Tag Archives: home herbalism

Winter vomiting bug / Norovirus

Posted on December 1, 2021 by The Holistic Gardener

The winter vomiting bug is a name given to seasonal outbreaks of a Norovirus – the same agent for gastroenteritis and sundry digestive system upsets. It presents with stomach pain/cramping, diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting with ancillary symptoms of elevated temperature, … Continue reading →

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Aches and pains

Posted on March 1, 2021 by The Holistic Gardener

Sundry aches and pains are perhaps the most common complaint for gardeners – due to the physicality of maintaining a garden and the potential for repetitive strain or just plain old injury – never mind the headache of greenfly.   Whatever … Continue reading →

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Growing a starter herb garden.

Posted on August 19, 2020 by The Holistic Gardener

If the covid-19 pandemic has taught us something other than the precious fragility of human life and society, it is that as individuals and communities we need to become a little more self-reliant, a little bit more self-sufficient. A simple … Continue reading →

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