Hyssop

[binley100]

This maybe in the wrong thread but ho hum........

This year I've got some baby hyssop seedlings sooooo am looking at ways to use it. I've had a goggle and it seems to be an ingredient in Chartreuse and also good for sinus clearing ....So I figure that if I steep some leaves and sugar along with orange peel in some alkyhol I can kill a cold and enjoy a drink at the same time ...... Whaddya reckon ....worth a go ?

[veggiechicken]

If it involves imbibing alkyhol its worth a go.
I've never had much luck with hyssop - its one of the bitter herbs, methinks. Looks OK though.

[binley100]

It could make good medicine .........

[ladylottie]

Here's some uses for hyssop apart from Chartreuse.

Medicinal Uses of Hyssop

Doesn't it smell of camphor? (As in moth balls?)

[binley100]

not sure on the smell the seedlings are tiny at the moment .....i'll wade up the gh tomorrow and have a sniff.

[Kikikickin]

hmm, not sure about uses in the kitchen, but I do know that Hyssop is good for attracting wildlife - mainly butterflies. It's also a good companion plant for cabbage as it deters cabbage moths or flies or whatever they're called.

That's why I'm planting it - for these uses, but will watch the thread to see how I can use it out of the garden and in the kitchen

[MyLifeWithAndrew]

I have the anise hyssop, though wiki states “a very different plant and not a close relation”?
Wanted for the medicinal use (thanks for the link, ladylottie).
Yet, now I can only assume there are none?

It is not quite a foot tall yet, so will wait a season.
But will I get sick by ingesting?
Of course, applying to the skin would be different....

[Peas'n'Kews]

I have a hyssop growing well. I use it as a companion plant for beans.....

It is meant to be good for colds.... I also grow wormwood, which is meant to be a good companion for currents - but its also used to make absinthe, and so, I believe, is hyssop....

And you can use hyssop in stews.

Have I tried any of this? No!!!!

[binley100]

I already have anise hyssop it grew from a packet of mixed cottage garden perennials ...smells lovely and the bees love it but didn't realise you could use it.

[veggiechicken]

Here's info about Hyssop and its uses.Hyssopus officinalis Hyssop PFAF Plant Database
If you haven't come across the Plants for a Future database Plants For A Future : 7000 Edible, Medicinal & Useful Plants before do have a look. I refer to it frequently

[MyLifeWithAndrew]

@VeggieChicken.
Plants for a Future...EXACTLY what I was looking for.
tysvm.

[mothhawk]

I put hyssop in home made stuffings, along with thyme and marjoram. I love aniseed flavours so I like to chew a leaf or two of anise hyssop (agastache) when I'm out in the garden. The bees love both which is the main reason I grow it. Just sowed seeds for some new plants in seed trays last month.

[veggiechicken]

@VeggieChicken.
Plants for a Future...EXACTLY what I was looking for.
tysvm.

Glad you like it, MLWA! There is a book called Plants for a Future by Ken Fern that is worth looking out for too. I bought mine 2nd hand years ago.

[MyLifeWithAndrew]

@VeggieChicken...
Will keep a look out for it and thanks again.
(plants by a guy named Fern.... )

[veggiechicken]

@VeggieChicken...
Will keep a look out for it and thanks again.
(plants by a guy named Fern.... )

I've often wondered whether your name influences your career choice. Look at the gardeners - Bob Flowerdew, Alan Titchmarsh, Toby Buckland, Pippa Greenwood, even Clay Jones!!