The Vines Of Wellness garden is really growing by leaps and bounds after a very wet start, followed by hot temperatures and sunshine. Some of my vertically challenged plants aren’t getting enough sun, so I trimmed back some of the taller neighbors. Not one to waste such valuable nutrition, I washed the cuttings, chopped them, and tossed them into a 1/2 gallon jar of filtered water. A couple hours in the sun, and a delicious iced tea is now ready for consumption.
Today, the trimmings included:
- Anise hyssop
- High mallow
- Spearmint
- Chocolate Mint
- Bee balm
Other waste-not-want-not overgrown garden options include elixirs, dehydration, vinegar, honey, or shrub preparations.