Calling all those who signed up for the Herbs & Spices Blanket Yarn Club - March Box - it's time for the big reveal!
Introducing 'Chamomile', a 100g skein of hand dyed 100% British Jacobs DK yarn. There are two skeins in each box.
Boxes are already on their way. Happy knitting!
I was feeling #sick today so I came home early for a #sickday and made myself a cup of #chamomile #tea and of course added it to my tea #journal 
My sinus has been feeling swollen and I think it is draining blood into my throat so I've felt queasy and my head feels a lot of pressure. I think tea is exactly what I need!
#journaling #chamomiletea #honey
Of course I'm using my #reusable #recyclable #starbucks cup 
Taking a day or two off from chamomile harvesting means I sure had a lot of them to gather this evening!
The good news is I’ve gathered enough chamomile so far this year to have chamomile tea this afternoon. #harvest #chamomile #tea
@Krisss @nypa, I spent 12 hours yesterday in my new 1000 square meter garden cutting off the field thistle flowers (Canada thistle), breaking up and crushing the hard earth, removing the weeds (mainly field bindweed and chamomile), and planting potatoes. I need about 90 minutes to plant 1 potato tuber. Can I be ok?
Do I have to use herbicides because of all the weeds?
#SeedBombs are great fun for children and adults!
"Whether it's a plant pot, flowerbed, wild patch in your lawn or an entire #meadow, sowing #wildflowers in your #garden provides vital resources to support a wide range of insects that couldn't otherwise survive in urban or built-up areas.
Throwing, breaking up or digging ‘seed bombs’ (or balls) into areas in your garden that need a little brightening up is a perfect way of spending an afternoon!
You will need:
- Meadow flower seeds or seeds collected from the garden.
- Peat-free compost.
- Powdered clay (found in craft stores)
- Mixing bowl.
Creating your seed bomb:
1. In a bowl, mix together 1 cup of seeds with 5 cups of compost and 2-3 cups of clay powder (you could use clay soil instead if you have it).
2. Slowly mix in water with your hands until everything sticks together.
3. Roll the mixture into firm balls.
4. Leave the balls to dry in a sunny spot.
5. Now for the fun bit! Plant your seed bombs by throwing them at bare parts of the garden and wait to see what pops up!
Top plants to include in your seed bombs:
- Bulbous #Buttercup - Ranunculus bulbosus
- #Chamomile - Chamaemelum nobile
- Common Bird’s-foot-trefoil - Lotus corniculatus
- Common Knapweed - Centaurea nigra
- Common Spotted-orchid - Dactylorhiza fuchsii
- Lady's bedstraw - Galium verum
- Red #Clover - Trifolium pratense
- Wild #Thyme - Thymus polytrichus
Source: https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/actions/how-make-seed-bomb
