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JW_Halverson:
Sweetgrass has a wonderful aroma when burning.  Kinda like primitive aromatherapy. 

Marc St Louis:
That's right Josh but you can also waft the smoke onto you to purify yourself

Hillbilly:
Wish we had sweetgrass growing around here. Eddie, the sweetgrass they use in Gullah basketry is a totally different plant with the same common name. I spent a while watching a couple Gullah women at the old Charleston Market weaving sweetgrass baskets a while back, pretty fascinating.

mullet:
 I didn't know that Steve, thanks. Kathie watched them weaving and said the same thing, but it was a small town outside of Charleston.

Marc St Louis:
According to internet sources, Sweetgrass is extinct an many parts of the US and endangered in other parts....over-picking and land development I guess.  It's very easy to start your own patch though.  It likes pretty well any type soil, except for rocks, and root cuttings is the easiest way to get some growing.  Seeds on the other hand are extremely rare and even though it does flower the "seed" packets are almost always empty

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