• Home
  • Recipes
    • Appetizers
    • Breakfast
    • Quick and Easy Meals
    • Salad and Veggies
    • Side Dishes
    • Main Courses
    • Breads
    • Beverages
    • Desserts
    • Canning and Preserving
  • Skills
    • Craftmanship
      • Blacksmithing
      • Woodworking
      • Welding
    • Brewing & Distilling
      • Homebrewing
      • Distilling
    • Cooking & Food
      • Cheese & Dairy
      • Drying & Smoking
      • Canning
      • Fermentation & Pickling
    • Homemaking Skills
      • Candle Making
      • Soap Making
      • Spinning & Weaving
  • Projects
    • Workshop
      • Homes & Buildings
      • Sheds & Coops
      • Appliances & Equipment
    • Garden & Outdoor
    • Homemade Products
      • Home Remedies
      • Natural Beauty
      • Cleaning and Home
    • Textiles & Fabric Arts
      • Sewing
      • Knit and Crochet
      • Quilting Skills
      • Weaving
    • Crafts
      • Home Decor
      • Pottery
      • Upcycling
      • Gifts
      • Kids
      • Holiday
  • Gardening
    • Growing Vegetables
    • Growing Fruit
    • Growing Herbs
    • Growing Grain
    • Soil Improvement
      • Composting
      • Worm Farming
      • Fertilizers
    • Aquaculture
  • Animals
    • Raising Poultry
    • Raising Goats
    • Raising Cattle
    • Raising Pigs
    • Raising Horses
    • Raising Rabbits
    • Raising Bees
    • Raising Cats & Dogs
  • Self Sufficiency
    • Emergency Prep
      • Planning
      • How To
      • Skills & Tips
    • Defense & Protection
      • Guns
      • Knives
      • Archery
      • Tools & Weapons
    • Energy & Power
      • Solar Power
      • Fuels
      • Water
    • Home Remedies
Logo
  • Growing Vegetables
  • Growing Fruit
  • Growing Herbs
  • Growing Grain
  • Soil Improvement
  • Aquaculture
You are here: Home / Garden / Top Medicinal Herbs To Grow At Home | Homesteading Tips

Top Medicinal Herbs To Grow At Home | Homesteading Tips

Reading Time: 3 minutes

May 22, 2023 By Natlie Miller 4 Comments

Thinking of planting medicinal herbs in your home? Here are the top 5 medicinal herbs you should consider growing, and why.

5 Medicinal Herbs to Grow at Home

Medicinal Herbs to Grow at Home

Medicinal herbs have been gaining increasing popularity, as a natural replacement for pills and antibiotics. They are now considered to be not only cheaper, but also a healthier way to deal with a variety of aches and ailments. In addition, gardening is the perfect remedy against stress and anxiety. Here are 5 medicinal herbs that you can easily grow at home.

Thyme

Thyme | Top 5 Medicinal Herbs To Grow At Home | Homesteading Tips

This ancient and aromatic herb is famous for its antiseptic properties. You can use it to treat sore throat, coughs, indigestion, acne and arthritis.

The easiest way to grow thyme is to buy seedlings from a gardening store. Pick a sunny spot at home to place the pot and fill it with soil. Add some compost and ensure that there is good drainage. You should plant seedlings at least 20 centimeters apart. Thyme is usually harvested in summer. Gardeners should make sure they leave a few centimeters of the stem, so that it can grow again.

Basil

Basil | Top 5 Medicinal Herbs To Grow At Home | Homesteading Tips

Basil possesses antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. It is useful in cases of nausea, lack of appetite, headaches and even kidney stones.

Pick a pot and soil type that will ensure adequate drainage. Buy basil seeds and sow them 2 to 5 centimeters apart. Cover the seeds with a thin layer of compost and moisten the soil a bit. Place pot in a warm and sunny spot and protect it from cold. See how you can grow it indoors here.

Chamomile

Chamomile | Top 5 Medicinal Herbs To Grow At Home | Homesteading Tips

Chamomile flower heads are used to relieve skin irritation, indigestion, anxiety and tension.

The best time to plant chamomile is in late winter or early spring months. It thrives well in a loose, sandy soil that drains well. Buy a celled planting tray in order to ensure enough space between stables. Place 2-3 seeds in each cell and cover them with the soil. Place the tray at moderate light and keep the soil moist. When seedlings are about 1 centimeter high, remove unhealthy ones from the tray.

