Harvesting and Drying Echinacea and Marshmallow
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
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Omg I watched this video a long time ago. I went and bought these plants. Now they are full grown.. I looked this up again. Yay. I'm doing exactly what you said....
Thanks for the great info! Your videos encouraged me to plant a medicinal garden this year. The marshmallow is now 5-6 feet tall and I’m ready to harvest some of the upper stalks. Looking forward to a cup of mm and mint tea!!
Just came across this in my search for edible plants in my area... Thank you for doing this, I'm loving the education! I'm new to this stuff....but SO excited to start learning! I
Can I air dry?
My echinacena is really not doing good with our crazy weather...gonna save seeds to get MORE of it next year so I have more to get from, roots too young yet and not enough to harvest! DO need marshmallow seeds, its not one I have yet
I never knew marshmallow was so good. I know echinacea is a great one...thanks for sharing...blessings..MINDY
Thank you so much I just got in the echinacea herb from frontier co-op to put up so excited. I have taken echinacea goldenseal for many years if I even think I am coming down with anything and it has always worked for me in place of antibiotics such a great herb. I will vacuum seal it in small jars to keep it safe from air and light.
I love how you share all the little things that it takes to be holistic. I don't have any kind of dehydrator, instead I will make small bunches or bouquet's and hang them to dry from my chain for my chandelier with the ceiling fan on low for most of the fall and into winter. Last yr my hubby bought me for the holiday's an herb drying ring rack. I always have something hanging from it (I'll even hang cut flowers when they start to droop to dry ) We are still living on grid in town but one day I do hope to move to a smaller place at least partially off grid. My MIL lived in a small town with only electric on grid, she had a well for water and propane for cooking and heat but with a big fireplace for supplemental heat. I would love to be that self sufficient with hopefully solar for primary/supplemental electric
We are only partially off grid, in the summer, the public power is more of a back up that we really do not need and in the winter we do need it more as we get little solar but we do use our wood stove for everything we can, heating water, drying clothes, dehydrating foods, and more. I like the convenience of being able to use the best of both worlds but knowing we can survive if we ever lose the public power for any reason :)
Laila Garrett when I first saw all the stalks I had to think of Susun Weed, she hangs stalk and all to dry. I don't have a dehydrator either, have the dehumidifier running in the basement, it's partially above ground, I hang everything there. Comfrey takes the longest, teas dry fairly fast and so do leaves of dandelion and plantain. It works, just takes longer and the dehumidifier would run anyway to keep the basement from getting musty, I just set it a bit drier.
I have tried hanging things here before, but there are two problems, one is it is often too humid for things to really dry well, and two is that I always have SO much dehydrating, I would run out of space to hang it all! I would have herbs hanging from wall to wall on all my ceiling space! haha
Rain Country Heidi, yes, all the things you dry..... I at times run out of hanging space, I use my wash line in the basement LOL I come up with new inventions all the time (a colander next to the portable AC hose, a rack over the distiller with the bamboo steamer on top)
Since we don't have free solar energy to run a dehydrator I feel it uses too much electricity. I did put my tomato left overs in the sunoven with good results. Herbs however I don't want to dry in direct sunlight or I would put a rope in my car 😁
Have you done a video on vacuum sealing yet? Soooooo I am going to need echinacea seeds and marshmallow if u got any......please:)
The seeds are available on our store: etsy.com/shop/raincountryhomestead
and here is the video on vacuum sealing: ua-cam.com/video/biMgUOdJXV4/v-deo.html
If I have to dig up my echinacea anyways can I use the small roots even if I planted them at the beginning of this growing season? Otherwise they’ll just be going to the compost pile cuz we are tilling. Also, why do you not use the whole flower head with the echinacea? Are only the petals good?
I save the flower center for the seeds that I then use to either start new plants for myself or sell on my store. Those centers are pretty big too so the best way to utilize them would be to break them up first. As far as the roots, yes, if you are digging them up anyway, you can use them
That was exactly my Q. So I looked a bit further and the seed heads are also medicinal. This stuff is taking over my flowerbed, what a blessing!
Hey Heidi & thank you so much for doing this video, it helped me learn a great deal🥰 God bless 🥰💞🙏💞
I had a very strong feeling that when I did a Google search for "drying marshmallow leaves" one of your videos would pop up....and it did:) Thanks for the information!
Ur channel is amazing ! Thank u once again for ur help . I am only just at age 44 discovering this world of herbs n harvesting .
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Thank you Heidi so much for doing all these great informational herbal/medicinal videos 💞🥰
Very informative video. My equinacea is done bluming and the color of the petals are turning pale, can I still use it? Thanks in advanced.
