You know spring is on the way when you see the snow geese flying overhead. I am waiting for the first robin and I have daffodils coming up, a little too soon so I have been covering them at night. Yesterday I had a Eurasian doves stop by. I am excited for warm weather. Most of my yard is now free of snow.
Yesterday I bottled my tincture. I blew it and labeled them wrong but they are a tincture, not an extract since I used vodka and let this set to let the solvent extract the wild lettuce. I did make a extract also by cooking down wild lettuce leaves in water until greatly reduced. Wild lettuce is a natural pain medication. I am hoping it will help with my aches and pain. I have been studying on how to id it for sure since it grows wild all over and I think using fresh plants will make a better extract.
Another thing I have been doing is planting Basil. I started out with 3 plants in my click and grow and when they were mature I cut some cuttings off and set them in water, when rooted I planted in dirt. I now have 8 plants from the 3 and will separate them again when they get bigger and have side shoots. You can keep them going indefinitely. I make hot pesto sauce and already have people asking if I have anymore made so I am getting a head start. Looking at my window I am glad winter is almost over because I need to do some spring planting.
I ran across a great prepping site I am going to share a link to. So much information on this site and printable lists which is always great. This entire site is full of information. https://myhomesteadlife.com/preppers-checklist/
Well that is all for today. I am getting hold of a man who sells honey so I can start a batch of coffee mead. Finally found a recipe I think I will like.
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