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  • #1

    Hyssop

    This maybe in the wrong thread but ho hum........

    This year I've got some baby hyssop seedlings sooooo am looking at ways to use it. I've had a goggle and it seems to be an ingredient in Chartreuse and also good for sinus clearing ....So I figure that if I steep some leaves and sugar along with orange peel in some alkyhol I can kill a cold and enjoy a drink at the same time ...... Whaddya reckon ....worth a go ?
    S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
    a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

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    If it involves imbibing alkyhol its worth a go.
    I've never had much luck with hyssop - its one of the bitter herbs, methinks. Looks OK though.

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    • #3
      It could make good medicine .........
      S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
      a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

      You can't beat a bit of garden porn

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      • #4
        Here's some uses for hyssop apart from Chartreuse.

        Medicinal Uses of Hyssop

        Doesn't it smell of camphor? (As in moth balls?)
        Forbidden Fruits make many Jams.

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        • #5
          not sure on the smell the seedlings are tiny at the moment .....i'll wade up the gh tomorrow and have a sniff.
          S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
          a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

          You can't beat a bit of garden porn

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          • #6
            hmm, not sure about uses in the kitchen, but I do know that Hyssop is good for attracting wildlife - mainly butterflies. It's also a good companion plant for cabbage as it deters cabbage moths or flies or whatever they're called.

            That's why I'm planting it - for these uses, but will watch the thread to see how I can use it out of the garden and in the kitchen

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            • #7
              I have the anise hyssop, though wiki states “a very different plant and not a close relation”?
              Wanted for the medicinal use (thanks for the link, ladylottie).
              Yet, now I can only assume there are none?

              It is not quite a foot tall yet, so will wait a season.
              But will I get sick by ingesting?
              Of course, applying to the skin would be different....
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              In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
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              • #8
                I have a hyssop growing well. I use it as a companion plant for beans.....

                It is meant to be good for colds.... I also grow wormwood, which is meant to be a good companion for currents - but its also used to make absinthe, and so, I believe, is hyssop....

                And you can use hyssop in stews.

                Have I tried any of this? No!!!!
                If the river hasn't reached the top of your step, DON'T PANIC!

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                • #9
                  I already have anise hyssop it grew from a packet of mixed cottage garden perennials ...smells lovely and the bees love it but didn't realise you could use it.
                  S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
                  a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

                  You can't beat a bit of garden porn

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                  • #10
                    Here's info about Hyssop and its uses.Hyssopus officinalis Hyssop PFAF Plant Database
                    If you haven't come across the Plants for a Future database Plants For A Future : 7000 Edible, Medicinal & Useful Plants before do have a look. I refer to it frequently

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                    • #11
                      @VeggieChicken.
                      Plants for a Future...EXACTLY what I was looking for.
                      tysvm.
                      Last edited by MyLifeWithAndrew; 01-05-2012, 09:16 AM.
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                      Reece & The Chicks

                      In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
                      Revelation 22:2

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                      • #12
                        I put hyssop in home made stuffings, along with thyme and marjoram. I love aniseed flavours so I like to chew a leaf or two of anise hyssop (agastache) when I'm out in the garden. The bees love both which is the main reason I grow it. Just sowed seeds for some new plants in seed trays last month.
                        Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by MyLifeWithAndrew View Post
                          @VeggieChicken.
                          Plants for a Future...EXACTLY what I was looking for.
                          tysvm.
                          Glad you like it, MLWA! There is a book called Plants for a Future by Ken Fern that is worth looking out for too. I bought mine 2nd hand years ago.

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                          • #14
                            @VeggieChicken...
                            Will keep a look out for it and thanks again.
                            (plants by a guy named Fern.... )
                            My Very Bleak Garden Blog

                            Reece & The Chicks

                            In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
                            Revelation 22:2

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by MyLifeWithAndrew View Post
                              @VeggieChicken...
                              Will keep a look out for it and thanks again.
                              (plants by a guy named Fern.... )
                              I've often wondered whether your name influences your career choice. Look at the gardeners - Bob Flowerdew, Alan Titchmarsh, Toby Buckland, Pippa Greenwood, even Clay Jones!!

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