Uses: Leaves have a mild onion flavor. Chop them and add them to salads, egg and cheese dishes, cream cheese, mashed potatoes, sandwich spreads, and sauces. Use flowers in salads. Planting: Sow seeds in spring or fall, ½ inch deep in rows 12 inches apart. As soon as the seedlings are established, thin within the rows to 6 inches apart. Or set out nursery grown plants in early spring, 9-12 inches apart.
This may require lengthy collation and ranking: 10 medicinal herbs and their uses.
By Amy W, 08/10/2009, 5:18 PM EDT
I wish this would say something about what climates the different herbs need. I live in Alaska and am not sure what types of herbs I can grow.
By bonbons@books, 04/27/2009, 9:18 AM EDT
Hi Reader's Digest! Here's an idea for a future publication (that could be an amalgamation of past articles) that includes ways to cope with stress, desserts that help you cope with stress, activities that help you cope with stress and coping strategies that help you deal with stress. Regards, Sharon Lynne Reynolds, Dover, NH
By bonbons@books, 04/27/2009, 9:16 AM EDT
Hi Reader's Digest! Why don't you encourage your readers to plant all different kinds of edible plants? In an uncertain international economy, foraging for food and growing your own food are two ways to deal with an uncertain future. Regards, Sharon Lynne Reynolds, Dover, NH
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