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Growing 101 Herbs that Heal: Gardening Techniques, Recipes, and Remedies

By Tammi Hartung

ISBN: 9781580172158

Publisher: Storey Publishing

Summary of Growing 101 Herbs that Heal: Gardening Techniques, Recipes, and Remedies

Gardening with medicinal plants is growing in popularity, and the market for botanical medicines continues to increase. Hartung offers instructions on planning and designing a garden, and she includes a chart giving basic information on 101 herbs: height, spacing, color, water requirements, and soil preferences. A chart listing plant habitat preferences accompanies a chart to help readers plan a theme garden. The author gives instructions on how to maintain healthy soil and propagate a variety of herbs. There is a chapter on garden maintenance, one on pest and disease control, and one on harvesting and drying roots, rhizomes, bulbs, flowers, buds, seeds, and fruit. Hartung explains the art of making such herbal preparations as salves, tinctures, oils, and creams. A chapter on cooking with medicinal herbs contains 16 recipes. There also is a 66-page list of herbs, giving their personality and blooming traits, heights, and sun and soil requirements, along with care, propagation, and harvesting instructions, and their medicinal benefits and home pharmacy uses also are included.

Review of Growing 101 Herbs that Heal: Gardening Techniques, Recipes, and Remedies

This book should be required reading for anyone seeking a certificate in herbology, and I highly recommend it to anyone seeking a greater understanding of herbs, their uses, and how to cultivate them. It's a beautiful reference book, full of charts and pictures to keep the reader visually satisfied. It touches on EVERY aspect of growing herbs, from soil preparation, to set-up, to understanding what parameters you will need for your garden, pest control, growing conditions, etc. Includes information about harvesting, and even recipes to make use of your herbs. This is one of my favorite gardening books, packed full of useful information.

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