| Tea Herb Gardening - 1 Month To Fresh Backyard Brew |
| Written by Yilmaz Cesur | |
| Sunday, 07 November 2010 | |
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While vegetable and flower gardens take a lot of time to grow from seed, you can begin tea herb gardening with very little time commitment at all. Most herbal teas grow extremely fast, often developing from seed to full grown plants full of leaves within four or five weeks.
While vegetable and flower gardens take a lot of time to grow from seed, you can begin tea herb gardening with very little time commitment at all. Most herbal teas grow extremely fast, often developing from seed to full grown plants full of leaves within four or five weeks. Health, Happiness and Home Benefits The biggest reason to start growing your own herbs is to enhance your health. Many people are now using naturally grown herbal teas to help combat diabetes and even some forms of cancer. You can even alleviate or prevent the common cold for your entire family by brewing your own herbal teas during the cold season. These benefits come from the antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial properties of most herbs used for tea. Herbal teas are also known to restore the healthy balance of the mind and body. Indeed, the mere sight of lavender and chamomile tea and its refreshing smell are often sufficient to make us happy. In fact, you can mix and match different types of herbs to come up with teas that can be used for aromatherapy particularly in making us happier individuals. Also, herbal plants add color to the rooms of the house. If your living and kitchen areas are somewhat sterile, the mere sight of tea gardens on the windowsills provide for a cozy, homey atmosphere. Herbal Teas You Can Make Now, if you have your tea garden up and running, in a manner of speaking, here are some ideas to put them to positive use: * If you or someone in your family suffers from regular heartburn, consider growing peppermint leaves, fennel seeds, and lemon balm leaves. You mix these herbs together and then make a tea out of them. Place about 1 teaspoon of the mixed herbs for every cup of boiling water that you use. It has to simmer for about five minutes, and then steep for another ten minutes. Don't forget to use a strainer to remove any remaining large particles of the tea leaves. * Whooping Cough Remedy - Brew up some marjoram tea using two tablespoons of the herb (chopped) for every two teaspoons of water boiled. After steeping for 15 minutes and draining out any large pieces of tea remaining, it can be consumed twice daily at room temperature until the cough subsides. * Fenugreek seed is the way to go if you have someone in your family diagnosed with diabetes, or at risk of developing it in the future. You brew one teaspoon of the seeds (crushed) for every cup of boiled water. You cannot drink this one right away. Cover it and let it sit off the heat overnight, and then strain out any remaining seed and serve it at room temperature. One cup a day can be consumed to help control blood sugar. * Constipation Remedy - To get relief from constipation, use one teaspoon of fennel seed for every half cup of water boiled. It must be covered for a half hour after brewing, and then the seeds can be drained out and tea consumed at room temperature. It is important to go out and collect your fresh herbs in the early hours of the morning. They are at their best and will remain fresh longest when they are harvested while still covered in dew. Once you get near the first hard frost in your area, make sure to go out and collect all of your herbs remaining in the ground. You can always dry them and use them around the house so they do not go to waste. The Article Author: Learn more about Tea Herb Gardening, stop by Yilmaz Cesur's site where you can find out all about his Free Herb Garden eCourse and how it can help you. |
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