fast-growing medicinals that can be ready for harvest in a single season or less.  Here are the herb seeds included:

Burdock, Gobo (Arctium lappa) traditional usage (TWM): tea, tincture, elimination of toxins, infections.  Fresh root, nutrition.

Calendula, Orange (Calendula officinalis) traditional usage (TWM): tea, tincture, oil and salve, antiseptic, antiinflammatory.

Comfrey, True (Symphytum officinalis) traditional usage (TWM): external use in salves, oils, poultices for the purposes of cell proliferation, rapid healing.

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale): traditional usage (TWM): fresh or dried root and leaves, direct consumption, tea or tincture, blood cleansing, micronutrients, nutritional value.

Lettuce, Wild (Lactuca virosa) traditional usage (TWM): tea, tincture, extracted lactucarium, direct consumption of fresh leaf, pain relief.

Self Heal (Prunella vulgaris):  traditional usage (TWM): tea, tincture, oral lesions, sore throat, general astringent, pain relief.

Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) traditional usage (TWM): tea, tincture, direct consumption, sedative.

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) traditional usage (TWM): tea, tincture, direct application, styptic, antiinflammatory, deep wounds, first-aid.

8 packets, all certified organically grown

 

 

Calendula, Yellow (Calendula officinalis), packet of 50 seeds, organic

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Family: Aster (Asteracea)

Annual.  40 to 50 days to maturity.

(Pot Marigold) Native to southern Europe.  Traditional usage (TWM): antiseptic, inhibits inflammation, promotes healing.  The flowers, when boiled, yield a bright yellow-orange dye. Sow the seed directly in the garden in the spring, or grow as a container plant.  Space plants 6 inches apart.  Flowers to 18 inches tall.  Yellow flowered cultivar.
50 seeds/pkt., Certified Organically Grown

Calendula Seed Set (4 seed packets) Calendulas- Mixed, Orange, Solis Sponsa and Yellow, all organic

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Family: Aster (Asteracea)

Annual.  40 to 50 days to maturity.

(Pot Marigold, Calendula) Native to southern Europe, flowering to 18 inches tall.  Traditional usage (TWM): antiseptic, inhibits inflammation, promotes healing.  The flowers, when boiled, yield a bright yellow-orange dye. Sow the seed directly in the garden in the spring, or grow as a container plant.  Space plants 6 inches apart.  The Calendula Set contains one full-size packet each of:
Mixed, Orange, Yellow and Solis Sponsa.

Certified Organically Grown