It's pronounced Diane. I do data architecture, operations, and backend development. In my spare time I maintain Massive.js, a data mapper for Node.js and PostgreSQL.
It likes it damp and out of full sunlight and it's a perennial which dies back for the winter, so it's pretty forgiving as these things go. Our back yard is shaded and swampy -- i.e. perfect -- and the valerian had been making a bid for dominance this spring until I pulled dozens of small plants up before they could produce seed. The roots don't really get going until the second year but I still had enough for a decent-sized batch.
Growing valerian takes time more than anything else. Making tincture involves digging up and cleaning the (rather fine and fragile) roots, drying them to concentrate the active ingredients, and steeping them in grain alcohol to extract. If that doesn't sound like a fun project, absolutely buy it from the store instead!
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It likes it damp and out of full sunlight and it's a perennial which dies back for the winter, so it's pretty forgiving as these things go. Our back yard is shaded and swampy -- i.e. perfect -- and the valerian had been making a bid for dominance this spring until I pulled dozens of small plants up before they could produce seed. The roots don't really get going until the second year but I still had enough for a decent-sized batch.
Growing valerian takes time more than anything else. Making tincture involves digging up and cleaning the (rather fine and fragile) roots, drying them to concentrate the active ingredients, and steeping them in grain alcohol to extract. If that doesn't sound like a fun project, absolutely buy it from the store instead!