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Harvesting California Poppies

November 1st, 2018

This was my first year for growing California poppies. I grew them for two reasons, their beauty and their medicinal value. Being an insomniac, it is said to have properties that help you fall asleep more quickly. Since it’s pretty expensive to buy the tincture (I purchased this kind to try a few years ago), I figured it would be cheapest to grow my own.


I harvesting the entire plant, leaves, stems, and flowers, cut them up and put them in a mason jar. I also harvesting some try dry to make tea.

The mason jar was topped off with grain alcohol and I put it in the pantry. It should be ready in 6 weeks. I’ll let you know how it works, I’m keeping my fingers crossed that it helps me fall asleep quickly.

Do you grow any medicinal herbs and make tinctures? What’s your favorite?

One Comment to “Harvesting California Poppies”
  1. PennyAshevilleNC on November 1, 2018 at 10:16 am

    I love Hops. I started growing them to use for sleepy tea. A couple of hops with hot water does the trick. The garden benefit for me is they are easy and fairly pest free.

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