Earthsong Seeds

Marshmallow seed pack

Name: Marshmallow seed pack
Brand: Earthsong Seeds
SKU: RGS-ESMSP
Price: 3.25 GBP
Availability: InStock

£3.25

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A UK native perennial with mucilaginous roots used by herbalists for relieving dry coughs and irritable digestion, or for making a comforting herbal tea to relax an agitated mind.

Marshmallow is one of the kindest yet strongest plants there is. The leaf is very soft and strokable. The ascendant stems are firm yet flexible, yielding with the wind. The roots are fat and chunky, holding their healing-mucilage.

As the name suggests, marshmallow is happy in (but not limited to) wet, heavy soils, and is well suited to the more boggy parts of the garden that many herbs would rather avoid. It grows to well over 2m, so is best positioned at the back of a bed.

The leaves can be harvested from the first year, but you’ll need to wait until the autumn of the 2nd or the even the 3rd year before harvesting the root.

Marshmallow is a herb that benefits from some stratification to break the seed’s dormancy. This can be done in two ways; either sow the seed directly outdoors in the autumn or cold-moist stratify (mix the seed with moist sand, seal in a bag and store in the fridge) for 3-4 weeks before sowing indoors in the spring. Sowing outdoors is a good method if you have a lot of seed, but if you only have a small amount, probably best to follow the second method.

Uses and benefits :
Relieving dry cough and upset and irritable digestion are the dominant roles of marshmallow. As its primary mucilage ingredient is sensitive both to heat and alcohol it is best taken as a powder or extracted in cold or warm (not hot) water.

Harvest:
You can harvest the soft leaves throughout the summer whenever they ‘feel right’; when the leaves feel like velvet and have a bit of ‘give’- this is usually when they are a couple of feet tall until flowering starts to go over. Pick the leaves off individually, discarding any damaged leaves or rust. Dry them thoroughly and store in an airtight container for soothing cups of tea.
Harvest the roots in their second- or better still, their third year. As the roots can really spread deep and wide start to dig some way out from the base and slowly work your way in so you don’t snap off too many root-arms.

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About the brand

Earthsong seeds

Earthsong Seeds was created to share something they truly love; sowing seeds, watching them grow into beautiful plants and enjoying their health-giving potential. They especially want the seeds and plants that are offered to encourage the tradition of the home apothecary; growing and making your own simple herbal health-remedies at home. Looking after ourselves takes many forms, and growing healing plants and then making them into various teas and potions, is something that they find thoroughly nourishing.

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Sustainability

Earthsong seeds are devoted to growing food and medicines in a way that nurtures Nature as well as ourselves. One of the great things about growing medicinal herbs is that they are so attractive to many insects. For not only are they all beautiful in their own way, they weave an essential loop in the ecology and health of all life.

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