I have this awesome, giant, Southern exposure window that been begging to made use of.Soooooo, i trekked out to a Menards, stocked up on supplies and look what i created!
I know, it's a little on the bootleg side, but hey, it gets the job done. Only 5 of the 6" pots contain herbs as of right now: Sage, Rosemary, Chives, Lavender, and Basil. I wish to plant some peppermint in the big 18" planter, maybe some Lobelia ("Indian Tobacco")... i would love to get my hands on some Ginseng... but it has been quite difficult to track them down. Not sure about the rest, perhaps some Jamaican Dogwood and/or some Skullcap.
Over the last year i've become deeply intrigued by the plant world and its relationship to ours. Luther Burbank said back in good old 1906 that, "All human life is absolutely dependent on plant life," is his essay "The Training of the Human Plant." This is so very true, for without the existence of plants there would be no food, there would be no forests, there would be no oxygen... there would be no living thing (unless of course your origins lie at the ocean floor or greater yet within an abyss).
As a biomaterials engineer, i notice a significant proportion of people entranced by the biomaterials within/those that can be engineered to exist within the human body. Well, although i am fascinated by the human body and its adaptive capabilities, i'm much more interested in plants, how plants communicate, how we can communicate with them, the infinite tome of hows, whys, whats, and the myriad of other possible things to learn from them.
I'm currently enrolled in a horticulture class called, "Medicinal Plants and Herbology" and it is so awesome. It has inspired me to strongly consider the possible future of getting my ND (Naturopathic Doctorate) and MSOM (Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine). i understand that there exists a place for all medicines in the world of healing, whether they be botanical or pharmaceutical, there is a place for every remedy. I personally would love to have an ND and/or MSOM so that i can assist people in focusing on their day to day health, rather than not focusing on health, and being taken surprise by illness when it strikes. I feel that if you are constantly aware of your health, then no infection can be a shock to your system. I have yet to prove this... but i've got a long life ahead of me.
aloha,
djd
