ligayagardener in #hive-120078 • 8 days agoRaspberry leaf and Mugwort from the Kapunda Community GardenDrying Raspberry leaf and Mugwort from the Kapunda Community Garden and the irrepressible David (sorry for retuning your uke, Dligayagardener in #hive-120078 • 15 days agoA little about Turmeric Turmeric is an amazining healer, well known for its ability to reduce inflammation. But is it overrated as a natural herbal product? In some cases, yes. ![Screenshot_20241207_103225.jpg](ligayagardener in #hive-120078 • last monthEarly St. John's Wort harvestA nice start to the St. John's Wort season. We'll be seeing lots of these throughout the hills over the next couple of months. </ligayagardener in #hive-120078 • last monthA peaceful blendFreshly foraged peace - a mix of Hawthorn leaves and flowers and Wild Rose petals. Both of these beautiful, gentligayagardener in #hive-120078 • 2 months agoStuck to you. Cleavers (Gallium aparine)Cleavers ( Gallium aparine ) interests me. Until about 4 years ago, I couldn't find it around us in Gawler but for tligayagardener in #hive-150329 • 2 months agoMinty goodness This is a cross post of @ligayagardener/minty-goodness by @ligayagardener.Lots of folks love Mints but get confused between them because they're so similar. Here's a look at…ligayagardener in #hive-120078 • 2 months agoMinty goodness Peppermint, Spearmint and Water Mint...what's the connection? It's a family connection! Peppermint is a result of Spearmint anligayagardener in #hive-120078 • 2 months agoSoothing Summer Mallow (Malva parviflora and others)Here's another seasonal foraging post to help folks reduce their food and medicinal bills. Thanks for the great responseligayagardener in #hive-150329 • 2 months agoHills Hawthorn HeavenThis is a cross post of @ligayagardener/hills-hawthorn-heaven by @ligayagardener.Hawthorn trees are in full bloom in the Hills now. I recently spent a day admiring and…ligayagardener in #hive-140635 • 2 months agoHills Hawthorn Heaven![20241024_153507.jpg](ligayagardener in #hive-150329 • 2 months agoCrowded Ginger and GalangalThis is a cross post of @ligayagardener/crowded-ginger-and-galangal by @ligayagardener.Ginger is a wonderful food and medicine. It's easy to grow too. We get waaay too much some yearsligayagardener in #hive-140635 • 2 months agoCrowded Ginger and GalangalSome of our Ginger, Galangal and Turmeric plants were growing so well in one of our steel wickinligayagardener in #hive-120078 • 2 months agoDandelion time!Here's another foraging post to hep folks make their food and medicine budgets stretch a little further. This onligayagardener in #hive-120078 • 3 months agoIt's Nettles time!For those interested in foraging but new to it, here's a plant that is east to identify - if it looks like the pic abligayagardener in #hive-150329 • 3 months agoThe wonders of CalendulaThis is a cross post of @ligayagardener/the-wonders-of-calendula by @ligayagardener.Calendula is a truly wonderful healing gerb that's very easy to grow. Learn a bit more about it here.ligayagardener in #hive-120078 • 3 months agoThe wonders of CalendulaI don't know if you have Calendula in your or a friend's garden, or even somewhere in your neighbourhood but if you do, start usiligayagardener in #hive-140635 • 5 months agoThe big prune (of the garden)Hi everyone! It's been a little while since I posted directly in @hivegarden. I've been working hard on finalising my herbal monographs and remedy posts and putting them in…ligayagardener in #hive-150329 • 5 months agoElder (Sambucus nigra and S. canadiensis) herbal monographThis is a cross post of @ligayagardener/elder-sambucus-nigra-and-s-canadiensis-herbal-monograph by @ligayagardener.Elder Trees are an amazing gift. Learn here why you should…ligayagardener in #hive-120078 • 5 months agoElder (Sambucus nigra and S. canadiensis) herbal monographCommon names: Elder, Elder Tree, Elderberry, Black Elder, Jie Gu Mu (TCM) **Taxonomiligayagardener in #hive-150329 • 5 months agoUnguentum Sambuci Viride et Flavo - a new take on an old herbal recipeThis is a cross post of @ligayagardener/unguentum-sambuci-viride-et-flavo-a-new-take-on-an-old-herbal-recipe by @ligayagardener.A time tested friend that heals many wounds has had a contempor