Thank you❤
Tysvm
I so want a garden when I buy my house so I can grow these herbs
A couple of quick questions,, if I could,,,,
1) when putting together anything with Echinacea,,, do you Always Include the root,,,????
2) Is it true that the best, time of year, to harvest the echinacea root is the Fall,, after the first frost,,???
Sincerely,,,,Joshua
I personally never use the root as around here digging up the plant often kills it. Even cutting it too far back can kill it. I only use the leaves and flower petals
Amen sister! Great video! Sending love from Everett Washington!
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Just a spoonful of Marshmallow helps the medicine go down?
Thank you for the herbal information! I don't think I've ever seen those plants, but sometimes I'll drink commercially prepared teas with them in it. We're chilly here in Pennsylvania, too. I SHOULD be wearing shorts and tank top. I'm ACTUALLY wearing tee shirt and long pants!
We suddenly just had a couple of really hot days, made me feel I was back where I grew up in central WA where it is hot and dry all summer long rather than on the West side of the mountains. Crazy how we can have such totally different climates in just a few hours of drive time over the mountains!
Does the marshmallow get burs?
Never tried using the marshmallow but it grows near me so I am definitely going to start utilizing that Thanks
It has so many great medicinal properties, I have been incorporating it into nearly every pot of herbal infusion I make :D
@@RainCountryHomestead can you use it by itself? It grew on me by surprise and I don't know what to do with it cause it's in my aerogarden
@@Dasani_water_drinker Yes, you can use it by itself, Leaves flowers and roots are all edible fresh or dried. I have added leaves and flowers to salads before or just eaten right off the plant. I have tried the greens up for using in skin creams or adding to my dried mixed greens blend
I have a question- I understand that with the Echinacea that the medicinal properties are more powerful and you get lower in the plant. I segregate mine in to three jars: first jar flower and leaves..second jar is the stems...third jar the roots. Is this a good way to do it so you can choose strength on any given time you drink it? or is ot better to mix it all together. I find that the flower and leaves look better when ground into a powder and smells great. Not sure if I'm doing it right ?
Seems logical though I would not personally do it that way (separating) and I still only use the leaves and flower petals. The centers get saved for seed as I do sell them. And though echinacea does grow well once established here, I find it to be far more temperamental than my other perennials so I never intentionally dig up the roots. Even if the plant gets cut all the way back in growing season, it kills it. My husband accidentally mowed over one once and it never came back, not even the next year, so every year I start new plants to make up for the one or two I seem to lose each year. Thus, I never use the roots. I also never powder anything I am going to use in a syrup, tea, or tincture as it is much harder to strain out than pieces of the herb
Hello! I am starting a medicinal herb garden for my family. Are you still offering seeds? I will gladly send payment as well!
Yes, I sell my seeds, or most of them. Email me at raincountryhomestead@gmail.com for a full list of seeds and products
God is good!!!
All the time!
Most of my petals are brown or turning brown. Are the petals still useful to dry or do they need to still be purple?
Once herbs start turning brown, they are of little use
My marshmallow plant is a bright purple/pink is that still useful?
It is probably a common mallow, not a marshmallow. It still has benefits though they will differ some
I’m so confused about mellow root. I have rose of Sharon bush is it the same?
No, Rose of Sharon and Marshmallow are not the same thing but both have their own uses and benefits. Rose of Sharon is a bush, Marshmallow is not. It dies completely back in the fall and comes back in spring.
Also, love the jar lids 😊
As always great info! You are my favorite herb channel!
You are so sweet! Thank you my friend!
Rain Country you are very welcome!
Great information!
Can you dry and use the cone and stems as well as the leaves and petals?
I have never bothered with either because I save the cone part for seeds that I sell on my store and the stem, well, I just had not thought of it but I would assume the benefits would be similar if not the same
As a new-bee in all this you're really a God sent 🙏 Noticed you said the glas with Echinacea was sealed somehow. Can you explain how you do that?
Here is my recent video where I show both how I prefer to vacuum seal but also show several other options: ua-cam.com/video/qgUJ2sAJz0M/v-deo.html
@@RainCountryHomestead Thank you for that, and for all you share 😍
What do you do with the center of the flower? Do you make tea out of this also? And wouldn't cutting the whole flower down stop the plant from producing seeds for next years flowers?
These days I leave the flower head on the stalk to allow the seeds to mature as I sell them on my store. However, if you harvest the flower young enough, you can use the whole thing along with the petals
@@RainCountryHomestead Thank you so much!
