This week I have been working hard on an important aspect of my herbal homestead. Savings seeds!
As an herbalist I am always looking for trusted sources of seeds for the herbs I grow. And this week & last I've been volunteering at a community farm that grows all kinds of flowers.
Sunflowers, hollyhock, basi, mint, pink yarrow, milkweed, zinnias, and - of course - calendula.
Once I got home I set the seeds out to dry for a few days. I also sorted the seeds to remove any dried petals and leaves that might have fallen in.
In the next waxing quarter moon I will plant these crescent-shaped seeds (calendula) in pots of my garden. Soon enough my garden will be full of their medicine!