Last year I planted Chamomile in the garden and it was a tiny little thing and it produced hardly any flowers at all. It died with the first frost and I had heard that can can come back and spread like a weed, but I wasn’t sure I believed it. Boy was I wrong!
It came back this year and spread, these little guys are the first blossoms of the season and the plant has a ton of little buds on it that have yet to bloom. I read that the more you pick the flowers, the more it will produce. I’m hoping they are right.
The few that I picked are currently being dried by the window on a paper towel, which is probably not the most ideal way to do it, but it’s all I can do right now. If they don’t dry properly, well I feel less bad since it’s a small batch.
I wouldn’t mind making a healing salve for my hands with it too, but that I will need to look into a little further. Hmmm, I wonder if I can take an herbalism course? I’m great with herbs and flowers, not so great with vegetables. Would love to learn more in-depth about the medicinal purposes and how to create things with the plants. I do have an Encyclopedia, but I like to know every little thing and step by step instructions on how to create salves and such. I can’t just go in guns blazing! Maybe one day I’ll take a course, it is fascinating though.
I’m hoping Valeria has as much of an interest in plants as I do. We take her out in the garden and her pool is out there as well, so she gets to splish splash while enjoying nature.
I’ll keep you posted through out the summer about my little chamomile plant and if I’ve learned anything new. If anyone has suggestions or knowledge about these sorts of things, please let me know in the comments.
Time to do my research!
Ciao!
Mama on the Move 
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