Yarrow is very common along roadsides and in old fields, pastures, and meadows in the eastern and central United States and Canada.Ĭultivation: Yarrow is easily cultivated, will survive in poor soil. Habitat: Yarrow is a perennial herb, native to Europe and Asia and naturalized in North America and most other countries throughout the world. Other Names: Milfoil, Old Man's Pepper, Soldier's Woundwort, Knight's Milfoil, Thousand Weed, Nose Bleed, Carpenter's Weed, Bloodwort, Staunchweed Here's a little more info on the yarrow and plantain from Alternative Nature Online Herbal: Note to self: badly overgrown lawn desperately in need of mowing very good for harvesting clover. Things have been getting a little dusty in the garden, so I did do a cold water rinse, a ride in the salad spinner, and a pat dry with a towel before loading bits in the dehydrator. I was impressed by the fumes coming out of the jar – wow! I talked about the properties of red clover in an earlier post. I lost my first batch of red clover due to improper drying – it fermented. While he is steeping his brew, I wash up my latest round of herbs – yarrow, plantain and red clover. It's a nice tie-in to our botany and Latin studies as well. He is a pretty responsible kid, and has a near-photographic memory, so I'm glad to have him on board with my latest project.
More is not necessarily better and they can have side effects. I warn him not to experiment without checking with me first, as medicinal herbs are medicine. We settle on steeping nasturtium leaves, as I figure they should be pretty harmless as people eat nasturtium as a salad green. He is enthralled, and sets off immediately to gather odds and ends to brew his first concoction. “Yep – and most of what you need to make them is growing out in the back yard.” “Mom”, he inquires, “are these recipes for REAL healing potions?” Number one son is a compulsive reader – books, magazines, packaging, over my shoulder while I'm typing – so of course he noticed “the book”. Lately, my favorite herb book, the Holistic Herbal, has been left out on the counter or kitchen table a lot as I am researching the properties of all the vegetation I've been gathering (this is my first season of doing more than dabbling). The elder enjoys designing scenarios, cities, potions – he's always creating something. The younger generally enjoys giving a good thumping to something that sincerely deserves it or growing things (he is a dirt lover on and off the computer).
My boys are RPG (role playing game) enthusiasts.
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