Gardening For Organic Herbal Tonics

Organic herbal gardening is a topic that had been gaining prominence, especially on the context of growing your own plant-based and natural medicines. A growing number of people are considering alternatives to a health system that is completely based on chemically derived pharmaceuticals.

Organic herbal gardening provides an alternative to pharmaceutics. This substitute option has a long history, but has been overshadowed in recent decades by an over-reliance on technological and scientific quick fixes.

The viewpoint of herbal medicine is one of considering the whole organism and not just the symptoms. As a result two people who visit a practitioner and have similar symptoms, may be suggested to take quite different remedies.

Consumers who start growing their own plants for medicinal purposes are often already expert organic gardeners and vegetable growers, but this does not always have to be the case. You can start growing nothing but medicinal plants from scratch, and it’s much easier and less time-consuming than you may think at first.

Whether you are an experienced organic gardener or just starting out with natural medicinal herbs, you will probably share the wish to control the origin of foodstuffs and other bodily intakes with people with the same interest.

In fact organic gardening is going through a renaissance, but not many people are yet aware that the same principles that can be applied to organic food are also valid for plant-based medicines. And fewer yet know how easy it is to grow herbal remedies at home!

It’s true that you can buy ready-made organic herbal medicines, but the option of growing your own is recommended, as you can get just what you need and have more control on the results. Plus, organic herbal gardening can be fun!

As for the ways to consume medicines stemming from organic herbal gardening, there are many curative plants that can be simply eaten. Many, such as ginger root, are common in the kitchen, but dosages and intake usually differ.

You can also prepare herbal teas and brews. Plus, ingesting organic herbs is not the only way to consume them. You can also prepare balms and creams with many organically gardened herbs, and use them to relieve aches and inflammations.

To start organic herbal gardening for the purpose of improving your health, you can either start from seeds or buy seedlings from specialist shops, either by going there in person or by buying over the internet.

OrganicHerbalGardening.com covers all your organic gardening needs, with tips and information. Whether you want to grow herbs or construct an indoor kitchen garden, click on a link to start.

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May 25 2010 | Gardening | No Comments »

Deterring Thieves From Taking Your Garden Pots

A while back, I decided to put some large garden pots out in my front yard. The area I live in is relatively safe but there is a school close by and I get quite a few people walking down the street and through the yard. So, I have a concern that if I put some large garden pots out that someone will, eventually, either try to haul them away or take them just to smash them up.

My solution that I came up with has kept them where they belong for over two years. And, the best part is that its so simple that anyone should be able to do it. For my own yard, I used three medium to large sized garden pots but any number of pots will do.

You have to start by determining where to place your garden pots. Around the base of each pot, draw a circle. Next, remove the pot to one side and dig a circular hole using the outline you just made in the dirt. Dig it out about one foot deep. Mix about half of a plastic five gallon bucket of cement.

Fill the hole until it is about half way full with the cement. Next, take one end of the chain and stick it into the wet cement. Leave at least six inches or so of chain if you were to pull it tight through the hole in the bottom of the pot. To do this, hold the chain up tight over the drying cement by threading a wire or dowel through one of the links and bracing it over the hole.

Fill the remainder of the hole with dirt once the cement has had enough time to dry. A short length of chain coming out of the ground is the only thing you should see. Bring the pot back over and thread the length of chain up through the drain hole that is in the bottom of your garden pot. You may need to recruit some help to do this.

To secure the garden pots, I used a carabiner that I picked up at a camping supply store and looped it through the link that kept the chain tight and the garden pot firmly to the ground. You can use whatever you want instead of a carabiner to hold it in place.

Then, use more dirt to fill the pots about three quarters full. This should prevent someone from coming along and just removing the carabiner or other holding device – and, it adds weight. By using this method, you should be able to deter almost anyone from trying to steal your garden pots.

Bill Richardson has been working in gardens since his early childhood and has always been interested in educating others on garden pot and landscaping techniques. If you would like to know more about container gardening, visit AllGardenPots.com

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April 12 2010 | Gardening | No Comments »

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