You know I love everything about your channel but, herbs and prepping are my favorite topics you cover. Even though I have watched all of our videos and learned so much, I am going to go through your entire herbal playlist with a notebook and write down all of the tips. Thanks Heidi you are awesome!!!
I buy GINGER from the grocery store. Break them apart at the joint. I let them dry on news paper for week or 2. I plant them 1 inch deep in a large container after threat of frost is over. I plant them here in Collierville Tn in May. When it starts to turn yellow in the fall. Pull the up. Oh, I put a little straw on top for mulch. Thanks for your list!
We finally closed on our new house a week ago and have been moving. I’m so itchy to plant things. I have this list now and am ready! I have lost 55 lbs now and want to get off all of these meds. 55 lbs left to loose and one of your skirts will be my reward ;) I hope you have a blessed week.
This is wonderful as a nurse I sometimes recommend herb and rub as alternative medicine to my patients. I found your channel very informative. Thank you and keep safe.
Such a helpful and thorough video! Thank you so much. The way you explained by themes and grouped by purpose really helped me visualize it all. So much info - going to be bookmarking and coming back with a notebook lol!
I just started some tomato and pepper seeds today! and thank you for sharing your knowledge on garden herbs for meds. especially now. I am going to be having an herb garden this year Lord willing, and have been buying seeds.
thank you for this update. I appreciate it. I've been taking an herbal medicine class for the past 2 years. This year, my gardening focus is to get my herbal medicinal garden planted.
Your channel is exacerbating my spring fever :D Still snow here but spring is in the air. I love these lists, I grew borage and nasturtiums last year for the first time thanks to you. =)
Both ginger and turmeric grow well in pots in the house. They do multiply and although the die back as the season change, they return to growth in a few weeks. I live in zone 5 in Canada and have had both growing in wide but relatively shallow flower pots for about 5 or 6 years. I started off with one root each in garden soil with compost that I sterilized. I put them on my deck every summer.
Tried in pots inside and outside, they all just rot. One time I actually started to get some turmeric to grow inside but not long after the green popped up out of the soil, those died too. I may try again some day but for now I stock up on it in powder form so I can focus my time and energy on either new plants I have not tried yet or the things I know do well
@@RainCountryHomestead Strange, I don't seem to be able to kill either. The log home is extremely dry during the winter months and I have a habit of forgetting to water plants, :( Sometimes they may go weeks without water.
Always learn important "nuggets" of info about herbs from u! Love herbs and choose to use them over pharmaceutical if able. Soooo many MORE benefits from them than I thought! Thnk u!
Heidi! You're awesome---we just love you two! Thank you so much for your videos and info---as I always tell you, you've taught me more than you know...you are loved sister and appreciated! Much love and blessings and prayers for you all from Dawn @ Rich & Dawn in MN :)
Great list, Heidi. I also have in my herb stock is nettle, tulsi and ashwagandha. Adaptagenic herbs are a must to keep us balanced. Thanks for the garden update and look forward to seeing your gardens.
Yes, I also grow nettle and have a video on that, and holy basil (tulsi), I have tried for three years to grow ashwagandha but it does not do well but I am stocked up on it in a powder form. I have a great many more herbs I did not even mention in this video because of time (I could have easily made it an hour long) and I forgot to add a category I had intended and that was reproductive health: raspberry leaves, pineapple weed, and red clover were going to be the ones I mentioned in that
@@RainCountryHomestead Good morning Heidi. I indeed know what you mean when you say you could easily make an hour long 'herb' video. I feel and hear your passion with herbs. Thank you for inspiring others to use them also.
I just love you I love all your thoughts about big Pharma and Christianity and herbs. I have a degree in horticulture and so far you are right on sweet girl. God bless you
Sigh. Our soil is still frozen solid... But we are working the new hoophouse. Planting some greens and other things today, in fact. Going to start seeds inside soon, too. Thanks for all the information, Heidi.
Thank you for the breath of spring and of hope. I am missing my land/beds back home terribly. I am now inspired to give Baker creek a shot to see if they will deliver here. We have SUN here although not much rain. But I'd bet I can put a bakers rack in front of the window and at least grow the medicinal herbs here. Blessings!!
hey, im growing ginger! (In the pnw) started with the packs of raw ginger from costco and started them in some bonsai pots. will transfer outdoors when it is sunny :)
And that is really the best way to go about it, just adding a couple a year. I think it gives you more time to learn about the plant, how well it will do, how it grows, and if it will even do well. Then you can also properly prepare for the next year. Doing too much at once can be overwhelming
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I have been trying to decide what herbs are higher priority to start with as I begin developing a medicinal herbs garden. I got elderberry cuttings started and we have a peppermint my daughter received last August that’s coming back. I have been checking out lots of herb books from the library and have a long list of plants I want to try. This video will help me decide what to try first. We also already have raspberries and strawberries and I harvested some leaves from them last summer after watching your videos on the benefits from them. So far I have only used them mixed into tea.
Thanks for sharing your wonderful List of herbs. Here on Vancouver Island we have Seedy Saturday coming up March 7th where local seed savers gather to sell their seeds. It is a wonderful event, always nice to get seeds that were successfully grow in our area I think it helps ensure that they will be easier to propagate as their parents were already acclimatized to our area. This year I am adding Poke Weed after watching She is of the Woods video regarding it. I am hoping I can get a couple plants and that will be able to thrive here as it is not native to our area. I love this time of year when the soil is damp the crab grass and undesirable weeds are so much easier to dig out and the cool temps make it perfect weeding weather as long as those pesky rains hold off.
I live in Australia and we can get a product called Anna’s Yam cream. It is progesterone cream made from wild yams Chase tree Aloe Vera. It is amazing for rubbing onto an area that is about to bruise It stops the bruising and definitely makes the are feel better.
