Smooth Hound
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meadow sweetfound some today, ive been looking out for a couple of days 
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wildgarlic
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got loads of it here - what do you do with it?
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Smooth Hound
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ive been making tinctures and oils, from herbs, ive bought some valerian tincture as my plant isnt up to having its roots stolen yet, and ive some echinachea tincture, i have some nettle oil , somest johns wort oil on the go, and tomorrow ill be making meadow sweet tincture and oil, well starting it anyway.
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Smooth Hound
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its for heartburn for me, but the main thing is is that its sweet, so im hoping to get a bit of a concoction together for my needs, so i can have a spoon of one in the morning, and another in the evening, and a few different oils for rubbing in,  
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Maria
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| Quote: | | and tomorrow ill be making meadow sweet tincture and oil, well starting it anyway. |
How's it going?
I keep meaning to collect some and find out how to make a cough syrup from the stuff...but with the kids being on hols I'm constantly, and quite happily, distracted. Only 1 more week of the hols left now  so I'll soon have time to learn more about foraging and make us some green meds.
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Smooth Hound
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its got a wk to go
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lachlanandmarcus
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I thought we didnt have any meadowsweet but having been inspired by this post I googled for a picture and found some!! it smells like olbas oil!
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Forget-me-Not
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Meadow sweetMe too! One week to go, will be sad when they go back butv. interested in all this  Beth
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lachlanandmarcus
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Ive also identified 2 mysterious plants in the verge of the track as Ladys Bedstraw and Lesser Stitchwort, both very pretty but I didnt know what they were before tonight!
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Smooth Hound
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theres loads of stuff isnt there, and when you think about it, its us, we are apart of this island we are it , it is us  something like that anyway
so its obvious we should be using these things,
theres alott to learn though
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Forget-me-Not
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Meadow sweetIsn't it great though! Very impressed with all you've been doing Smooth!
Beth
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Smooth Hound
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what, you mean picking plants and stuffing them in jars
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Fagus
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Can you use Meadowsweet seeds {left after the flowers die off} as incense???
My plan was to collect and burn them on a charcoal disk....its a free incence.
Than you.
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Julie
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A friend of mine makes meadowsweet cordial every year, she says it is better than the Elderflower.
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Smooth Hound
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the flowers very similar, same structure, leaves as well,
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Fagus
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| Fagus wrote: | Can you use Meadowsweet seeds {left after the flowers die off} as incense???
My plan was to collect and burn them on a charcoal disk....its a free incence.
Thank you. |
Figured i could, tho didnt know bout using the leaves as incense, though i dont see why not.
Thanks smooth hound.
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