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Decoction

A decoction is a brewing technique that extracts valuable nutrients and active compounds from plants.

Large bollworm on a cabbage leaf with excrements

Bollworms, dreaded caterpillars defoliating vegetables

Treating diseases and pests
Black necrosis on leaves with a yellow border are the marks of alternaria, or early blight, on tomato plants

Tomato early blight, the dreaded Alternaria fungus: alternatives to beat it

Treating diseases and pests
Potions with plants on a bench, fertilizers and treatments

Magic potions from plants… for plants!

Treating diseases and pests
Red spider mite

Red spider mite, best organic treatments to get rid of it

Treating diseases and pests
Two caterpillars on a nasturtium leaf with pellets of waste.

Caterpillars, organic treatments to control them

Treating diseases and pests
Healthy vegetable patch with natural fertilizer

Natural fertilizer for vegetables: source it from the entire Circle of Life!

The Vegetable Patch
Wooden bucket used to prepare fermented weed tea in.

Fermented tea, using weeds to make fabulous organic treatments

Treating diseases and pests
Garlic and clove on a countertop with a dark background, still life

Garlic decoction, technique and timing

Treating diseases and pests
Plants that help you heal naturally

Herbal teas from the garden: six plants to grow for your own tea cupboard

Health
Dried elder flowers on a slate tabletop

Water retention and heavy legs: the plants herbalists turn to

Health