Our yarrow is going to flower, so it is next in line for the dehydrator. We have used our homemade yarrow salve many times, and it's definitely a keeper salve. I've saved some to dry for tea, and other uses. I think it was last year, or the year before, where I found out that yarrow deters mosquitoes. I added it to our homemade but spray. Speaking of bug bites, I went out one day while gardening, and forgot to use our bug spray. I was got bitten by something that I never saw before. Sort of like a fly, but different colors. It left a bad red spot that was large. My homemade plantain salve worked very well to treat the redness and swelling (works as a drawing salve). Much easier to apply and re-apply than a poultice, but a poultice would work much faster. We planted more in the herb garden, but the rain has not arrived. Yet. Hopefully soon. My green onions could use a good ol' dose of Mother Nature. Dehy...
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