What great info., on a topic am totally in the dark about. Can't thank you enough for sharing this. Did jot down, some on your video , and will get back to it in a bit, to finish it , and hope to get down on paper, from your other videos, too! You are a "God Send". God Bless. Gretchen B. :)
Hiedi. Hats off. Fantastic herbal classroom 101. I have really nice seeds from your garden that I cant wait to seed up. I actually wrote down every last list. Awesome.. I purchased white Japanese dandelion among a nice variety to compliment the seeds I purchased from you. I'm itching. But first its mapling season here. Then seeding is next. Woohoo. Excited. Btw I live your garden map. You have a lovely usable garden. Lovely Hiedi. TYSM😍💖
I am hoping you can! This is my first year growing them and whenever I start a new herb, I always try starting indoors first because here, not all herbs do well when direct seeded. The following years some will do fine off the seeds they drop but not all. If I want more echinacea, I always have to start indoors then transplant, even from the previous year's seeds
I hope everyone starts planning for some medicinal herbs now. Remember some dont replicate with seeds or are way harder to anyway. I think that herbal seeds may be as hard to get next year as vegetable seeds got this year.
Thank you deeply Heidi... GREAT video as always... C ya l8er 😘🌹🌈💞🎵🌷🌺🌸😆👏👍💫🌟💛☘️ ~"Love, Hope, Peace, Dream, Inspire, Laughter, Joy, Give, Live & Let Live"~
What timing! Here I am...listening to this while chopping my carrots...and manage to chop right down on my index finger through the nail and into the nail bed. (Husband got a new knife sharpener) Arggg! Anyhow, then it popped into my head that I had seen some yarrow coming up in my garden bed, so I went and grabbed some to stop the bleeding so I could finish up these carrots. I think I'll let that plant stay put this year.
Happy leap day Ms Rain. I want you to know you are such an inspiration to me! I'm starting to grow my channel and changed my name from Sunshine to Sunshine Country in honor of you I hope you don't mind! Love you Heidi!
Absolutely love you 😊 not only are you so down to earth, your knowledge is phenomenal. You genuinely care about others and obviously yourself, you look fabulous, your skin is incredibly flawless ( would love your secret) . Everything you talk about is easy to understand. I truly enjoy your TH-cam videos and will continue to watch you, learn and grow. I’m looking forward to seeing what seeds you have for sale as well. I was watching a few videos late last night til early this morning lol Today I’m making a journal of everything I learn and keep it handy, as I’m aging I’m extremely forgetful, to a point it’s annoying as upsetting. I wanted to ask you about your dehydrator. Now, the one you use , is it the same one that you have linked to amazon? Just wanted to make sure I’m purchasing the right products. Thanks for your help and time 🙏🐝✌️
Thank you Catherine! Here is the link to a video I did on skin care: th-cam.com/video/Bwc1HHp24rE/w-d-xo.html Yes, it is the same dehydrator, I actually have three of them and sometimes run them all at the same time :D
Sadly, I did not have time to go through all of the herbs I grow or am starting new this year but I did accidentally leave out the "reproductive health" category, which I realized after the video was uploaded! grrr
Heidi, I'm sitting here watching your video, sipping my "lemongrass" tea....from my garden....it's so awesome! I know it may sound kind of corny to a lot of people, but I knew you would appreciate that! Thank you! :) Dawn @ Rich & D
The last two questions are the hardest for me to figure out! I am thinking of putting some of my new herbs out at the property but we still have to work up a good sunny spot for them and hope the elk do not trample them!
Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge. I really appreciate all that you do to help others. BTW, your hens are beautiful. What is the breed of your chickens? I will be having some Buff Orphington chicks arriving around the middle of March.
Hello Heidi and Patrick, I really enjoy your videos and thought of you and your go bag/ bugout bag when I watched a video of Rob Greenfield entitled My 44 possessions etc. I believe you would find many interesting thoughts and processes for managing possessions. I personally have way more possessions than Rob does and plan to continue having more but I still found many helpful informative thoughts and ideas. I hope you will watch this one of many videos and respond back to me with your thoughts and opinions about Robs ways of living.
I don’t mind seeing your sweet little face. ;). This video was very interesting. I made my notes. I love the pics as your talking about the different herbs. Thank you so much for in info. I never knew horehound was a plant 🌱! I thought it was just candy. Lol.
After watching some of your videos on herbs, I broke down and made a valuable purchase for our homestead...a book by Nicole Apelian, Ph. D. & Claude Davis. "The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies: The Healing Power of Plant Medicine". Mother Earth also has a Fair and this year, they have made educational videos available to the public for purchase. You can pick and choose which ones that apply to your situation.
So, How do I figure out the difference between "Wild Lettuce" and "Dandy Lion", ?? Some have told me that would be most beneficial for my situation, especially as I've cold turkey-ed oxy. Thanks to VA. Now drug ( 5 Months ) and alcohol free ( 14 Yrs ) , and working on the cigs. . . . ., just in time for COPD. Need a lung clear-er also. Thank You for your time and assist in every way. B BIG Time Blessed, 2 day & 4 Ever, in YAH'SHUS's Mighty Name.
I know they look similar but I have not seen wild lettuce for myself to be able to tell the difference. I have read though that one really needs to be careful with wild lettuce as it can cause digestive problems so it needs to be used with caution. I know people do use it and it is helpful but until I learn more about it myself, I personally cannot recommend it. However, each person needs to do their own studies on that and find what works for them.
Mullein is a good plant to grow for lung health. You should google the benefits and uses. It is a bi annual but self seeds. Last year mine were scant but this year I will get a bumper crop as their little florets were spread out everywhere this past Fall.
@@bohorustica8545 i always get volunteers of mullien. I have a giant one coming up and it will be at least 5ft tall from the first year plant is over a ft. Wide. Love the yellow florets on the tall spike. and even wild lettuce too. Yellow blooms on a somewhat dandelion looking plant but it shoots up on stems.. and a white tuft of seeds in same pod.
Here is a tip for you, 'dandelion' is derived from " dente de lion", french for tooth of the lion, because the leaves resemble sharp teeth. Also they flower early, so the yellow flower confirms it is dandelion. Also, wild lettuce will begin shooting up, gets tall, 3 feet approximately. Dandelions stay close to the ground. The leaves of dandelion are smooth on the top of the leaf.
wild lettuce is paler green and has spikes all over it it looks like and is a short relative of thistle. the spikes are bendy, and dont hurt , the plant grows tall later in summer and looks very different at that time of the year. the leaf lobes are a bit rounded like an oak leaf streched long and a dandilions leaves are sharper lobed. aroune here mid june they are past the rosette stage and easy to spot in the weeds. they are full of latex compounds that very many people negativly react to !! dont swallow it unless youve touched a dot on your toung to see if it bothers you.
