Plants to Watch out For
We all know about the posion ivy plant especially if you are sensitive to it as I am. It can take many forms. It can grow very tall, it can be a vine that grows up a tree or even…
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Monthly Archive: August 2020
Ragweed
Ragweed is the plant that most people are allergic to if they have fall seasonal allergies. The Golden Rod plants bloom at the same time so people think its the Golden Rod plants that are giving them trouble. Ragweed flowers…
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Butterfly Gardens
Butterfly Garden at Rockhill Bakery in Glens Falls, New York. A awesome private Garden devoted to Butterflys
Elderberries Harvesting: Two Methods
Its a little early this year but the elderberries are ready to harvest. Pick the ripe berries. The bushes are heavy with the berries. I dry the berries in my electric dehydrator . I have a large dehydrator that has…
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Bug Bite Be Gone Liniment
This liniment works great for poison ivy, bug bites, tick bites and pimples. I have used this liniment for over 30 years because I spend a lot of time outside in the spring and I am highly allergic to black…
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Drying Herbal Plants
Several options for drying the herbal plants are available in the Northeast. I have my favorites. Even though I have a very big electric dehydrator I don’t use it as much as I do my car and paper bag method….
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