PinnedRachel Helmich, M.S.inHistorical HorticultureHindsight is 20/20: Historical Horticulture1903 — “You speak of arsenate of lead. I have for the last two years used white arsenic and found it much preferable to Paris green. What…·10 min read·Oct 27, 2023--3--3
PinnedRachel Helmich, M.S.inGreen Thumb CollectiveBecoming the Mother of Dragon (Fruits)Two years ago, I was minding my own business while shopping for groceries when a pink flash from the corner of eye...·7 min read·Oct 14, 2023--2--2
Rachel Helmich, M.S.Writing About Plants: Questions for the Interested ReaderI Want to Write About Plants — From Biology, to Tissue Culture, to Gardening, but I Need Your Help!·3 min read·Mar 4, 2024----
Rachel Helmich, M.S.inGreen Thumb CollectiveNew Year, New GardenPlans and Goals for My 2024 Garden Season·3 min read·Jan 3, 2024--1--1
Rachel Helmich, M.S.A Word of Wisdom on “Female Diseases” — 1898 | Historical Records“It is the habit of a great many practitioners, when they are not able to make a diagnosis, to say, ‘female trouble.’ I think I know of…·10 min read·Jan 2, 2024----
Rachel Helmich, M.S.inHistorical Horticulture“Farmers Wives As Florists” | Historical Horticulture1887- “Let women be florists, thus blending profit with pleasure and making earth full of heaven…”·4 min read·Nov 4, 2023----
Rachel Helmich, M.S.inHistorical HorticultureHorticulture Saves Lives | Historical Horticulture1885 — “Twenty-eight years ago I was a wreck in health, and my physician warned me that I might die at any moment, and at best could not…·11 min read·Nov 2, 2023----
Rachel Helmich, M.S.Fancy a Pumpkin Spice…but NOT the Starbucks Price?Then Grab Your Moka Pot for a Homemade Delight!·3 min read·Nov 1, 2023----
Rachel Helmich, M.S.inHistorical HorticultureRising from the Ashes: Historical Horticulture1908 — “With the coming of the whites there was a cessation of the fires, and the lodgement and growth of the wind-snow aspen seed on the…·11 min read·Oct 31, 2023----
Rachel Helmich, M.S.inGreen Thumb CollectiveOctober Winter Prep and PropagationsGrow Tent Herb Garden to Weather the Coming Months of Cold·4 min read·Oct 28, 2023--1--1