Herbs, Gardening, Knitting, & life in the Pacific Northwest
Posted in Comfrey, Fertilizer, Herbs, Natural Dyes, Organic Gardening on Aug 28th, 2009
The comfrey plant I placed in the herb garden three years ago has been just amazing this year. I have already harvested it twice this year and it is once again huge and ready for one last harvest before fall settles in around us.
Notice the gigantic leaves it has!
Some of the first harvest of comfrey [...]
Posted in Beneficial Insects, Gardening, Herbs, Natural Dyes, Nature, Tansy, Wildflowers on Aug 20th, 2009
All around where I live Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) grows like a weed and is in full bloom at the moment. The cheery yellow buttons that are its flowers can easily be spotted from quite a distance away.
Tansy has a rather interesting history as an herb and its uses date back for centuries. At one point [...]