Great video, do you sell you winter blend?
Sorry, I go through a lot of herbal teas and such so I am currently not selling them
great video very interesting !! wonderful information and advice on Harvesting and Drying Echinacea and Marshmallow and what you use it for !! thanks for sharing
Are all coneflower (echinacea) able to make tea etc? Or just the wild variety? I have a bright powwow version and another mix growing
I would like to know the same thing as I bought the orange coneflower echinacea.
While I am not certain about all of them, I believe some of them are, however, the purple has the most medicinal benefits. When it comes to most herbs, wild is always best for getting the most benefits.
Rain Country ok I’ll have to grab some seeds on my next nature walk it grows wild here 😊
@@RainCountryHomesteadI have a beautiful lil patch of the original now as well as the white echinacea up against hollyhocks. I didn’t know hollyhocks could grow 8ft tall. Anyway I keep coming back to your videos- thank you for making them!
Are these leaves and petals washed before drying
Here is a more recent video I did about washing herbs:
ua-cam.com/video/WQEqvlXfN_0/v-deo.html
Great video. !!
I always wondered about the proper pronunciation for that beautiful flower. Never grew them because I wasn't sure if it had a good use for us. Very interesting!
God is good.
When is the right time to pick the flowers and save the seeds?
I actually do not cut the flowers anymore, I DO pull the petals off to dehydrate and leave the centers to mature for seeds
@@RainCountryHomestead When they get paler, are they no good?
Can the stems be dried and used also?
I am sure they can but I have never bothered with them. Eventually I will dig up the roots and start using them but am still working on getting a good amount of plants well established like I did with my marshmallow. Echinacea does not like our area quite as well as the marshmallow so this is taking longer to get there
Are there different types of “cone flowers” ? If so, are they all “echinacea”? I have come flowers in my garden that look just like your echinacea but I didn’t know.
There are different varties of echinacea but the purpurea is the most medicinal
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Excellent video, and nice camera presence. For echinacea, are the non-purple varieties also medicinal? Also, I've seen videos that recommend using "fresh" (not dried) leaves as well as roots -- what are your preferences and opinion about using different plant parts? Thank you!
The others may have some medicinal properties but it is the purple that is highest. You can use both fresh and dried. I use fresh when they are coming in but the rest is dried up for the rest of the year to use in extracts, teas, and syrups. The roots, leaves, and flowers of both plants are used. As with most such plants, most of the benefits are found in the roots but still a good amount in the leaves. and flowers
Thank you. Hopefully, next year I'll have these herbs planted and can do this. Have you decided if you're going to sell your tea blend this year? :) or :( Haha My "vinegar" is smelling like some really good apple wine, so I guess it's not ready. It's very cloudy with some sediment on the bottom. Is that normal at three weeks? Here you are talking about herbs and I go on about my vinegar! I'm all about the ferments and vinegars. Haha Sorry. I love herbs,too. :)
Haha! That made me smile, I totally get that on the vinegar, and ferments! Yes, that is totally normal and a great sign that it is doing what it should. I won't know if I will be selling my tea blend at all until I get every thing dried up and mixed. It will depend on how much I have because I need to make sure we have enough to get us through the year. However, if it looks like I have enough to share once that is done, I will certainly put it out there for those interested but it will be a very limited supply
How long do you leave the marshmallow to dry in the dehydrator?
I have never kept track on exactly how many hours it takes but it typically dry by evening if I put it on in the morning. Always best to check every couple of hours
@@RainCountryHomestead thank you so much! Love your videos . God bless
Heyy great video! But what if we don't have a dehumidifier? Is direct sunlight a good alternative?
You mean a dehydrator? Yes, there are many other ways to dry, you can hang them upside down in a place that gets good airflow and is not too humid, lay on cookie sheets and place in a warm oven with the door cracked open, or even lay on racks or baking sheets and place in a car in the sun
I never new that the purple flowers where herbs thanks for sharing
Not the stems?? When i but c/s it looks like pieces of dried stem too but i could be wrong. I can't find the info anywhere. Why is the stem not used?
Yes, you can use the stems, I just do not
@RainCountryHomestead thank you Heidi. I never see anybody use them and I wonder why.
@@SaturdaySoul I would assume berceuse they are tough but one could still cut them up, dry, and use in a decoction
@@RainCountryHomestead thanks Heidi! I appreciate it very much! You've become my herbal guru lol.
