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What are you growing for tea?
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Posted by workingthesoil FL (My Page) on Sat, Oct 31, 09 at 20:05
| Currently I have in my Florida tea garden:
Tarragon
Lemon Grass
Hibiscus
Moujean Tea or Bahama Berry
(Black?) Peppermint
Chocolate Mint
Spearmint
Papaya Leaf
Passion Flower Leaf
Ginger
Eau-de-Cologne Mint
Apple Mint
Pineapple Sage
Lemon Thyme
Lemon Basil
I would very much like to hear about anyone's experience with these, and any other caffeine free tea herbs.
Do you have experience with Roobus, New Jersey Tea, Gogi Berry, or Honeybush? I haven't been able to get these going yet. Some sprout, but don't take off.
Do you have experience with Black Pepper or Vanilla?
I regularly make tea out of tarragon and (black?) peppermint. I also use the peppermint with lemongrass.
I have a bush with very small leaves that is a mint, that I was told when I bought it, was black peppermint, but it doesn't look anything like the black peppermint images on google.
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RE: What are you growing for tea?
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- Posted by hoagc 5 NW Ohio (My Page) on
Wed, Nov 4, 09 at 10:35
| catnip makes a pretty decent tea...very calming |
RE: What are you growing for tea?
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| Any fruits such as apples, quince, blueberry, raspberry and so on can be dried and added to tea. Fresh too, for that matter. Rosehips are nice....roses were in all the old herb gardens of yore. Lemon balm, sage, dandelion (leaf & root), raspberry leaf, nettle... to add to what has already been said. Herbs have medicinal actions too. If you plan on drinking more than the rare occasional cup of something, be sure to check to see what effects the herb has. FataMorgana |
RE: What are you growing for tea?
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I don't grow, but I harvest and dry the wild Goldenrod around here for a medicinal tea(for urinary complaints,not that you wanted to know that,LOL), but it also tastes good.
I do grow Chocolate Mint and Lemon Balm and still have some dried Lemon Verbena that I grew a couple of years ago. I need to grow more of that! |
RE: What are you growing for tea?
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I have regular lemon balm in my garden, but this spring I bought
some lemon balm seeds from Johnny's Seeds. These are suppose
to have more essential oils than regular lemon balm. Ohh boy, it
smells so much stronger than common lemon balm. It makes a
stronger tea with less leaves. I just love to brush my hands against
the leaves, and my hands smell lemony. I also make tea from Anise
Hyssop. Rosemary tea is also good for memory problems. |
RE: What are you growing for tea?
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| Ceanothus americanus is supposed to make a good tea, and many cooking herbs can be used for tea. I picked Persimmon leaves at the end of the season for tea, and stinging nettle. You might want to look at an extensive list with uses and cautions on the Plants for a Future database. |
Here is a link that might be useful: pfaf tea
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