I really love learning about herbs and what to do with them Heidi. Your amazing. I am growing herbs right now and its a learning process. like parsley one little seed is not enough it looks like it needs to grow in bunches am I right?? Do most herbs grow in bunches. Nasturtium is growing fast just took off but I have a question do they need a trellis to grow on? Thanks for what you share with us.
I have a hard time getting parsley to grow from seed for me but most herbs will bush out as they grow, especially if you continue to harvest some off as they are growing. Nasturtium does not need to be trellised but you can if you want. It may or may not climb it, it seems to just do and go wherever it wants. haha
Thank's for the info. Question - have you thought about down loading your video's onto disc's or zip drive thingie's ? You could sell them at your Etsy store. Like all of the herb ones together, sewing together, so on. I would love to get them. If a time comes when we don't have the internet we could still be learning from you. Stay safe, warm and dry. God bless
Hello Heidi and Patrick. May Father bless you this beautiful Shabbat here in New Mexico. I was wondering if you’ve ever seen any of Dr. John Bergman’s videos. He is a very knowledgeable Chiropractic doctor on natural healing and using food, herbs and chiropractic care for good health. Having grown up with that background (my father and uncle were both Chiropractors) I have learned even more about healing yourself from all kinds of ailments. If you haven’t already, you should check him out.
Yep, been a long time follower of him and have mentioned his channel in many of our videos such as the one on how we took ourselves off thyroid medications :). I highly recommend him to everyone. He is the only one I am really following as far as this Coronavirus goes, as he is not all about fear mongering and seems to present only the truly known facts, not a bunch of conspiracies
Great information. I so wish my landlord would let me plant stuff here. I want to grow marshmallow and some of these other things. I am thinking about trying to find some containers that I can grow in.
@@RainCountryHomestead ya I figured that by watching the video......will probably not be able to do that one......and that is the one I really wanted to grow
@@tonimitchell9930 try a trash can? Something tall, even on wheels so u could move it.paint it or buy brown/ black. and put couple rocks or bricks in bottom to weight it down.just a thought. Maybe a trellis nearby to vine up and around.
thanks for the video! im looking up new tea plants at the moment how convienent. my favorite way to have the bitter herbs is by brewing them into vinegar for a salad dressing, that way they come with a big dose of vitamin c. i have a plant that looks like feverfew from the leaves but has double the number of white petals on the flowers. is that common? or do you think i have a different species? could you perhapse try to describe the smell or flavor ? i know its hard to articulate those sorts of things but im stumped and havent found seeds for sale
Last year one of my feverfew plants ended up having flowers with up to three layers of petals. Not common but still feverfew. The smell is very bitter, much like the taste. As far as seeds go, I do sell them on my store but they self seed easily and far so you could have had a seed that came from somewhere else
@@RainCountryHomestead the plant was given to me in a big tray of unlabeled plants lol. mostly i figured it out but before i eat anything its good to see. i leave plant seeclings out on a table along the road for neighbors and sometimes i get plants left for me ! im in europe, am i able to import your seeds? i thought i couldnt but havent really looked into it.
Hi Heidi, I have a question regarding an earlier video regarding putting food by, I live in the south without air conditioning, i have purchased freeze dried, and dehydrated foods in the cans and they don't do well in the summer months, If i put freeze dried, or dry foods in ball jars, and sealed them with the attachment to the food saver, could I store them in a faulty refrigerator that barely chills food? I want to store food I am a senior on social security limited income, and I thought I could spend about $50.00 a month , I could slowly add to my non existent food stores. Thank You So Much. I find your knowledge incredible, and I totally look forward to your wonderful vlogs.
Heard of it but never tried it. I use valerian for that, often combined with catnip and feverfew when there is pain. I have a video coming out of my new extract blend using valerian and a couple other herbs for muscle relaxation and sleep
@@RainCountryHomestead Thank you for your reply, I will try that combination: I have one more question if I may: Can I brew herbal tea on very low heat for several hours to get more flavor out of my herbs, or will this ruin the medicinal properties of the herbs? For example, can I make tea in the morning and keep it warm on a "mini flare" and have a cup now and then throughout the day and evening ?
Echinacea is part of asteracea family with ragweed, coneflower,St John's wort.many probs from allergies.how do u have so much energy? A co. I like for herbs is Mountain Rose herbs in Eugene, OR. They ship all over.thanks
Yes, I do not have time to list all the allergies of every plant but people who have allergies need to check that for themselves. The astercae family is the largest and many herbs fall in this category such as dandelions, sunflowers, feverfew, chamomile, daisies, chicory, and so much more. I could go on and on. I have purchased from Mountain Rose and used to recommend them. They are a good company for the sake of their herbs and quality but I will no longer purchase from them nor promote them
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Love your videos I was wondering do you have these on a list something I can copy? Even if you dont ty for making these videos would there be any herb books you reccomend? Tha is so much and god bless keep well and safe 🙏💜
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Milk thistle, bayberry (berberine)which is also compound in Oregon grape root and goldenseal. Also, stop all corn syrup/ soda and corn in general: hard to digest. Try black seed oil.
My echinacea had mildew on a few leaves. I removed those leaves and I think it took care of the problem because I haven't seen anymore mildew for 3 weeks now. I wonder if I can save the seeds of the flowers yet or if they would be contaminated and would cause mildew if I planted the saved seeds next year.
I had valerian growing for about 4-5 years but I've never dug the roots...just haven't been sure on the whole process. When is the best time to dig some up? Should I leave part of the root? Great video!
