Thursday, 8 August 2019
Wednesday, 7 August 2019
There you will find me...
... … on my knees, in the garden, sprinkling handfuls of Marigold seeds in the moist soil.
It’s heading for summer and what could be more blissful than lovingly tending to your flock of flowers? Just like our children, they thrive on tender care and love.
Many of us have Marigold flowers (Tagetes) growing in our gardens, but did you know that marigold flowers have great healing abilities? These beautiful golden flowers will heal your body in many different ways. Marigold flower tea has great antioxidants that help to prevent cardiovascular disease, strokes, and cancer. And I say they heal the soul also.
To make tea or infuse the flowers, boil the water and then add 1 tablespoon of the flowers to the pot of tea and let it steep. Do not add the dried flowers to cold water and then let it boil. The tea purifies the blood, so drink this tea regularly.
Marigolds are also great insect repellents, mosquitoes hate them! By growing these flowers in your yard, you can be assured that mosquitoes will leave you alone and you’ll be helping out your local bees, too. Sprinkle them in the next boxes of your chickens - not only does it look pretty and smell good, it will get rid of all those pesky fleas and mites.