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Omelet wrote:

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Billy wrote:

Yogurt and vinegar douche is the old remedy for Yeast, but garlic works
better. I've not been bothered by it for awhile but last time I did,
pigging out on garlic actually worked. I also recommended it to my best
friend last time she had a problem with it and donated 10 heads of
garlic to the cause. Fortunately, she _likes_ garlic! It worked for her
as well.

I think it would help to have an Italian boyfriend;-)

snicker


Eaten in recipes, NOT made into a douche.

Pardon for the semi-off-topic post, but one can grow garlic too. g
Like other foods, it's very medicinal.

I knew about garlic for B.P.

B.P.???
Blood pressure.

but not yeast infections. Odd though, I
would have thought that garlic and fungi would have gotten along, they
do in my kitchen )

Heh! I refrigerate garlic in a basket in the 'frige. Onions are stored
in a basket at room temp. Baskets are really good to keep stored veggies
dry and slows mold growth.

We keep both in baskets and I have started planting those that sprout.

I keep old easter baskets (the cheap ones) and just cut the handles off.


Medicinal garden foods might make an interesting thread...

Did you know that a thyme flower decoction is anti-bacterial and used as
a gargle is good for sore throats? Sorry, we weren't talking nose and
throats, were we?

Sure! We are talking medicinal uses. :-) I have two different varieties
of thyme in the herb garden so that's a good hint.

Right now, regular use of milk thistle capsules seems to be drastically
shortening the length and severity of head colds! Seriously. I'm
considering growing it since it does well in this climate.

I have trouble growing garlic. I'm probably not doing it right.
Never been able to get it to "clove" for me, but onions did ok. They
seem to like sandier soil. But, with the cost of water here, it's
cheaper for me anymore to purchase most veggies instead of trying to
grow them. :-(

I've already ordered mine for this fall. I'm using the shot-gun
approach. I'm planting several types in different spots on my north
facing hillside.

Later and thanks for the catch.

Cheers! :-)


Thanks to Jan too for the garlic website
http://www.filareefarm.com/

The lettuce garden has almost recovered from the raccoon who foraged in
the mulch. I transplanted four valerians from their germination trays to
larger pots. The potted passion fruit is four feet high and is starting
to climb an oak tree. Tomorrow I'll transplant the skullcap baikal.
--

Billy
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