🌱Doc's Pantry Garden Almanac

The Garden Almanac

Flavour and medicine from the same bed — most double as remedies.

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German Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla)

The bedtime daisy that self-sows forever

Full sun to part shade Zone 2-11 (annual, self-seeds)

Peppermint (Mentha × piperita)

Vigorous, cooling — grow it in a pot or it grows everywhere

Sun to part shade Zone 3-11 (hardy, invasive)

Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus)

The memory herb — a tender perennial to overwinter indoors

Full sun, 6+ hours Zone 8-10 (grow in a pot, overwinter indoors on the prairie)℞ also a remedy

Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)

Tiny leaves, huge in the kitchen and the medicine chest

Full sun Zone 4-9 (hardy with snow cover / mulch)

Plant identification here is educational — never eat, forage, or medicate with a wild plant on the basis of a website alone. Many edible plants have toxic look-alikes. When in doubt, grow from known seed, or confirm with an expert before you harvest.