Reddit reviews The Candle and the Crossroads: A Book of Appalachian Conjure and Southern RootWork

https://www.amazon.com/Backwoods-Witchcraft-Conjure-Magic-Appalachia/dp/1578636531

https://www.amazon.com/Besom-Stang-Sword-Traditional-Witchcraft/dp/157863637X

https://www.amazon.com/Candle-Crossroads-Appalachian-Southern-Root-Work/dp/157863508X

https://www.amazon.com/Conjure-Workbook-Working-Root/dp/1936922568

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https://appalachianink.net/2015/09/06/the-last-of-the-granny-witches/

https://wildhunt.org/2012/12/appalachia-the-spirit-in-the-mountains.html

https://home.wlu.edu/~lubint/Touchstone/AppalachiaMagick-Irvin.htm

https://witchesofthecraft.com/2018/05/05/different-paths-of-witchcraft-appalachian-granny-magic/

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https://www.rueskitchen.com/

If you haven't already checked these books out, I recommend it--to get an idea of what sort of magic might be a good starting point, considering the area:

• The Candle and the Crossroads: A Book of Appalachian Conjure and Southern Root-Work by Orion Foxwood--HIGHLY recommended!
  
  
• Appalachian Folklore Omens, Signs, and Superstitions by Nancy Richmond, for some nice magical tradition & history.
  
  I grew up in the Poconos, and my mother's family still lives in the Appalachian Mountains on farms around Hazleton, PA, so I get the "feeling overwhelmed by nature and history!!" perspective lol. What's really neat about that area of the country is that there are a TON of Slavic/Eastern European traditions that came from immigrants who settled the area to work its farms and coal mines. Over the years, they've all merged into a sort of unique Appalachian magic schema that is a distinctly American magic system that you're in a great position to leverage. Also realize that "superstitions" are just spells in disguise--find the underlying logic, and use that to your advantage when you want to cast magic.
  
  So with those books, and go from there. DEFINITELY start a container herb garden, as /u/vampbun suggested.
  
  
• Rosemary will need to come indoors if it's in a container during the winter, otherwise you'll get root rot. It's a perennial woody herb native to the Mediterranean and brought over by Italian immigrants. Great for memory, mind-enhancement, and fidelity.
  
  
• Basil does best with lots of hot sunshine and water. (I recommend Sweet Basil, or Ocimum basilicum for your first attempt--not the fancy stuff until year two.) It's a "hot," energetic herb that does well with protection and energizing entire spell mixes. Mine usually needs to be replanted every year, but you can collect the seeds from last year's plant. MAKE SURE you cut off the flower heads whenever they start to bud--while bees like it, it dilutes the chemical/medicinal/magical properties of the leaves. When it goes to bud, then it's basically done for the year.
  
  
• THYME is DAMN easy and versatile, grows like a damn weed. Mine's almost three years old now, and it produced like MAD last year--I've got mason jars full of just dried leaves. Make sure you trim it often and lovingly.
  
  
• Yarrow would be a good--and "witchy" ;)--addition to an herb garden. Great to attract bees and butterflies, and most folks find it easy to grow. My mother managed it in the "we grow rocks" soil of the Poconos which can be poor when not amended, so it should be a good choice for you.
  
  
• Lemon balm smells nice, grows like mad, and should work well with various spells--it plays nice with other herbs in mixes. Don't plant in the soil if you're not okay with it taking over.
  
  
• For a distinctly "witchy" plant, try planting Mugwort in a corner where you don't mind it completely taking over. Makes a great meditation balm after infusing in a base oil, and powers up any sort of spellwork I've tried.
  
  .... lol sorry, got a little carried away there. Feel free to ask me questions if you've got 'em or if I can help in any way!