Medicinal herbs are at home in the wild. They grow best as cultivated plants when the gardener attunes to natural cycles. This means planting during the appropriate season—in most cases the same season when the seed would fall to the ground in nature. Temperature variation from winter to spring or from night to day, coupled with the influence of pure rainfall and the use of live soils teeming with beneficial bacteria and fungi are extremely significant factors in awakening these seeds. A true axiom of growing organically is that organic seeds do best when sown in organic soil.

Organic seed: Organically grown seeds have been selected for vigor when growing in organic conditions. Organic seeds demonstrate strong natural resistance against pests and pathogens, and they grow very nicely in soils amended with organic compost. Chemical fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides and pesticides are not well tolerated and are best avoided.