Lavender

Lavender | Top 5 Medicinal Herbs To Grow At Home | Homesteading Tips

This beautiful and aromatic plant has a great calming and relaxing effect on the nervous system. It also eases pain and possesses antiseptic properties when applied to skin cuts and bruises.

Gardening experts would tell you that lavender is a Mediterranean herb, so it requires lots of sunlight. Pick a well-lit and warm location, which will also provide good shelter in the winter months. If you choose to plant lavender in a pot or container, make sure it has enough space for the roots. It is easiest to plant the herb from cuttings.

Parsley

Parsley | Top 5 Medicinal Herbs To Grow At Home | Homesteading Tips

Apart from enhancing the flavor of meals and salads, parsley has a variety of health benefits it is known to boost the immune system conquer inflammation and prevent diabetes.

It is easiest to grow parsley by seed planting. Keep in mind that it has long roots, so you would need a large container for that purpose. Sprinkle a few seeds over the soil and then cover them with some more soil. The plant requires moderate light and regular moistening. If you need to plant other herbs together with parsley, then mint, thyme and basil are some good options.

Keep in mind that your small garden at home will need regular leaf clearance and weed control. If you are not sure about something, you can always turn to local gardening professionals for help and advice.

Still not sure how to get started? Check out more tips here from Forest Farming:

Are you going to grow these medicinal herbs? Let us know below in the comments!

LIKE this? I'm sure you'll LOVE:

Homesteading Guide To Growing Basil Indoors

Mother Nature’s Best Home Remedies

Indoor Herb Garden Ideas

Growing an Herb Garden [Chapter 11] Homestead Handbook

Filed Under: Garden, Garden & Outdoor, Growing Herbs, winter survival Tagged With: diy herbs, health benefits of herbs, healthy herbs, healthy herbs to grow, how to grow herbs at home, medicinal herbs

Comments

  1. Veronica says

    June 11, 2019 at 10:27 PM

    It woud help to perhaps add a few words on companion planting with each of the herbs you have listed to get each ones full benefits.

    Reply

Trackbacks

  1. 13 Cool Home DIY Projects for Hippies says:
    May 31, 2016 at 1:58 PM

    […] Top Medicinal Herbs To Grow At Home | Homesteading Tips […]

    Reply
  2. Garden Tips And Hacks That Will Help You Be a Gardening Expert says:
    July 21, 2016 at 1:45 PM

    […] 19. Top Medicinal Herbs To Grow At Home | Homesteading Tips […]

    Reply
  3. Top Medicinal Herbs To Grow At Home • realestate.10ztalk.com says:
    November 11, 2019 at 3:54 PM

    […] fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); Source link .tdi_4_f45.td-a-rec-img{text-align:left}.tdi_4_f45.td-a-rec-img img{margin:0 auto 0 0} (function(d) […]

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

REGISTER TO Get Our FREE Homesteading magazine.

DIY Projects And Get This FREE GIFT

Subscribe To Our Newsletter:

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Popular Articles

Top 15 Ways To Make Money On Your Homestead

Kickstart Spring By Starting Your Own Straw Bale Garden

The Best Egg Laying Chickens For Your Homestead

50 Gardening Tips And Tricks To Become A Successful Homesteader

ShadowBirds

Important Pages

  • About Homesteading
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Returns
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Write For Us
  • Advertise With Us
  • Information Disclaimer

Other Great Sites

  • DIY Projects
  • Survival Life
  • Garden Season
  • Outdoor Warrior
  • Sewing.com

Resources

  • Hey Riley
  • Winter Survival
  • Raising Backyard Chickens
  • Canning & Preserving
  • Join Our Newsletter
  • Returns Policy
Homesteading
Email Support: [email protected]
Phone: 512-806-7603

Product returns go to:
1889 E Maule Ave, Ste G
Las Vegas 89119

Copyright © 2023 · Homesteading


This copyrighted material may not be republished without express permission. The information presented here is for general educational purposes only.

MATERIAL CONNECTION DISCLOSURE: You should assume that this website has an affiliate relationship and/or another material connection to the persons or businesses mentioned in or linked to from this page and may receive commissions from purchases you make on subsequent web sites. You should not rely solely on information contained in this email to evaluate the product or service being endorsed. Always exercise due diligence before purchasing any product or service. This website contains advertisements.