I have never dug up valerian yet, mine are only a couple years old but if it is anything like marshmallow, simply cut off what you want, break it up and make new plants from the stock and then put them back in the ground. I hope it does work the same with the Valerian, that is what I plan on doing but am going to wait one more year to get a lot of root
Not sure I will do that as I will likely save any root I harvest to dry and I do not plan on doing that until next year as I want them to get a good root system first. I do have a few seeds I saved last year but not enough to put up on my store, I plan to save up more this year so hopefully I will have some available in the fall
Do you have any advice for rhubarb? I was given a chunk of my Gram's a couple years ago and at that time it had very small leaves. It still keeps growing small leaves. I remember these plants having HUGE leaves and good stalks when I was a teen and she was caring for them, but before she moved from the farm she wasn't able to care for them so they were left to their own. Is there anything you can recommend I do to rejuvenate the plant so I can harvest it someday?
just FYI, at least in the past, Nature's Sunshine has had some of the finest, most rigorously vetted herbs and other supplements of any company in the industry.
Hi Heidi, im trying to gather dandelion flowers,how do you save them as you pick them,stay fresh.Trying to get qt jar full,but they shrink up and turn dark.Do you dehydrate them?
It is totally normal for tomatoes to come up before all else. I still have herbs I am waiting on and my jalapeños but my 5 color Chinese peppers have come up. Perennial herbs also take a long time.
Hi Heidi, I was gifted 3-5 inch young valrian and comfrey plants. I need to get them in the ground. Are there things I should keep in mind when finding a spot to plant them?
Valerian prefers full sun. Comfrey can handle full to partial sun. I grow my comfrey under my fruit trees but it can grow pretty well anywhere as long as it is not too dry. Both plants like a lot of water
There are quite a few you can grow in pots but some will need to be large, such as the marshmallow, it gets a pretty big root system. However, if you plant ones like that in the ground, you can always take root chunks with you, that would be easier.
Sorry, i did not collect any comfrey seeds last year, maybe I will try to remember to do so this year. So many plants to collect from, it can be difficult to keep up on that along with youtube and other chores
Does it make a difference to infuse these plants as tea to cure or exctract them using your nive ways of exctractions ? Does it make a differen e which way to use? This video is so precious
An extract or tincture can often be stronger than a tea and your choice to drink as a tea, dry and encapsulate, or extract will be both dependent on the herb of choice and on you. Feverfew for instance, I do not recommend as a tea because the flavor is very bitter and it would be hard to consume that way
@@RainCountryHomestead thanks alot for the clarification... will make thyme exctract as I hate it infused as it istoo bitter for me to take . It is the only herb that fix my colon good bacteria and wnd any turbulence in the digestive system
if you grow it as a biannual plant harvest it in its second fall and it will be easy to dig out and store because its shaped like a thjck carrot. if you grow it as a perennial, it dosent matter. its also good to grow around house and barn and green house causd it burns the eyes of digging animals likr foxes and mice!
You know I love everything about your channel but, herbs and prepping are my favorite topics you cover. Even though I have watched all of our videos and learned so much, I am going to go through your entire herbal playlist with a notebook and write down all of the tips. Thanks Heidi you are awesome!!!
Thank you so much dear lady!
I plan to do the same thing!
My exact words. I found this channel last weekend. Grabbed my note book and pen. By gosh this is WONDERFUL!!!
I buy GINGER from the grocery store. Break them apart at the joint. I let them dry on news paper for week or 2. I plant them 1 inch deep in a large container after threat of frost is over. I plant them here in Collierville Tn in May. When it starts to turn yellow in the fall. Pull the up. Oh, I put a little straw on top for mulch. Thanks for your list!
I will be creating my first herb garden and the Lord lead me to you ! :') God is good sister.
Im 14 and in trying to start a little garden with my mum so your videos are so useful! You're so sweet and you get straight to the point quickly :)
That is so great you are doing that and thank you so much for your kind words!
Thank you! I am just beginning this herbal journey and I am soaking up your videos.
I always have to take so many notes with your videos. Thank you so much for passing on your wisdom and opinions. I'm so grateful for you.
We finally closed on our new house a week ago and have been moving. I’m so itchy to plant things. I have this list now and am ready! I have lost 55 lbs now and want to get off all of these meds. 55 lbs left to loose and one of your skirts will be my reward ;) I hope you have a blessed week.
Do that. Congrats👏
This is wonderful as a nurse I sometimes recommend herb and rub as alternative medicine to my patients. I found your channel very informative. Thank you and keep safe.
Such a helpful and thorough video! Thank you so much. The way you explained by themes and grouped by purpose really helped me visualize it all. So much info - going to be bookmarking and coming back with a notebook lol!
I just started some tomato and pepper seeds today! and thank you for sharing your knowledge on garden herbs for meds. especially now. I am going to be having an herb garden this year Lord willing, and have been buying seeds.
thank you for this update. I appreciate it. I've been taking an herbal medicine class for the past 2 years. This year, my gardening focus is to get my herbal medicinal garden planted.
Your channel is exacerbating my spring fever :D Still snow here but spring is in the air. I love these lists, I grew borage and nasturtiums last year for the first time thanks to you. =)
You're easily my favorite channel
That is so kind, thank you!
Both ginger and turmeric grow well in pots in the house. They do multiply and although the die back as the season change, they return to growth in a few weeks. I live in zone 5 in Canada and have had both growing in wide but relatively shallow flower pots for about 5 or 6 years. I started off with one root each in garden soil with compost that I sterilized. I put them on my deck every summer.
Tried in pots inside and outside, they all just rot. One time I actually started to get some turmeric to grow inside but not long after the green popped up out of the soil, those died too. I may try again some day but for now I stock up on it in powder form so I can focus my time and energy on either new plants I have not tried yet or the things I know do well
@@RainCountryHomestead Strange, I don't seem to be able to kill either. The log home is extremely dry during the winter months and I have a habit of forgetting to water plants, :( Sometimes they may go weeks without water.
Heidi, another great video, on Antiviral, antibiotic and all the other wonderful herbs, Sleep aids, skin care. Wonderful video.
Thanks Wendy!
Hello Heide thank you for info and I am used lots turmeric organic powder make vegetables and milk for sour throat I learned from you herbs
I'm learning to entertain my self. And help Mom with chores.
Always learn important "nuggets" of info about herbs from u! Love herbs and choose to use them over pharmaceutical if able. Soooo many MORE benefits from them than I thought! Thnk u!
