Valuable Insights for All Your Verdant Ventures
Cherished by gardeners, cooks, crafters, and other plant enthusiasts for more than 25 years, this enduring treasure blooms again with new ideas for growing and utilizing nature’s bounty. Nurture your herbal passion with this edition’s bouquet of innovative concepts ranging from downy mildew–resistant basil to scented fire starters.
Llewellyn’s Herbal Almanac sprouts fresh insights on pond gardens, indigo dye, medicinal herbs, and more. Some of today’s top writers provide easy-to-follow plans for a calming garden, Mediterranean herb garden, and salsa garden, as well as in-depth profiles on cloves, cottonwood, peonies, and wild strawberry. This guide also includes a twelve-month gardening log with calendars, moon phases, and tips. Whether you want to make herbal vinegars or a garden paradise, this almanac will inspire your practice throughout the year.
DIY gardening solutions and companion planting guide Growing tips for woodland herbs Fruit and flower preservation techniques African farming methods for healthy soil Recipes and craft ideas
By:
Llewellyn
Contributions by:
Mason Olonade,
James Kambos,
Monica Crosson,
Jordan Charbonneau
Imprint: Llewellyn Publications,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 203mm,
Width: 133mm,
ISBN: 9780738771939
ISBN 10: 0738771937
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 08 July 2024
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Contents Introduction to Llewellyn's Herbal Almanac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Growing and Gathering Growing Woodland Medicinal Herbs by Jordan Charbonneau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Downy Mildew–Resistant Basil by Kathy Martin . . . . . . . . .17 Under-Cover Gardening: Extending Your Growing Season through Winter by Monica Crosson . . . . . . . . . . .29 The Wonders and Benefits of Volunteer Plants in Perennial and Annual Herb Gardening by Geoffrey Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Create an Herb Garden Paradise by James Kambos . . . . . . . .49 Making It Fertile with African Natural Farming by Mason Olonade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Cooking Pizza for the Seasons by Sara Mellas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Embrace a Meatless Monday by Laurel Woodward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 Saffron in This World and Others by Linda Raedisch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 Spring's Rising: Herbal Vinegars by Mandana Boushee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Preserving Fruits and Flowers by Marilyn I. Bellemore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Cooling Herbs by Elizabeth Barrette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Health and Beauty Micronutrients in Plant-Based Foods by Mirelle Blacke, RD, CD-N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Delicious Energizing Herbal Food and Drinks by Holly Bellebuono . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 The Herbs You Really Need by Bonnie Rose Weaver . . . . . . 161 A Brief Intro to Afrobotany by Iya Angelique ""Sobande"" Greer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 DIY and Crafts Creating a Water Feature, One Pot at a Time by JD Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 How to Make a Herbarium Like Emily Dickinson by Diana Rajchel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Aromatic Fires by Natalie Zaman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Indigo Blues by Rebecca Gilbert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Plant Profiles Updated! Plant Profiles: USDA Hardiness Zones . . . . . . . . 214 Clove by Anne Sala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Black Cottonwood by Rachael Witt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Peonies by Charlie Rainbow Wolf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Strawberry by Lupa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Gardening Resources Companion Planting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 Cooking with Herbs and Spices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Gardening Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 2025 Themed Garden Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Planning Your 2025 Garden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 2025 Gardening Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Gardening by the Moon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
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