Urban Pioneer
• Jan. 30, 2006 - Growing 101 Herbs That Heal
I can't remember who recommended the book Growing 101 Herbs That Heal
by Tammi Hartung, but I wish to thank them. It is another
excellent book that I plant to add to my library. I was trying to
think of a way to to describe all the good things covered in this book,
when I decided to put it in the words of the auther under "A Guide to
Using this Book."
"This book has been arranged to make
it easy and fun to read. You will find information that speaks of
my own experiences and thos of others. The step-by-step adventrue
begins with planning and designing your garden (chapter 2). An
in-depth look at maintaining healthy soils (chapter ) follows.
The you'll discover how to propogate different herbs (chapter 4), and
to incorporate them into your garden.
Of course, no gardening
book would be complete without instructions for maintaining a healthy
garden, so you'll find that information in chapter 5. Be sure to
read chapter 6 carefully for gereral insight into organic insect and
disease management.
I want to inspire you to harvest and use
your plants, so I've provided a detailed harvesting guide in chapter 7
as well as easy-to-follow directions for the kitchen "pharmacy"
(chapter 8), where you will prepare your own medicinal remedies.
Since I am a firm believer in promoting good health through our foods,
I've added chapter 9, which includes delectable recipes for cooking
with medicinal herbs.
I would like you to have the opportunity
to get to know 101 different medicinal herbs, so I have profiled each
one of them in chapter 10, A Gardener's Materia Medica.
Come back to this section whenever you want to understand or experiment
with a specific herb and need to know a lot about it individually.
If you need some guidance on where to buy seeds or a gardening item, or
if you need further information on a particular subject, simply turn to
the abck of the book. This is where you'll find information on
resources such as gardening supply companies and professional
organizations. There is also a reading list that conatinas my
favorite plant books so thtat you can expore individual subjects
further."
This book is set up in a easy to read format and
includes a lot of nice pictures, She also includes several tables
that give "Plant Characteristics and Requirements", "Plant Habitat
Preferences", "Planning a Theme Garden" and "Propogation at a
Glance". I was able to get this book through my public library
and now plan on purchasing it for my private library.
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