Today I bought a variety of vegetable seeds and flowers to plant in my garden tomorrow. I'm VERY excited about it. I also bought an herb called Chamomile. Anybody know what this is good for? Also, anyone have any gardening tips for this ameture?
chamomile foliage can be chopped and stirred into butter or sour cream that is used to top baked potatoes. Chamomile is most often used for medicinal purposes, and is usually administered as a tea. It can also be administered as a compress for external healing and as a bath for babies. Here are a few uses: Soothes and relaxes at bedtime. Relieves restlessness, teething problems, and colic in children. Relieves allergies, much as an antihistamine would. Aids digestion when taken as a tea after meals. Relieves morning sickness during pregnancy. Speeds healing of skin ulcers, wounds, or burns. Treats gastritis and ulcerative colitis. Other Uses Makes a relaxing bath or footbath. Lightens fair hair and conditions complexion. Make a rinse by simmering 2 teaspoons dried flowers in 8 ounces of water for 15 minutes. Potpourri (dry flowers face down.) Chamomile Cleansing Milk Must be kept refrigerated. Good only for 2-4 days. Place 1 cup of warm milk in a bowl. The milk must be kept warm throughout, however it must never boil and a skin must not form on the milk. The easiest way to accomplish this is by placing the bowl over a saucepan of hot water. Add 3 tablespoons fresh chamomile flowers. Stir gently from time to time so as not to break up the flowers. Infuse until the milk smells strongly of chamomile. Strain into glass jars. Excellent for oily skin
as far as tips,, biggest tip we can give is to love your garden,, weed it water it care for it daily as if it were a child and it will reward you.. good fortune..
The name Chamomile or Camomile is ambiguous and can refer to several distinct species. For the most part, there are basically two plants known as "Chamomile". They are German chamomile (Matricaria recutita) and Roman Camomile (Anthemis nobilis). German chamomile (Other names: Wild chamomile and Scented mayweed) is an annual 20-30 cm high plant of the family Asteraceae. It usually grows near people all over Europe, North America and Australia. As the seeds need open soil to survive, it often grows near roads, around landfills and in cultivated fields as a weed. German chamomile is used medicinally against sore stomach and as a relaxant to help you fall asleep. It is best taken as a herbal tea, two teaspoons of dried flower per cup of tea. Against sore stomach take one cup every morning without food for 2-3 months. Chamomile is also used cosmetically, primarily to make a rinse for blonde hair. Roman camomile (Other Names: garden camomile, ground apple, low camomile, whig plant) is a low European perennial found in dry fields and around gardens and cultivated grounds. The stem is procumbent, the leaves alternate, bipinnate, finely dissected, and downy to glabrous. The solitary, terminal flowerheads, rising 8 to twelve inches above the ground, consist of prominent yellow disk flowers and silver-white ray flowers. The flowering time is June and July. Roman camomile is used as an Anodyne(A medicine, such as aspirin, that relieves pain or a source of soothing comfort), antispasmodic, aromatic, bitter tonic, stimulant stomachic. Camomile infusion is good for flatulent colic, dyspepsia, and for fever and restlessness in children. It also makes a good wash for open sores and wounds. Chamomile oil can be taken internally for colic, spasms, and stomach cramps. The flowers can also be made into a rubbing oil for swellings, callouses and painful joints. Peace, poor_old_dad
I love chamomile, but every time I try to grow some, it dies. I have grown many other herbs, but for some reason, not that one.
good luck with the gardening!! it is so much fun to watch the little plants grow big and strong. I also have trouble with growing herbs but I tend to find that they are really seasonal for me here...they do well for a bit and then flower and die...I have dodgy sunshine for them though and I think this has a fair bit to do with it. My mum has this chamomole grass that grows a real treat, not sure if it is able to be used the same for medcinal stuff but it really smells nice and is strong and sturdy.
Here here! I'm happy to have our new place were just a little over a 1/4 an acre we already have numerous plants well established but I wanted add our own non poisonous adventure to the mix. The bird overhead watch as a loud noisy smell tiller grabs hold of weed ridden soil and turns it into some rich looking soil. Wow it smells so good! And only a foot and half down it still looks damp from our near 2 months of rain. A smaller tiller will do the rest of the work around thick vines of red and green grape vines who reach for the sky. I will order some amaranth & sunflowers so the rabble of crows and blue jays will do less damage to the garden. I don't mind if they eat up all the loquats I don't like 'em anyway. Mom is listing what she wants and I have my eye on several varieties of mints, two kinds of lavendar and some nice looking rosemary to replace my old one who died before we moved. Maybe it knew we were living and it didn't want to go. Good luck in your adventure growing. Every little bit helps locally. Take the rest to a shelter and donate it. I'm sure the folks there will be happy
I'm making my first garden too! only im not starting everything out in seeds, mostly stuff that local greenhouses started and im jjust planting in the ground. but all my flowers are from scratch. i have got soooo many sunflowers!!!!! im so happy! keep us updated on your garden cuz it'll be us two novices learning at the same time. i've got vegetables: 2types tomatoes, eggplant, cucumbers, pumpkin, jalepeno and for flowers: wildflower mix, SUNFLOWERS, morning glories, delphiniums, and columbines. bunch of herbs too like lavender, and the basic cooking ones. i'm really feelin my green thumb this year. GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!! and peace & love
Let me know how the camomile comes up. I'm interested in growing it. I've never really grown much herbs and alike. I've only used dandilion, which is by the way, one of the healthiest plants on earth.
My chammomile never grew.... my mom said she has had trouble growing it and she has a good green thumb. So I gave up.
I was looking forward to hearing about the chammomile...giving us inspiration and motivation to also try it out...I wonder how hard it is to grown????
Well I guess I could tell you make sure you plant in fertile soil. Last year, I ended up with a failure garden by making that mistake. And it's too late to try again this year. Good luck!
Well guys, the chammomile didn't come up at all. Not one single sprout. Neither did my catnip. But everything else is growing like crazy! SO not too shabby I'd say for my first garden. Maybe next year I'll have some success with the chammomile and the catnip. Wow, a 14 year-old dude who enjoys gardening. You're one of a kind. Keep at it!!
I have not had success with catnip either. My dad planted some catnip years ago, and now he can't get rid of it! It has spread all over their yard and garden. Isn't it funny how we want to grow it and can't, but he doesn't want it and it goes crazy? Go figure!
