Lifeline Medicinal Herb Garden, 18 medicinal herb seed packets, organic
$39.95
Packed in earth-friendly recycled paper and cellophane, under our colorful sprouting herb seeds logo: Holy Basil (Temperate Tulsi); Gobo Burdock; Mixed Calendula; German Chamomile; Echinacea purpurea; Elecampane; Evening Primrose; Feverfew; Brown Flax; Lemon Balm; Marshmallow; Official Motherwort; Stinging Nettles; Cayenne Pepper; Garden Sage; Official Valerian; Wood Betony and Yarrow. Price shown is a discount.
18 full-sized seed packets, Certified Organically Grown
For more information about the individual herbs and how to plant and grow them, check the individual monographs on this website. The packets provided in Lifeline are the same size as the packets available individually through this website. richo
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Alexis –
Would it be possible to substitute a couple of the seed packets for a different plant or variety? I already have some of these as part of my garden and don’t particularly need newer individuals right now.
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Richo Cech –
Hi Alexis, these are pre-packaged and bundled–that is why we can sell them at a discount. Please feel free to order what you need individually, Richo
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Imani –
I see that it gives some information on the plant seed packaging. Does the package have the best time to plant these on them? Or is there a guidebook that I can buy?
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Richo Cech –
Hello Imani,
Thanks for your note. The packages contain individualized sowing suggestions according to the species. You can also look up the individual monographs on our website, where there is more room for giving specific instructions. Lifeline seeds are easy germinators–you just use standard horticultural technique and you’ll see good results.
Richo
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Heather –
Can these be grown in a garden setting all together?
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Richo Cech –
Hi Heather! Yes, if you grew them all together in a garden setting then your garden would look like mine. Richo
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Marla (verified owner) –
Hello! Will these grow well in Eastern Tennessee? Thankyou! 🙂
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Richo Cech –
Hi Marla, You’d be in the USDA zone 6 to 7 which is very good for these–they are primarily herbaceous perennials that need a winter dormancy. richo
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Mary DiPierro –
How would these do in containers in SWFL
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Richo Cech –
Hi Mary, We did this once, actually, here in Southern Oregon, by planting each packet to a gallon pot. It worked well! Basically planting that many herbs to any given environment, you’re going to have some that do just great and others that fizzle. SWFL would be no exception. Planting lifeline is a good way to find out a good number of useful herbs that grow well for you in your locality. Richo
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Rhiannon Miller –
When planting “a packet to gallon pot” when the season ends what do you do with the gallon pots for winter dormancy?! Left outside or under a cover ? I can’t seem to get mine to come back the next year wondering what I’m doing wrong.. 💜
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Richo Cech –
hi rhiannon, normally the gallon pot is one stage of working the plant up to put out to the garden, field or landscape. It can be challenging to keep a plant alive in a gallon pot for year after year. It is better to put them in real dirt somewhere. If plants must be kept potted, a 3-gallon pot per plant works better. check the zone designations for overwinter-ability. herbaceous perennials usually do overwinter pretty well. mulch and keep protected. r
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Chrissy –
Hello! I am very into preparedness, but the one thing I’ve neglected is seeds! Both vegetable and medicinal, i would like to add to my stockpiles. Can you tell me, how are these best stored for the long term? Do seeds go bad? I’ve never actually grown anything, so there’s much I don’t know. Thanks so much for your time and the wonderful selection. I love that you have collections, it certainly makes things easier for a beginner and I’m also finding it inspiring, I suddenly want to see what I can make grow and I look forward to learning everything I can about the usefulness of plants.
May this new year be better than the last one, may it bring you peace, joy, and prosperity!
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Richo Cech –
Hi Chrissy,
For all practical purposes, the seeds will last 3 years if stored in their paper packaging in a sealed jar in the fridge. We recommend “hoedown” and “lifeline.”
Richo
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Ann Hulett –
Hi, What is the difference between Betony and Wood Betony? I read that they are two different plants. Is this true?
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Richo Cech –
Hi there,
Betony could be Pedicularis or it could be Stachys officinalis. I don’t currently offer pedicularis, which is difficult from seed, and I find Stachys officinalis to be very conducive in herbal medicine and an easy grow from seeds. We call it “wood betony” but it is indeed a shared common name.
Richo
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miriam tassinare –
would the packets included in the Lifeline set be good for zone 7b, North Central Florida? If not, what medicinals do you recommend? We already have lots of comfrey, ginger and turmeric
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Admin Richo Cech –
Hi there Miriam,
Yes, the herbs in Lifeline were chosen for adaptability. Zone 7b is a great growing zone, I think you will have good luck growing these easy and useful herbs. I know I do, and I’m in a Z 7, too.
richo
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Jim –
Hello! I’m a new gardener and I’m happy that this collection is a good starter. It contains a lot of different plant seeds. What size area would I need to prepare for these plants? Thanks in advance for your help!
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Admin Richo Cech –
Hi Jim,
Under the circumstances I would prepare one gallon pot for each seed packet, label appropriately, and thin to maybe 6 plants per pot, then when the seedlings size up, plant out to recommended spacing. This info is on each packet. In the end, you could fill a 10 by 100 foot bed, more or less depending on the care given to each species, and how many seedlings you start and save.
Richo
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Martine –
I’ve just discovered your site. I live in mission British Columbia. I’m am just starting out and am not really a great gardener yet. I’m interested in your lifeline package and your tea package. Is this a good first choice.
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Admin Richo Cech –
Yes, the Lifeline collection especially is meant for beginning medicinal herb gardeners. These particular seeds are relatively easy to start and keep growing, they are chosen for wide adaptability to gardens north and south, and in terms of western herbal medicine they are core species. Richo
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