You can salve your nose and you can salve your dog. But you can't salve your dog's nose. :-)
Time to make leaf mold
With an abundance of leaves on hand, it's time to make leaf mold. This is my favorite material for filling little start flats in the Spring and for mulching the garden.
Leaf mold is the dark crumbly material you find when walking through the woods and you brush back the top layer of leaves It's made from decomposing leaves that aren't quite humus. It can hold about 500% of it's weight in water and as the leaves break down, the pH goes to a neutral state. It provides some minerals for your plants and is so easy to work with. The small starts dry out so quickly and using this material will keep the planting material moist.
Skin problems,
eczema, and psoriasis tips to accompany "Problem Skin" Salve on products page. If you are an herbalist with additional input, I'd love to hear from you.
This information is intended for educational purposes only. Statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, cure, treat, prescribe or prevent disease. Results may vary, and it is always advisable to consult with your own health care provider.
Eczema can be confused with contact dermatitis. Contact dermatitis can be caused by contact with industrial solvents, dyes, nickel and other metals, leather tanning chemicals, some soaps, fabric softener, wood, ragweed and a number of other things. Though eczema is caused by an internal problem, these contact dermatitis irritants can irritate those with eczema or psoriasis as well.
“Eczema is the final result of a complex series of internal reactions to exposure to such allergens and irritants. It often accompanies other allergic diseases such as hay fever and asthma, but may also occur alone.” - David L. Hoffmann BSc (Hons), MNIMH
Aphids, Sweat Bees and Sulfur Cinquefoil
Most people know Sulfur Cinquefoil as the plant that looks like marijuana but has yellow flowers. I described it that way on a recent weed walk at our farm and the 14 year old daughter in the group said "Oh yeah! I know that one." The look she got from her mother was priceless.
Most conservation departments want this plant gone and one state even has a "Wanted Dead NOT Alive" poster penned just on cinquefoil's behalf.
Before pulling all of these plants or spraying them, consider their benefit