Recent content by Tatter

Hey there Dawn, it's good to be back :)

Another vote for the Marlin 336. I love the .30-30. With Unique or RL-7, if you reload, you can use cast bullets from a small round ball to Lyman 115 grain for taking small game. Want something bigger, go with the classic Lyman 311041 173 grain cast bullet, load up with 26 grains of RL-7 and you...

I have returned! Been busy with my new home business, but now that it's somewhat established, I can sit back and enjoy this forum again :) Hope all the Wisconsinites are enjoying the changing of the leaves and COOL weather :)

I think we need to remember (in the back of our heads) that those reading these posts need to be reminded that if one is allergic or has side effects to horehound, onion or what have you, best to avoid at all costs and find another alternative herb that works. I have ill effects from onions...

I've been involved in herbs for a few years now and can recommend one of the best herb books to hit the market in recent years is by Miranda Smith "Your Backyard Herb Garden" http://www.amazon.com/Your-Backyard-Herb-Garden-Gardeners/dp/0875969941 this book is full of colored pages, none of the...

Plantain is another good one indeed! I'll look the list over, last night was one of those nights where the brain quit functioning early.

My house blueprints are for a 900 sq ft 18th century style pioneer style home. Seeing I don't have kids or a wife, I can get away with building it my way. Ceilings are 7'6 high. Root cellar door is situated in the dining room. 2 bedrooms...one in the loft. Power will be coming from an 1800 watt...

I can't believe they didn't list cone flower (Echinacea) or that of Goldenseal. Anyone who does herbs ALWAYS has cone flower growing somewhere as its a mainstay in the herb garden.

I'm 44 and learned most of this through trial and error, though I took a few courses on herb picking and medicinal tinctures. Unfortunately, people who know things like herbs are few and far between. I guess we tend to stick close to being the hermit as we've had a few occurrences where people...

Of my culinary herbs, my medicinal consist of those that wont harm others, even though I use them just for myself. I took great pain in figuring out what works in my zone, then cross referenced to see the percentage, if any, that are allergic to that variety of herb. What I grow is Valerian...

The one book I always recommend to beginners is "Your Backyard Herb Garden" By Miranda Smith. Amazon has a nice description of it, plus shows the book cover. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0875969941/apiof This book is the one that started me on the path to herbal medicine and culinary :)

First sign of a cold I grab my horehound throat lozenges (I swear by these). What I have growing in my herb garden are the basics for just about any problem one can encounter... Catnip, Lemon balm, peppermint, Ginger, Echinacea, are just a few of some 20 different herbs for colds, though I also...

There are many different types of cone flower, even some hybrids. The one to look for though (if you prefer traditional) is Purple Coneflower, Eastern Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)

I don't share my knowledge much as I've been accused a few times as being arrogant when in all honesty I do come across strong online...I'm one of these who have no finesse about them at all. I speak my peace and leave it at that and if I think I believe I'm being fed a line of bull, I call it...

I agree what has been said here. One cannot just get into what I have been doing without lots of reading and understanding of what each herb does and will do. Just because herbs work for one person, doesn't necessarily mean it will work for another. Each of our bodies are different, therefore we...