Saffron comes from the Stigmas of the Crocus Sativa

Chrysanthemum Coronarium – A herb or an edible green when young.

Vanilla pods on the vine

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Visit the Home of Annie and her Henna Art at : http://www.goddesscafe.com.au/

Here is the address for the interesting blog article about growing indigo in cooler climates :  http://www.sheeptoshawl.com/indigo.html

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This Months Gifts :

The gift for episode 11 is an article about making your own herbal tea blends written by Philip Moore.

Many thanks to Renaissance herbs for the use of the tea article.  Renaissance herbs are available at all good nursery outlets.  They are in the mustard coloured pots.

Also available is a schematic for building a herb spiral.

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© Vanilla Image from Mary Lane. Image from BigStockPhoto.com  Thank You

©Crocus image from Elina Gareeva. Image from BigStockPhoto.com  Thank You

4 Responses to “Episode 11 | Herbalicious Special | Vanilla Beans | Saffron | Edible Chrysanthemum | Build a herb spiral |”

1. Emma
   January 22nd, 2010 @ 9:33 am

   Hi Riley,

   I’m catching up a bit on previous episodes and in this one you mention that there’s a variety (or maybe more than one) of chrysanthemum whose flowers are used for tea. Do you know which variety it is? I have two new projects for my garden this year – edible flowers and herbal teas

   Loved the time travel back to the Aztec era!

   Thanks
   Emma

2. Riley
   January 26th, 2010 @ 11:14 am

   Hi Emma,

   I’m just getting back on board for the new year. I’ll have a listen and get back to you.

   Cheers

   Riley

3. Emma
   February 20th, 2010 @ 9:26 am

   I’ve just listened to the end of this show and I loved the bit about henna – it made me want to grow my own! But the climate is going to be a problem. There’s a lot of great information about henna on the Plant Cultures website (http://www.plantcultures.org/plants/henna_landing.html), which is a good one for plant geeks.

   You also said you weren’t a fan of winter brassicas. Me either, but I grow some of the Oriental ones in winter, which are nice in stir-fries. And there are plenty of winter salad veg that survive in my climate, and probably would in yours.

4. Riley
   February 22nd, 2010 @ 12:29 am

   Hey Emma,

   Would love to know about those winter greens that will survive the cold. I’m always looking for more to grow in winter. XX Riley

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