Yarrow in The Essential Herbal Magazine

In the March-April issue of The Essential Herbal Magazine, I have an article about Yarrow.  Not just for you and your family, but for your animals, gardens, compost piles and even increasing essential oils in your herbs. 

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.