October 2019

Gardening Herbs Spilanthes

The best time to harvest Spilanthes

Agatha NoveilleOctober 15, 2019August 10, 2022

This year, I grew Spilanthes acmella (aka Acmella oleoracea) for the first time. That was the easy part. The tricky part was figuring out the best time to harvest Spilanthes!...

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Making herbal smoking blends from scratch

Agatha NoveilleOctober 8, 2019April 14, 2022

Throughout history, dried herbs have been used to make incense, smudges, and herbal smoking blends. After all, there's something fascinating about the alchemy of herbs and smoke. Part of it...

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5 Important Herbs for Lung Health

Agatha NoveilleOctober 1, 2019October 2, 2019

It's almost cold and flu season, and that means it's a great time of year to discuss herbs for lung health! There are actually quite a few categories we could...