I learn a lot from you video, thank you. May God bless you and keep you ❤
Heidi! You're awesome---we just love you two! Thank you so much for your videos and info---as I always tell you, you've taught me more than you know...you are loved sister and appreciated! Much love and blessings and prayers for you all from Dawn @ Rich & Dawn in MN :)
Thank you Dawn!
Great list, Heidi. I also have in my herb stock is nettle, tulsi and ashwagandha. Adaptagenic herbs are a must to keep us balanced. Thanks for the garden update and look forward to seeing your gardens.
Yes, I also grow nettle and have a video on that, and holy basil (tulsi), I have tried for three years to grow ashwagandha but it does not do well but I am stocked up on it in a powder form. I have a great many more herbs I did not even mention in this video because of time (I could have easily made it an hour long) and I forgot to add a category I had intended and that was reproductive health: raspberry leaves, pineapple weed, and red clover were going to be the ones I mentioned in that
@@RainCountryHomestead Good morning Heidi. I indeed know what you mean when you say you could easily make an hour long 'herb' video. I feel and hear your passion with herbs. Thank you for inspiring others to use them also.
Thank you so much!!! Wonderful! Especially during the virus that is circulating. I appreciate your time and work doing these videos !! Valuable!
Thank you!
Thank You for such a great list! Most of my growing will be in pots this year so hoping some will do good growing that way. Thank You for all you do!
I just love you I love all your thoughts about big Pharma and Christianity and herbs. I have a degree in horticulture and so far you are right on sweet girl. God bless you
Sigh. Our soil is still frozen solid...
But we are working the new hoophouse. Planting some greens and other things today, in fact. Going to start seeds inside soon, too.
Thanks for all the information, Heidi.
Thank you so much Heidi have been making many notes will be looking at your other herb videos your information is brilliant 💖😊
Thank you so much!
Thank you for the breath of spring and of hope. I am missing my land/beds back home terribly. I am now inspired to give Baker creek a shot to see if they will deliver here. We have SUN here although not much rain. But I'd bet I can put a bakers rack in front of the window and at least grow the medicinal herbs here. Blessings!!
And my went to the credit card stage. It would seems they ship and even offer free shipping here too! Yayyy!!😇
@@sandimorreale3685 where are you? General only,
@@lesleyharris3198 st Thomas US Virgin islands
Sounds like a great place to live, nicer weather than England is having at the moment, 3rd weekend of storms.
@@lesleyharris3198 it has ups and downs. No arthritis pain. All food is shipped here. Living is expen$$ive. Not at all like the states.
So helpful! Thank you :) I'm just putting together my last seed order for this spring and I'll be adding a few more herbs now!
Thanks so much for sharing🤗 your videos are so helpful and just so inspiring.
hey, im growing ginger! (In the pnw) started with the packs of raw ginger from costco and started them in some bonsai pots. will transfer outdoors when it is sunny :)
That’s amazing! I have had no luck so far with that.
You are making me antsy to get my hands in the dirt. Great list of plants, flowers and herbs. I enjoy adding a couple new plants a year. Blessings
And that is really the best way to go about it, just adding a couple a year. I think it gives you more time to learn about the plant, how well it will do, how it grows, and if it will even do well. Then you can also properly prepare for the next year. Doing too much at once can be overwhelming
I added lavender and comfrey to my herb garden this year.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I have been trying to decide what herbs are higher priority to start with as I begin developing a medicinal herbs garden. I got elderberry cuttings started and we have a peppermint my daughter received last August that’s coming back. I have been checking out lots of herb books from the library and have a long list of plants I want to try. This video will help me decide what to try first. We also already have raspberries and strawberries and I harvested some leaves from them last summer after watching your videos on the benefits from them. So far I have only used them mixed into tea.
Thanks for sharing your wonderful List of herbs. Here on Vancouver Island we have Seedy Saturday coming up March 7th where local seed savers gather to sell their seeds. It is a wonderful event, always nice to get seeds that were successfully grow in our area I think it helps ensure that they will be easier to propagate as their parents were already acclimatized to our area. This year I am adding Poke Weed after watching She is of the Woods video regarding it. I am hoping I can get a couple plants and that will be able to thrive here as it is not native to our area. I love this time of year when the soil is damp the crab grass and undesirable weeds are so much easier to dig out and the cool temps make it perfect weeding weather as long as those pesky rains hold off.
I live in Australia and we can get a product called Anna’s Yam cream. It is progesterone cream made from wild yams Chase tree Aloe Vera. It is amazing for rubbing onto an area that is about to bruise It stops the bruising and definitely makes the are feel better.
What great info., on a topic am totally in the dark about. Can't thank you enough for sharing this. Did jot down, some on your video , and will get back to it in a bit, to finish it , and hope to get down on paper, from your other videos, too! You are a "God Send". God Bless. Gretchen B. :)
Thank you so much for this. Very informative and helps a lot. God Bless Y'all.
Awesome 👍 been so busy trying to catch up 🙂 You all Be Blessed 💗💗💗
Hiedi. Hats off. Fantastic herbal classroom 101. I have really nice seeds from your garden that I cant wait to seed up. I actually wrote down every last list. Awesome.. I purchased white Japanese dandelion among a nice variety to compliment the seeds I purchased from you. I'm itching. But first its mapling season here. Then seeding is next. Woohoo. Excited. Btw I live your garden map. You have a lovely usable garden. Lovely Hiedi. TYSM😍💖
Thank you!
Another, great one, Heidi!
Thank you Christy!
Thank you Heidi. I'm preparing an herbal list for our new garden.
I didn't know you can transplant poppys? Good to know
I am hoping you can! This is my first year growing them and whenever I start a new herb, I always try starting indoors first because here, not all herbs do well when direct seeded. The following years some will do fine off the seeds they drop but not all. If I want more echinacea, I always have to start indoors then transplant, even from the previous year's seeds
@@RainCountryHomestead I'm gonna try now too so let's see how this goes 🙏🤞Good luck!
My dog made friends with squarel they play chase each day.
Awesome hearb garden. We have one with a plum tree.
