THE Prepping thread - a new beginning :)

ivyleaf

Thanks for that great post DfV :T

ETA It sounds as if you're halfway up a mountain somewhere.....:)

princesstippytoes

Can the poster who was trying to pm me try again please? I've cleared some space.

mardatha

Lemon balm is gorgeous stuff, I have a huge clump of it in my herby gardeny bit. Serious preppers I think definitely need a herb garden and a herbal. I use thyme for coughs/colds/chests, Mallow or Meadowsweet for sore tummies, lemon balm for everything, and honey is A1 for any kind of open wound, including blisters and ulcers.
And I must be lucky up here thaty we have an old-fashioned family doctor (and his wife too). We can get an emergency appt any day we need one, or just talk to them on the phone. And it's only 11 miles away down a main road, which for us is pretty good!

pineapple

princesstippytoes wrote: »

My last word on the subject of NHS rationing. MITSTM has held the opinion she holds for some time but she seems to have mellowed since she made this post a few years back so we can be grateful for that as the opinion then was pretty harsh:eek: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=28297555&postcount=48

You really can't let anything go can you?
I had hoped this new prepping thread would leave behind the personal venting.
But here we are following on from post 413.
Unlike post 416 which is a lovely example of how to express a differing opinion.

THIRZAH

Does anyone dry mint for mint tea? We have loads of mint in the garden and I've heard that the tea is good for the digestion.

ariarnia

princesstippytoes "Any tips from anyone on medicines which have a double duty?"

as a new mum i was amazed by how ,multi purpose sudocreme was/is

i got through tubs of the stuff when jellybean was first born - for him and for me

its especially useful if when pregnant you suffer from inflamed veins in certain parts of your anatomy as its basically a zinc cream

DigForVictory "My inner prepper stresses that I can't arrange a three month stash but at least I've several small coolbags for insulin."

have you considered sending in your rx a few days early each time?

if you always make sure you use the oldest medicines first you should be fine to build in a little safety net to protect against loss of transport or emergency

pineapple

THIRZAH wrote: »

Does anyone dry mint for mint tea? We have loads of mint in the garden and I've heard that the tea is good for the digestion.

I found this
http://www.preservingyourharvest.com/DryingMint.html
You could also steep some fresh.
Thanks for the reminder. I have a load too!

Doveling

I built up my meds stash by putting the px in a few days earlier each time

I have a terracotta strawberry planter, would I be able to grow different herbs together in it? Or do different things need different soil types?

Sadly, have decided not to get hens again, so my friend can pass her hen house on to someone else. I don't feel our current garden is big enough. I've always let my hens go free range and that would not be possible here

Vaseline & liquid antiseptic are useful to have.

princesstippytoes

pineapple wrote: »

You really can't let anything go can you?
I had hoped this new prepping thread would leave behind the personal venting.
But here we are following on from post 413.
Unlike post 416 which is a lovely example of how to express a differing opinion.

I wasn't venting. I was advising that we still have a troll in our midst for those who were unaware.

princesstippytoes

THIRZAH wrote: »

Does anyone dry mint for mint tea? We have loads of mint in the garden and I've heard that the tea is good for the digestion.

Mint sauce or mint jelly are a good way to use up a glut of mint.