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Re:Growing a Home Apothecary by blacksmith_tb on Saturday November 12, 2022 @08:07PM (#33578911)
'Wrong Genus' seems to be giving monks and other gardeners less credit than they deserve? Sure, amateurs foraging for wild herbs could make some dangerous mistakes, but if you're intentionally growing a plant it's presumably the right one?
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Re:Growing a Home Apothecary by vorpalhex on Saturday November 12, 2022 @11:45PM (#33580174)
Frequently it's not. Seeds can be mislabeled and many plants are extremely difficult to identify reliably, much less grow to have a consistent dose of whatever active ingrediant.
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