Thank you so much for sharing this information, you are greatly appreciated! GOD bless
I hope everyone starts planning for some medicinal herbs now. Remember some dont replicate with seeds or are way harder to anyway.
I think that herbal seeds may be as hard to get next year as vegetable seeds got this year.
Thank you so much, this was very informative. In general a wonderful video producing many notes for future growing. God bless!
Thank you deeply Heidi... GREAT video as always...
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Thank you Heidi 💖
What timing! Here I am...listening to this while chopping my carrots...and manage to chop right down on my index finger through the nail and into the nail bed. (Husband got a new knife sharpener) Arggg! Anyhow, then it popped into my head that I had seen some yarrow coming up in my garden bed, so I went and grabbed some to stop the bleeding so I could finish up these carrots. I think I'll let that plant stay put this year.
O wow, glad you had that and sorry about your cut! Hope it heals up quickly!
.♥ALWAYS BE BLESSED♥
Happy leap day Ms Rain. I want you to know you are such an inspiration to me! I'm starting to grow my channel and changed my name from Sunshine to Sunshine Country in honor of you I hope you don't mind! Love you Heidi!
That is cool! Thank you!
@@RainCountryHomestead You're welcome and thank YOU for sharing your knowledge of so many things important to me
My neighbor has bees there over my house all the time in my garden but I'm just getting some of the herbs you are talking about
Licorice likes well drained gravel type soil and cooler weather.
Great info, appreciated the video.
Absolutely love you 😊 not only are you so down to earth, your knowledge is phenomenal. You genuinely care about others and obviously yourself, you look fabulous, your skin is incredibly flawless ( would love your secret) . Everything you talk about is easy to understand. I truly enjoy your TH-cam videos and will continue to watch you, learn and grow. I’m looking forward to seeing what seeds you have for sale as well. I was watching a few videos late last night til early this morning lol Today I’m making a journal of everything I learn and keep it handy, as I’m aging I’m extremely forgetful, to a point it’s annoying as upsetting. I wanted to ask you about your dehydrator. Now, the one you use , is it the same one that you have linked to amazon? Just wanted to make sure I’m purchasing the right products. Thanks for your help and time 🙏🐝✌️
Thank you Catherine!
Here is the link to a video I did on skin care: th-cam.com/video/Bwc1HHp24rE/w-d-xo.html
Yes, it is the same dehydrator, I actually have three of them and sometimes run them all at the same time :D
Thank you. Excellent information
I just order some of your seeds from your etsy store. Can't wait! Blessings.
Thank you! I will get them out to you tomorrow! :D
Your info is great. But more than my brain will take in great job 🙂
EXCELLENT!!! Thank you so much , Heidi. I now have a nice precise list to refer to. Can't wait to have an herb garden again. Blessings. :-D
Sadly, I did not have time to go through all of the herbs I grow or am starting new this year but I did accidentally leave out the "reproductive health" category, which I realized after the video was uploaded! grrr
Heidi, I'm sitting here watching your video, sipping my "lemongrass" tea....from my garden....it's so awesome! I know it may sound kind of corny to a lot of people, but I knew you would appreciate that! Thank you! :) Dawn @ Rich & D
Amazing!! Thank you Heidi!!
Amazing!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🧡Love this! Thanks!
Thank you, Heidi. I’m trying to figure out what to plant where and how much! 🥴
The last two questions are the hardest for me to figure out! I am thinking of putting some of my new herbs out at the property but we still have to work up a good sunny spot for them and hope the elk do not trample them!
Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge. I really appreciate all that you do to help others. BTW, your hens are beautiful. What is the breed of your chickens? I will be having some Buff Orphington chicks arriving around the middle of March.
Ours are the Buff Orpingtons and I love them. Great chickens! They are SO fluffy! haha
Hello Heidi and Patrick, I really enjoy your videos and thought of you and your go bag/ bugout bag when I watched a video of Rob Greenfield entitled My 44 possessions etc. I believe you would find many interesting thoughts and processes for managing possessions. I personally have way more possessions than Rob does and plan to continue having more but I still found many helpful informative thoughts and ideas. I hope you will watch this one of many videos and respond back to me with your thoughts and opinions about Robs ways of living.
If I get some time, I will try to remember to check him out
❤ Thank you!!!
Thank you ❤ God Bless
I don’t mind seeing your sweet little face. ;). This video was very interesting. I made my notes. I love the pics as your talking about the different herbs. Thank you so much for in info.
I never knew horehound was a plant 🌱! I thought it was just candy. Lol.
GRS ART of WORSHIP MINISTRIES the cough drops and candy are made from the plant.
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Yes!!!! Nice
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After watching some of your videos on herbs, I broke down and made a valuable purchase for our homestead...a book by Nicole Apelian, Ph. D. & Claude Davis. "The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies: The Healing Power of Plant Medicine". Mother Earth also has a Fair and this year, they have made educational videos available to the public for purchase. You can pick and choose which ones that apply to your situation.
So, How do I figure out the difference between "Wild Lettuce" and "Dandy Lion", ?? Some have told me that would be most beneficial for my situation, especially as I've cold turkey-ed oxy. Thanks to VA. Now drug ( 5 Months ) and alcohol free ( 14 Yrs ) , and working on the cigs. . . . ., just in time for COPD. Need a lung clear-er also. Thank You for your time and assist in every way. B BIG Time Blessed, 2 day & 4 Ever, in YAH'SHUS's Mighty Name.
I know they look similar but I have not seen wild lettuce for myself to be able to tell the difference. I have read though that one really needs to be careful with wild lettuce as it can cause digestive problems so it needs to be used with caution. I know people do use it and it is helpful but until I learn more about it myself, I personally cannot recommend it. However, each person needs to do their own studies on that and find what works for them.
Mullein is a good plant to grow for lung health. You should google the benefits and uses. It is a bi annual but self seeds. Last year mine were scant but this year I will get a bumper crop as their little florets were spread out everywhere this past Fall.
@@bohorustica8545 i always get volunteers of mullien. I have a giant one coming up and it will be at least 5ft tall from the first year plant is over a ft. Wide. Love the yellow florets on the tall spike. and even wild lettuce too. Yellow blooms on a somewhat dandelion looking plant but it shoots up on stems..
and a white tuft of seeds in same pod.
