Day 3: Decide How to Get Your Plants

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Welcome to day 3 of the ‘Putting Healing Plants to Good Use’ email series. This series 
is discussing different ways to use those healing plants and herbs.

Yesterday, you learned all about different herbs you can choose and how to choose the 
healing plants you want to use. Today we’re going to discuss some different methods 
for getting the plants you have chosen. 

Do You Want to Grow Them Yourself?

When choosing how to get your plants, you have two main options: you can grow them 
yourself or you can just buy the herbs all ready to be used. The first option is to grow 
them yourself. There are a variety of benefits to this option, including the following:

You will always have them ready to go
Gardening is a healthy activity to learn
You can save money by growing the plants yourself

Choosing Between Seeds or Plants

If you are going to grow the plants or herbs on your own, you can choose indoors or 
outdoors for many of them. This allows you to grow them from the seed or get plants 
you then transfer to a pot or the ground in your garden. There are a lot of decisions to 
make here. Indoor herbs are typically the smaller plants that grow well with only partial 
sun and partial shade. Some plants will require full sunlight, so those need to go 
outside. 

Purchasing Fresh or Dried Herbs

If you have no interest in growing them yourself, that’s okay! You can still make use of 
the healing plants by purchasing herbs from a natural health store or herbalist. That 
way, you don’t have to worry about growing and cultivating them, but still have plenty of 
options for using them.

Have fun choosing your plants!

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