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Healing & Alternative Health
Planting Herbs
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by Kami McBride |
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Herbs are either annuals, bi-annuals or perennials. Annual plants are fast growing and need to re-seed themselves or be planted each year. Chickweed and oatstraw are examples of annual herbs. They are here in March and then they are gone until next march! Bi-annual plants live for two years. The first year the leaves grow and the second year the bi-annuals flower, go to seed and die. Burdock and mullein are both bi-annual plants. Perennial herbs last continuously for more than two years and sometimes a single plant can live for a very long time!
Often we think of spring as the best time for planting herbs. Spring planting is best for annual herbs that shoot up, flower and go to seed within one year. For perennial herbs actually October is the best month for planting. Summertime is not the most optimum time to plant perennials because the plant is spending its energy just trying to survive the heat. Winter isn’t the best time to plant perennials because it is too cold for the plant to grow into its’ new home. The early fall or Indian summer provides the perfect in-between hot and cold temperature for planting perennials. It isn’t blazing hot but the soil is still warm enough to promote root growth. Because of the long lasting nature of perennials, establishing healthy root systems is more important than for annual plants. This month is the best time to plant perennials because the root growth that occurs during this time allows the plant to become well established before the slow growth of the winter season. Having a good root system set up before winter allows for healthier leaf and flower growth in the spring.
Perennial herbs are great because you usually only have to plant them once and then they just grow season after season. Some perennial herbs loose their leaves and go dormant for the winter like lemon verbena, but many perennial herbs have leaves and flowers throughout the year. They add color, texture and smell to your garden all year long. Often people plant perennial herbs at the edge of their vegetable garden because they provide year round habitat for beneficial insects.
Some of my favorite perennial herbs are: rosemary, lavender, garden sage, white sage, fennel, thyme, oregano, comfrey, rose geranium, lemongrass, peppermint, spearmint, St. John’s wort, echinacea and self heal. Most of these herbs can be found at any nursery. There are many other medicinal perennial plants that can be found at specialty nurseries
Because perennials rely on healthy root systems for their long term growth, they like lots of room for their roots to grow. When planting you perennials, loosen the soil all around where you will be planting. Dig a large hole that is much wider and deeper than what the plant will take up. Fill in part of the hole with good soil and compost. This allows the roots to grow easily without resistance from compacted soil. The more room there is for the roots to grow, the healthier the plant will be. Often when roots hit hardpan soil, it can stress the plant, stimulating it to produce chemicals that can cause disease or attract harmful insects.
Even if you have never gardened before, take the time to plant one or two medicinal perennials in your yard or kitchen, you will be amazed at how easily they grow. If you have a brown thumb, you may want to start with the plants that will grow no matter what. Lemon verbena, fennel, and catnip are a great place to start.
If you don’t have a garden you can use planter boxes outside. You can even grow lavender, peppermint and sage in pots in your kitchen. Having some fresh herb available to make tea or put into your bath is so rewarding. What I love about many of the medicinal perennials is that they are often full of leaves and sometimes flowers during the entire year. My herb gardens are full of perennial herbs that provide us with medicine all year around. Every month of the year something is flowering.
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Kami McBride,
Teacher of Herbal Medicine
& Women's Health
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Kami McBride has taught herbal medicine and women’s health since 1988. She has studied medicinal plants for almost 20 years and has taught Herbology at the University of California School of Nursing and Stanford Hospital. Her popular course, Cultivating the Herbal Medicine Woman Within is an experiential earth awareness and herbal studies program that is taught at her beautiful school and herb gardens in Vacaville, California.
An intuitive and inspiring teacher, Kami has helped thousands of people learn to use healing plants in their daily lives in ways that are healthy, safe and fun. Her extensive knowledge of herbal medicine along with a focus on teaching herbology as a relationship with the Earth and a way of life, help to fulfill her mission of reviving the cultural art of home herbal care.
Kami is an herbal consultant and an expert in the field of holistic health specializing in women’s issues. Her herbal consultations empower women to discover sacredness and pleasure in their healing process. Her educational courses provide a sanctuary for women to transform their relationship with their body and reclaim their heritage as healers and herbalists.
Kami is the author of 105 Ways to Celebrate Menstruation, available at www.amazon.com.
Visit Kami’s website at:
www.livingawareness.
com
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kami@livingawarness.
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For Classes, Books & Consultations:
Phone: 707-446-1290
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