Here is a tip for you, 'dandelion' is derived from " dente de lion", french for tooth of the lion, because the leaves resemble sharp teeth. Also they flower early, so the yellow flower confirms it is dandelion. Also, wild lettuce will begin shooting up, gets tall, 3 feet approximately. Dandelions stay close to the ground. The leaves of dandelion are smooth on the top of the leaf.
wild lettuce is paler green and has spikes all over it it looks like and is a short relative of thistle. the spikes are bendy, and dont hurt , the plant grows tall later in summer and looks very different at that time of the year. the leaf lobes are a bit rounded like an oak leaf streched long and a dandilions leaves are sharper lobed. aroune here mid june they are past the rosette stage and easy to spot in the weeds. they are full of latex compounds that very many people negativly react to !! dont swallow it unless youve touched a dot on your toung to see if it bothers you.
I just clicked on a Bernie Sanders commercial to give some of his money to you LOL Hahaha! :)
Hahaha! Thank you for the sacrifice!
@@RainCountryHomestead It was quite the sacrifice LOL you're welcome!
Eric Tackett Productions! So funny!
We'll all need a portion of that money, even though Rain Country did the work hahaha!!
Lol @ Eric. Thank you for taking one for the team 🤣
I really love learning about herbs and what to do with them Heidi. Your amazing. I am growing herbs right now and its a learning process. like parsley one little seed is not enough it looks like it needs to grow in bunches am I right?? Do most herbs grow in bunches.
Nasturtium is growing fast just took off but I have a question do
they need a trellis to grow on?
Thanks for what you share with us.
I have a hard time getting parsley to grow from seed for me but most herbs will bush out as they grow, especially if you continue to harvest some off as they are growing.
Nasturtium does not need to be trellised but you can if you want. It may or may not climb it, it seems to just do and go wherever it wants. haha
Thank's for the info. Question - have you thought about down loading your video's onto disc's or zip drive thingie's ? You could sell them at your Etsy store. Like all of the herb ones together, sewing together, so on. I would love to get them. If a time comes when we don't have the internet we could still be learning from you. Stay safe, warm and dry. God bless
This is a good idea :D
A huge cardboard box came with new freezer. I'm thinking box fort. Or shadow puppet theater.
Sounds like fun :D
Hello Heidi and Patrick. May Father bless you this beautiful Shabbat here in New Mexico. I was wondering if you’ve ever seen any of Dr. John Bergman’s videos. He is a very knowledgeable Chiropractic doctor on natural healing and using food, herbs and chiropractic care for good health. Having grown up with that background (my father and uncle were both Chiropractors) I have learned even more about healing yourself from all kinds of ailments. If you haven’t already, you should check him out.
Yep, been a long time follower of him and have mentioned his channel in many of our videos such as the one on how we took ourselves off thyroid medications :). I highly recommend him to everyone. He is the only one I am really following as far as this Coronavirus goes, as he is not all about fear mongering and seems to present only the truly known facts, not a bunch of conspiracies
Great information. I so wish my landlord would let me plant stuff here. I want to grow marshmallow and some of these other things. I am thinking about trying to find some containers that I can grow in.
Marshmallow get big roots so it will need to be a big on for that
@@RainCountryHomestead ya I figured that by watching the video......will probably not be able to do that one......and that is the one I really wanted to grow
@@tonimitchell9930 try a trash can? Something tall, even on wheels so u could move it.paint it or buy brown/ black. and put couple rocks or bricks in bottom to weight it down.just a thought. Maybe a trellis nearby to vine up and around.
thanks for the video! im looking up new tea plants at the moment how convienent. my favorite way to have the bitter herbs is by brewing them into vinegar for a salad dressing, that way they come with a big dose of vitamin c. i have a plant that looks like feverfew from the leaves but has double the number of white petals on the flowers. is that common? or do you think i have a different species? could you perhapse try to describe the smell or flavor ? i know its hard to articulate those sorts of things but im stumped and havent found seeds for sale
Last year one of my feverfew plants ended up having flowers with up to three layers of petals. Not common but still feverfew. The smell is very bitter, much like the taste.
As far as seeds go, I do sell them on my store but they self seed easily and far so you could have had a seed that came from somewhere else
@@RainCountryHomestead the plant was given to me in a big tray of unlabeled plants lol. mostly i figured it out but before i eat anything its good to see. i leave plant seeclings out on a table along the road for neighbors and sometimes i get plants left for me ! im in europe, am i able to import your seeds? i thought i couldnt but havent really looked into it.
O, I do not know about seeds to other countries. Never tried it
Hi Heidi, I have a question regarding an earlier video regarding putting food by, I live in the south without air conditioning, i have purchased freeze dried, and dehydrated foods in the cans and they don't do well in the summer months, If i put freeze dried, or dry foods in ball jars, and sealed them with the attachment to the food saver, could I store them in a faulty refrigerator that barely chills food? I want to store food I am a senior on social security limited income, and I thought I could spend about $50.00 a month , I could slowly add to my non existent food stores. Thank You So Much. I find your knowledge incredible, and I totally look forward to your wonderful vlogs.
Though I cannot guarantee anything, it seems to me that should work well as they will stay cool and dark.
Thank you, again!
Can you grow Elderberries there? I'm in NoFL and looking into best types for here, including cross pollination.
Yes, I am growing them here, they do pretty well
Great! I'm drinking elderberry tea now. 🍵
What about the herb Mugwort for sleep and muscle relaxation. Heard it is affective against virus and malaria?
Heard of it but never tried it. I use valerian for that, often combined with catnip and feverfew when there is pain. I have a video coming out of my new extract blend using valerian and a couple other herbs for muscle relaxation and sleep
@@RainCountryHomestead Thank you for your reply, I will try that combination: I have one more question if I may: Can I brew herbal tea on very low heat for several hours to get more flavor out of my herbs, or will this ruin the medicinal properties of the herbs? For example, can I make tea in the morning and keep it warm on a "mini flare" and have a cup now and then throughout the day and evening
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Echinacea is part of asteracea family with ragweed, coneflower,St John's wort.many probs from allergies.how do u have so much energy? A co. I like for herbs is Mountain Rose herbs in Eugene, OR. They ship all over.thanks
Yes, I do not have time to list all the allergies of every plant but people who have allergies need to check that for themselves. The astercae family is the largest and many herbs fall in this category such as dandelions, sunflowers, feverfew, chamomile, daisies, chicory, and so much more. I could go on and on.
