Chicory is a mild laxative that gently works without some of the common cramping that often occur with harsher remedies.
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Catnip- itīs not just for cats
Catnip makes a wonderfully fragrant and delicious tea. It is relaxing and tastes good for most everyone. Plant some for both you and your cat!
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Catnip
Catnip is another popular tea herb. Itīs a mint, and spreads like one in the garden...and yard, and anywhere else it likes. Catnip prefers full sun, and you may want to container-plant this one.
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Thyme
Thyme will grow up to 15 inches tall. It makes a nice border plant, preferring full sun, started most easily from a cutting. Some varieties tend to spread, and for those, container planting might be your best choice.
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Growing Dill
Dill grows easily from seed, prefers full sun, and reaches a height of about 3 feet. If you donīt collect every seed, youīll have it all over the place, so harvest those seed heads with care.
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Oregano
Oregano is a mint, so grows easily from cuttings. Yes, it can take over your garden, so you might want to plant it in a container. Oregano prefers full sun to partial shade and grows to a height of 1 to 3 feet.
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Start With A Small Potted Plant
Itīs best to buy your first angelica plant in a pot. The seeds die quickly after falling from the mother plant, and youīll have much better luck the first time out with a small potted plant as a starter for your garden.
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Fennel for motherīs milk
Fennel is said to increase the supply of a breastfeeding mother. Fragrant and delicious in a tea blend, this is an easy addition for any mom to include in her diet.
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A Few Words About Angelica
Angelica is a biennial, and a giant in any herb garden. It grows into long, tubular stalks that will branch off into forks of smaller branches that have flat green leaves. In late spring to early summer, large purple hued flower stalks will appear, sometimes up to seven feet tall, and are stunning in any herb garden. Big clusters of yellow flowers open at the tops, and from these flowers will the new seeds spring.
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Basil and Tomatoes
I like to plant my basil and tomatoes in the same bed. Basil is said to enhance the flavor of the tomatoes. Besides, I just take them in the house and cook them together anyway!
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Lavender
Lavender is best started from a cutting. It has a very woody stem and will grow into a bush about 3 feet in height.
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Growing Motherwort
Motherwort is a beautiful herb that any herb garden would benefit from. It grows 2 to 4 feet tall and flowers from mid to late summer.
Stratify the seeds for several weeks. Sow directly outdoors. The seeds germinate in about 2 weeks. The nice thing is that Motherwort can tolerate any amount of light, from full sun to partial shade. Harvest the aerial parts from spring to fall.
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Hyssop
Hyssop prefers full sun to partial shade and needs well-drained soil. It grows to a height of 2 or 3 feet. Harvest both leaves and flowers for tea.
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Growing Basil
Basil is started easily from seed, sown outside after threat of frost. It grows to 2 feet tall, prefers full sun, and is not invasive.
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Chives
Chives can be started by seed, or by division (if you get a good clump going, divide it and reap the reward!). Chives prefer full sun and are not invasive.....unless they are "Garlic Chives."
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Parsley
Parsley is a biennial plant, easily started from seed. It prefers full sun to partial shade and does not spread. I like to use it as a border, as it only grows to about 12 inches in height.
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German Chamomile
German Chamomile grows to a height of 2 feet or so and is easily started from seed. It prefers full sun to partial shade and is not invasive.
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French Tarragon
French Tarragon likes full sun or partial shade, and is best started from cuttings. It grows to only about 18 inches high, and does not spread.