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Drinking Tea From Garden
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Drinking Tea From Garden
My wife loves tea and I also enjoy it occasionally. After starting a garden I realized it would be nice to have some flowers to help attract some beneficial bugs to my garden. I thought chamomile would serve a dual purpose of helping to attract some helpful bug and can be used to make some tea.
What other garden items have you guys had success with in terms of making a cup of tea? Anything that you would recommend or not recommend growing? Anything that serves a dual purpose would be even better.
What other garden items have you guys had success with in terms of making a cup of tea? Anything that you would recommend or not recommend growing? Anything that serves a dual purpose would be even better.
H_TX- Posts : 25
Join date : 2011-05-31
Location : Houston, TX (Zone 9a)
Re: Drinking Tea From Garden
I'm attempting stevia this year for the first time for that very purpose. I'll keep you posted. It looked droopy today, but I still have hope!
nancy- Posts : 594
Join date : 2010-03-16
Location : Cincinnati, Ohio (6a)
Re: Drinking Tea From Garden
Mint. For mint tea and in iced tea and lemonade.
But plant in in a pot. It is very invasive.
Kay
But plant in in a pot. It is very invasive.
Kay
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Certified SFG Instructor- Posts : 4370
Join date : 2010-10-17
Age : 81
Location : wilmington, nc zone 8
Re: Drinking Tea From Garden
Is it bad that when I saw the subject of this thread I immediately thought of compost tea? Glad no one is drinking that! I have mint and stevia going also. Unfortunately my mint is not in a pot, it was here when I bought the house and takes over a corner of the yard this time of year. I don't put much effort into getting rid of it but I probaby should... sure smells good when I mow the lawn though! The stevia is in a pot on the front steps and is growing very quickly. I'm waiting until I have enough leaves to concentrate into a sweetener.
kjenkins82- Posts : 72
Join date : 2011-03-26
Location : OK
Re: Drinking Tea From Garden
Stevia of course.
And 4 mints, chocolate/orange/spearmint/peppermint. Each is in a different part of the yard in a pot. If two close mint will cross pollinate and make something different.
Lemon balm, for a lemon tea. It is related to mint in looks but I found it just makes a BIG bushy plant! I use the tea to relax.
I don't plant chamomile for tea because it takes so many buds for the amount of chamomile tea I drink! So I buy mine.
And 4 mints, chocolate/orange/spearmint/peppermint. Each is in a different part of the yard in a pot. If two close mint will cross pollinate and make something different.
Lemon balm, for a lemon tea. It is related to mint in looks but I found it just makes a BIG bushy plant! I use the tea to relax.
I don't plant chamomile for tea because it takes so many buds for the amount of chamomile tea I drink! So I buy mine.
CindiLou- Posts : 998
Join date : 2010-08-30
Age : 65
Location : South Central Iowa, Zone 5a (20mi dia area in 5b zone)rofl...
Re: Drinking Tea From Garden
So everyone is growing stevia. Do you make a tea out of stevia by itself or do you use it to sweeten other teas? Do you use the flowers, leaves or both? From a quick Google search there seems to be some debate about stevia or the sweeteners derived from it and it was banned in the early 90's by the FDA; not that I trust everything the FDA says.
H_TX- Posts : 25
Join date : 2011-05-31
Location : Houston, TX (Zone 9a)
Re: Drinking Tea From Garden
This is my first time growing it and it is still small, so I am not 100% sure how I will use it yet. I'm still just hoping it grows! =)
nancy- Posts : 594
Join date : 2010-03-16
Location : Cincinnati, Ohio (6a)
Did Someone Say TEA?
I love tea. Okay, that's a bit of an oversimplification. I LOVE tea would be a touch more accurate.
While I may be newer to gardening than some folks here, I do know my tea.
Garden things that can be used to make tea:
Mint (SO many kinds, grab a lot of pots and have fun)
Ginger (great for upset bellies)
Lemon Balm
Lemongrass
Chamomile
Strawberries
Raspberries (leaf and berries)
Blueberries
Marigold
Rhubarb(NOT THE LEAVES)
Blackberries (Fruit and leaves)
These are just a few of the things that come to mind.
While I may be newer to gardening than some folks here, I do know my tea.
Garden things that can be used to make tea:
Mint (SO many kinds, grab a lot of pots and have fun)
Ginger (great for upset bellies)
Lemon Balm
Lemongrass
Chamomile
Strawberries
Raspberries (leaf and berries)
Blueberries
Marigold
Rhubarb(NOT THE LEAVES)
Blackberries (Fruit and leaves)
These are just a few of the things that come to mind.
Re: Drinking Tea From Garden
Interesting!SwampTroll wrote:I love tea. Okay, that's a bit of an oversimplification. I LOVE tea would be a touch more accurate.
While I may be newer to gardening than some folks here, I do know my tea.
Garden things that can be used to make tea:
Mint (SO many kinds, grab a lot of pots and have fun)
Ginger (great for upset bellies)
Lemon Balm
Lemongrass
Chamomile
Strawberries
Raspberries (leaf and berries)
Blueberries
Marigold
Rhubarb(NOT THE LEAVES)
Blackberries (Fruit and leaves)
These are just a few of the things that come to mind.
Although I have had most of those "teas", herbal concoctions, I usually have done so with Celestial Seasonings or the such....never made it myself.
Raspberry tea and peppermint got me through 3 pregnancies...whoa. I have never done the ginger, but it does soothe the tummy!
Marigold? Reallly? Three Ls
Scorpio Rising- Posts : 8843
Join date : 2015-06-12
Age : 62
Location : Ada, Ohio
Re: Drinking Tea From Garden
A lot of this I have on hand for general cooking purposes, though I tend to keep the marigolds around cause the bloody skeeters hate them.
Anything those buggers hate, I love.
Anything those buggers hate, I love.
Re: Drinking Tea From Garden
Ditto!SwampTroll wrote:A lot of this I have on hand for general cooking purposes, though I tend to keep the marigolds around cause the bloody skeeters hate them.
Anything those buggers hate, I love.
Scorpio Rising- Posts : 8843
Join date : 2015-06-12
Age : 62
Location : Ada, Ohio
Re: Drinking Tea From Garden
Swamp, This thread is an old one, but thank you for resurrecting it. Add stevia to this list.
If you can't see the date of the last post, you can correct the date/time setting under Profile, bottom of the Preferences tab.
If you can't see the date of the last post, you can correct the date/time setting under Profile, bottom of the Preferences tab.
Re: Drinking Tea From Garden
Thank you so much, Sanderson. For weeks I've been going nutz, trying to figure out the year on these old posts.sanderson wrote:If you can't see the date of the last post, you can correct the date/time setting under Profile, bottom of the Preferences tab.
Re: Drinking Tea From Garden
sanderson wrote:Swamp, This thread is an old one, but thank you for resurrecting it.
I did notice that, but I do love tea and I figured some people may wish to explore and experiment so, yeah.
I may or may not have noticed after my initial respone.
Drinking tea from the garden
We have Tulsi basil, Holy Basil to some. Quite nice. It is getting pretty prolific and purported to have a market. I'll take a picture soon.
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Age : 89
Location : Lawai, Hawaii, 96765
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