[DellDGM]

I did post this question in the cooking forum but I also thought there may be some garden uses as well

I have grown camomile for the first time this year and It has gone nuts - I know that you can dry and use the flowers but is there anything I can use the leaves for?

[gobs]

I do not know any other specific uses for them.

A camomile area is a good slug trap though, just have not worked out how to finish them there.

Old wives tale has it that it's generally good for the plants and the garden, I use cuttings as grass for mulch and compost.

[DD.]

Tea?

[DellDGM]

I am addicted to tea DD can you dry and use the leaves for this? :?

[gobs]

No, I 've never heard of that.  Well, I'm not DD, I just think you hoping as you get more leaves than flowers, but GYO is not the easiest business in most of times.

[DellDGM]

What is GYO? (sorry put it down to that strange aussie or blondeness :oops: )

[gobs]

Oh no, sorry, I'm well cross with these myself, too. Grow your own, I should have said, apologies.

[Trillium]

In dry areas, some people make cammomile lawns rather than grass lawns. Other than that, I'm drawing a blank.

[WG.]

Isn't lawn chamomile a different variety though?

[Rob the rake]

Gobs,
Just mow yer chamomile when it's full of slugs. Job done!

Rob.

[gobs]

Ta, Rob.

Yes, there is a low growing, ground hugging, flowerless variety much more suited for lawns.

Well, I checked my herb book Dell, and so it says, that flowers and leaves can be used in infusion against insomnia and ?? as a spray to prevent fungal diseases and damping off in seedlings.  I've never tried though. :!:

[WG.]

infusion against insomnia

Dell is sleeping now & will get back to you later !

[DellDGM]

I wish I could sleep - maybe I need this tea    

[gobs]

Not that bit! It is very affective against insomnia and other things as well.

The leaves, I never used the leaves in this way, I thought, that was the question, what to do with the leaves.

[theothermarg]

I often drink tea made from the dry flowers you can also put them in a muslin bag and soak it in your bath water, carful you don,t fall asleep in the bath though. you can instead of drinking the infusion ( available in teabags) bathe your sore tired eyes in it, I can fully recomend all these uses
marg