I have purchased from Mountain Rose and used to recommend them. They are a good company for the sake of their herbs and quality but I will no longer purchase from them nor promote them
Thanks!
Hi! Thank you for all your info, much appreciate you!! 🥰 Can these herbs be grown in pots?
Most can but some will need large pots because they get big roots like the marshmallow
Rain Country... Thank you! 🥰
Thanks i love watching your video i learn from watching you.thanks God bless is there somehow i can get in touch with you
All our contact information is in the description box below the video. Be sure to click on "Show More" or if you do not see that, then the little grey arrow to the right and just below the video
Love your videos I was wondering do you have these on a list something I can copy? Even if you dont ty for making these videos would there be any herb books you reccomend? Tha is so much and god bless keep well and safe 🙏💜
While I did not think to mention the books in this video, I do in many of my other herb related videos and also have a few of the books linked in the description box below the video. Be sure to click on "show more" or the little grey arrow below the video if you are on a smart device
Heidi, what plant could help for psoriasis OR liver? Thanks.
Here is a video that should help you be able to look up what is best: th-cam.com/video/FEAyCy3oHF0/w-d-xo.html
Milk thistle, bayberry (berberine)which is also compound in Oregon grape root and goldenseal. Also, stop all corn syrup/ soda and corn in general: hard to digest. Try black seed oil.
My echinacea had mildew on a few leaves. I removed those leaves and I think it took care of the problem because I haven't seen anymore mildew for 3 weeks now. I wonder if I can save the seeds of the flowers yet or if they would be contaminated and would cause mildew if I planted the saved seeds next year.
I had valerian growing for about 4-5 years but I've never dug the roots...just haven't been sure on the whole process. When is the best time to dig some up? Should I leave part of the root? Great video!
I have never dug up valerian yet, mine are only a couple years old but if it is anything like marshmallow, simply cut off what you want, break it up and make new plants from the stock and then put them back in the ground. I hope it does work the same with the Valerian, that is what I plan on doing but am going to wait one more year to get a lot of root
Do you sell pieces of valerian root to grow?
Not sure I will do that as I will likely save any root I harvest to dry and I do not plan on doing that until next year as I want them to get a good root system first. I do have a few seeds I saved last year but not enough to put up on my store, I plan to save up more this year so hopefully I will have some available in the fall
Ty for answering that was very sweet of you. Plants are such a blessing! Have a blessed evening!
Do you have any advice for rhubarb? I was given a chunk of my Gram's a couple years ago and at that time it had very small leaves. It still keeps growing small leaves. I remember these plants having HUGE leaves and good stalks when I was a teen and she was caring for them, but before she moved from the farm she wasn't able to care for them so they were left to their own. Is there anything you can recommend I do to rejuvenate the plant so I can harvest it someday?
Most rhubarb loves full sun and acidic soil (blood meal, chicken manure, grass clippings are good ways to amend the soil around rhubarb.
just FYI, at least in the past, Nature's Sunshine has had some of the finest, most rigorously vetted herbs and other supplements of any company in the industry.
Hi Heidi, im trying to gather dandelion flowers,how do you save them as you pick them,stay fresh.Trying to get qt jar full,but they shrink up and turn dark.Do you dehydrate them?
I dehydrate them the day I pick them, and immediately put in a jar. When the jar is full, I vacuum seal it and start another jar
My tomatoes are doin great but my peppers not up yet lavender sage either
It is totally normal for tomatoes to come up before all else. I still have herbs I am waiting on and my jalapeños but my 5 color Chinese peppers have come up. Perennial herbs also take a long time.
Hi Heidi, I was gifted 3-5 inch young valrian and comfrey plants. I need to get them in the ground. Are there things I should keep in mind when finding a spot to plant them?
Valerian prefers full sun. Comfrey can handle full to partial sun. I grow my comfrey under my fruit trees but it can grow pretty well anywhere as long as it is not too dry. Both plants like a lot of water
@@RainCountryHomestead Thank you! You are always so very helpful!!! I greatly value your thoughts and opinions!!!
Can any of these be grown in pots so I can take them when I move.
There are quite a few you can grow in pots but some will need to be large, such as the marshmallow, it gets a pretty big root system. However, if you plant ones like that in the ground, you can always take root chunks with you, that would be easier.
By the way, do you have Comfry seeds for sale? I didn't see them in your etsy store!
Sorry, i did not collect any comfrey seeds last year, maybe I will try to remember to do so this year. So many plants to collect from, it can be difficult to keep up on that along with youtube and other chores
Anti viral herb garden. Best herbs for pain.
Does it make a difference to infuse these plants as tea to cure or exctract them using your nive ways of exctractions ? Does it make a differen e which way to use? This video is so precious
An extract or tincture can often be stronger than a tea and your choice to drink as a tea, dry and encapsulate, or extract will be both dependent on the herb of choice and on you. Feverfew for instance, I do not recommend as a tea because the flavor is very bitter and it would be hard to consume that way
@@RainCountryHomestead thanks alot for the clarification... will make thyme exctract as I hate it infused as it istoo bitter for me to take . It is the only herb that fix my colon good bacteria and wnd any turbulence in the digestive system
Hi there what was the one you said with a purple flower for coughs? It starts with an A? Thanks
Anise Hyssop
When do you harvest horseradish I know how to prepare I just don’t know how to heart when to harvest it
I pretty much think you can harvest whenever, it is a very hardy plant but the best time I believe is in the late fall or winter
if you grow it as a biannual plant harvest it in its second fall and it will be easy to dig out and store because its shaped like a thjck carrot. if you grow it as a perennial, it dosent matter. its also good to grow around house and barn and green house causd it burns the eyes of digging animals likr foxes and mice!