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Your indoor herb garden : growing and harvesting herbs at home / DJ Herda.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Homegrown city lifePublisher: Gabriola Island, BC, Canada : New Society Publishers, [2020]Description: 133 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780865719330
  • 0865719330
Subject(s):
Contents:
Welcome to my world : an introduction explaining why herbs are an essential part of my life--and why they should be in yours, as well -- Herbal life and lore : from 5000 BC to present--a fascinating historical look into the background of herbs -- From magic to medicine : herbal medicine, how it began, and where it is in modern society -- Growing and harvesting herbs indoors : a general introduction into how-to do it, equipment required, best soil types, feeding, etc. -- Using herbs at home : employing the use of herbs in cooking, bouquet garni, fines herbs, herb vinegar, health food, etc. -- An annotated glossary of herbs : most important herbs, historical references, most common uses, growing tips, cautions, and other useful information.
Summary: "Your Indoor Herb Garden is a comprehensive guide to the techniques and equipment for successfully growing culinary and medicinal herbs indoors. Written by a Master Gardener with five decades of experience in herb growing, it also includes coverage of herb harvesting, use, and lore and history. "-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 635.7 H541 Checked out 05/01/2024 33111010395388
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The complete how-to guide for growing herbs indoors for health, vitality, and culinary zest.

Learn how to grow herbs for health, for taste, and for life with Your Indoor Herb Garden, a comprehensive guide to growing herbs indoors. Featuring all the tips and guidance you'll need to grow and harvest organic culinary and medicinal herbs right in your own home. Coverage includes:

Techniques for successfully growing herbs indoors Equipment, soil types, and feeding Why indoor herb gardens are an important part of life, from cooking to healing ·Herbal medicine Herbal history and lore An annotated glossary of herbs, including their common uses, growing requirements, cautions, and more.

Growing herbs indoors leads the list of the healthiest and most useful indoor activities we can do. Herbs can clean the air of toxins, provide oxygen and humidity, and help vanquish our psychoses. And they're tasty!

This is the ideal practical guide for gardeners and cooks with an interest in healthy living and fresh flavors looking to create their own indoor herb garden anywhere.

Praise for Your Indoor Herb Garden

"As a behavioral science expert, I've spent 30 years advising and altering people's behavior. Helping big brands make their brands all that more appealing by tapping into the psychology of consumers. Your Indoor Herb Garden has given me a complete new set of tools with which to alter the moods of consumers, and myself. Anyone interested in human health and wellbeing should get hold of this book immediately. It's frankly brilliant. And there was me thinking herbs were just . . . herbs." --Phillip Adcock commercial psychologist, author, Master Your Brain

"A fascinating, beautifully-illustrated guide to growing and using herbs to enhance your life, from ancient supernatural rituals to present-day cooking and medicinal purposes." --Janet Kay author, The Sisters

"[A] beautiful and easy-to-understand book. From the history of herbs to their medicinal value and the "ins and outs" of using them. Great stuff. Dig in!" --Dr. Al Danenberg periodontist, certified functional medicine practitioner, certified primal health coach

"Your Indoor Herb Garden is a comprehensive guide to the techniques and equipment for successfully growing culinary and medicinal herbs indoors. Written by a Master Gardener with five decades of experience in herb growing, it also includes coverage of herb harvesting, use, and lore and history. "-- Provided by publisher.

Welcome to my world : an introduction explaining why herbs are an essential part of my life--and why they should be in yours, as well -- Herbal life and lore : from 5000 BC to present--a fascinating historical look into the background of herbs -- From magic to medicine : herbal medicine, how it began, and where it is in modern society -- Growing and harvesting herbs indoors : a general introduction into how-to do it, equipment required, best soil types, feeding, etc. -- Using herbs at home : employing the use of herbs in cooking, bouquet garni, fines herbs, herb vinegar, health food, etc. -- An annotated glossary of herbs : most important herbs, historical references, most common uses, growing tips, cautions, and other useful information.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-133).

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