Growing your own herbs for tea?

[LunaMoth]

does anyone do this? if so, what are yuor favorite combinations? i find my lemongrass, camomille and lavender combo to be great when you suffer from insomnia or restlessness at night =) i also like my rose and dandelion teas.

id liek to know your combonations if you have any!

[becke_davis]

Tea 

Protective Effects of Tea on Human Health 

Herbal Teas for Health and Healing 

Healing Teas 

Heinerman's Encyclopedia of Juices, Teas and Tonics 

Way of Tea 

Essence of Herbal and Floral Teas 

Book of Coffee and Tea 

Herbal Teas for Health and Healing 

Healing Herbal Teas 

Growing 101 Herbs That Heal 

Herbal Teas 

New Tea Book 

Herbal Tea Gardens 

LunaMoth wrote:

does anyone do this? if so, what are yuor favorite combinations? i find my lemongrass, camomille and lavender combo to be great when you suffer from insomnia or restlessness at night =) i also like my rose and dandelion teas.

id liek to know your combonations if you have any!

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I've grown a lot of herbs that are used in tea, but haven't made tea myself. It's not that it would be difficult, I just prefer black tea to herbal. It's a real waste, I know!

You might be interested in these books - I had no idea there were so many!

Tea for You 

Iced Tea 

Tea Party 

New Herb Bible 

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20,000 Secrets of Tea 

Herbal Teas for Lifelong Health 

Tea Basics 

Healthy Teas

Healthy Teas 

[LunaMoth]

wow thanks! any advice on how to grow spearmint? i cant for th elife of me get it to grow! (yet the mandrake took off like a rocket.. >.<)

[becke_davis]

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LunaMoth wrote:

wow thanks! any advice on how to grow spearmint? i cant for th elife of me get it to grow! (yet the mandrake took off like a rocket.. >.<)

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You can't get spearmint to grow? Are you sure they labeled the plant right? Spearmint is like kudzu - it can take over the garden if you're not careful. Peppermint is the same. I've grown several kinds of mint and I always put them in containers because they are so hard to control in planting beds.

If you really can't get it to grow, it might not be getting enough sun. Or too much water (or not enough). Do other plants grow in the location where you planted it? Maybe the soil is worn out. You might want to have it tested. Your county extension service can arrange that; it's usually pretty cheap.

[TiggerBear]

Best advice I've got for growing mint is keep the soil moist, keep it from freezing, and mixed shade. Yes I know shade sounds wrong, but too much sun just cooks the mint stems and that keeps is small and weak. A little shade, a little sun, moist not wet soil, keep from freezing and don't over pick too many of it's leave. Then not only will it grow like a weed, you can keep the same bush for years.

Got a 6 year old peppermint my self. That Rosemary and Sage I just can't kill. Even this last supper wet year. Put some stones in the bottom when I moved them to bigger pots and they rode through.

[LunaMoth]

i will keep all that in mind and ill make a small place for the spearmint in another area of the yard. =)

[TiggerBear]

Not supper SUPER, freaking spell check is broke!