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80 Square-Feet SHTF Medicinal Garden

Eye Problems

Wooly Lamb’s Ear, Stachys byzantina

• 3 Square feet
• Hardiness zones: Perennial in USDA Zones 4 to 8
• Soil pH 6.0 to 6.5
• Full sun to partial shade
• 18 inches tall

I use Wooly Lambs Ear to make an eyewash. It treats pinkeye and sties. It is also
useful as an antibacterial wash for all kinds of wounds. Wooly Lamb’s Ear is an
alternative, antibacterial, antiseptic, anti pyretic, antispasmodic, and astringent. It
is also a diuretic, carminative, febrifuge, stomachic, styptic, tonic, hypotensive,
vermifuge and vulnerary with many medicinal uses.

Growing Wooly Lamb’s Ear

If your soil is well-drained, you should have
no problems growing wooly lamb’s ear. You
can find both seeds and plants to start your
garden. If you choose seeds, start them
indoors about 8 to 10 weeks before the last
frost day, they can take about a month to
germinate.

Transplant the seedlings in the spring while
the weather is still cool and moist. Space them
about 18 inches to 2 feet apart for a lush bed.
Mulch under the plants to protect the lower
leaves.

Wooly lamb’s ear is mostly maintenance free,
other than removing dead flowers. You’ll
probably need to dig them up and divide the
plants every few years.

Harvesting Wooly Lamb’s Ear

Wooly Lamb’s Ear is easily harvested by plucking leaves as you need them. I pull
leaves from the bottom of the plant and use them for salad and tea.

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