Is there a certain type if Echinacea plant to use? Or are they all the same? I
Echinacea Purpurea
@@RainCountryHomestead thank you!!! I love your channel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I Wish seed from this 2 plant s you have there in the kitchen but to Denmark Can you do That ? I cant find Them otter plases
I am currently out of both of these seeds until fall. When they are available I put them up on my Etsy store. I have yet to send them to other countries but a quick look at shipping costs for them could be as much as $15 USD just to ship and the seed packs are $3.50 USD each
Thanks for the great video. One question though. I've started harvesting my 'weeds', thanks to you, but have lots of bug bites on most of my leaves. Would you remove those before drying? Thank you in advance.
Nope, I leave them, if the bugs like them, they must be good! haha! You may want to rinse them but even that is not a concern, I only rinse my low growing herbs as I am sure my little male dog likely pees on them
So the top brownish part on the Echinacea plants are the seeds then please? Sorry for asking so many questions, but new at these wonderful herbs that you've been caring & sharing & in hopes to in time, get off of my pharma medications, painkillers, Immune deficiency etc.... Great video, bought me 2 packages of the Echinacea seeds, can't find the Marshmallow, but in hopes I can find them soon b4 spring has sprung, as needed & so desired... 😘 🌹🌈💞🎵🌷🌼🌺💖😆👏👍💫🌟✌ 💛 ☘️
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If you bought the echinacea from my store, you should have seen the marshmallow seed too as I always have them in stock. As far as seeds go, they are my best seller. etsy.com/shop/raincountryhomestead
That brown, spikey, center piece of the echinacea is where the seeds are but they are down under the spikes. I did a video years ago showing wht they look like: ua-cam.com/video/W5uQAukLiSM/v-deo.html
@@RainCountryHomestead, Thank you so much Heidi, appreciate ya & on my way to watch the video, which I should have watched some time ago, but as we say, "It is what it is & too MUCH happening as I know you're a busy person as well & I got all my seeds that I ordered from you & it has been cRaZy weather & about a month ago, my Marshmallow finally came up & I read that others were having the same issue, but let me tell you, I was so happy & it is a bit funny as it was a foot & a half tall & I smiled ear to ear & reminded myself that Ruby, not every plant starts in the summer, but there is also, so many plants during the winter that grow as well, but this year, I will only do my composting & at this time with the Oregon & Washington weather , that is more than I can do with all my pAiNfUl medical issues/conditions that is just not ending as deeply needed & so desired... Smiles & funluvn hugs & thank you for all your caring & sharing & "brightest blessings always coming both of your way"... What, I just paid attention & I noticed that I wrote the comment 2 yrs ago, leave it up to me, & noticed that when I put the comment to care & share with ya, lol... Blushing 😇
Such good and timely information Heidi. I was trying to decide just what I was gonna do with my echinecia and marshmallow. First year for me. Thanks so much for sharing.
O wonderful! Thank you!
Sent you an email about seeds :) Once again, a great video- thank you for all you do!
Finally got to your email and got you on the list! Thanks Sharon!
Did you washed?
I rarely wash any of my herbs. If they really need it I will rinse them
Good info! Also love your lids on the jars!
Marshmallow is an adorable name for a flower
The interesting thing is that the treat we think of by the same name was actually named after the plant that was originally used to make it, not the other way around
@@RainCountryHomestead Wait that’s even better
Nice video..thanks..
Oh my, I wish I could share some of my echinacea for I have way too much! But I don't have the heart to thin it out for it's just so beautiful! It's such a delight to see and touch the gorgeous flowers!
This video is from last year and I managed to harvest plenty from my plants - I still have a quart jar of dried leaves and flowers from last year leftover even after using it in my homemade cold and flu syrup and my pain tincture. This year I started several more from seed from those same plants so I will have a good amount of echinacea :D
Poppy Opium Yes, I do and thank you!
Can all types of marshmallow be used. I have a plant that was labeled as marshmallow. It has larger and mostly white flowers.
Sounds like the same plant, these flowers are mostly white. Yes, all types can be used
Thanks
Another awesome herb video! Thank you❤️🙏🏻
Thank you Lajuana!
Do you use the stalk also
You can but I do not
Thank you
Heidi, I'm at the beginning of my journey to learn how to use herbs as med alternatives. Could you recommend a book that would get me started? There are so many out there it is very overwelming. Thank you for taking the time to post videos. I have learned so much from you!
The one I always link to as I think it is just the best for starting out because of the layout, the photos and the recipes is this one: Rosemary Gladstar’s Medicinal Herbs: amzn.to/2uN9CEX
Other good ones to consider as you go along are:
Prepper's Natural Medicine: amzn.to/2oBLX4m
Rodale Medicinal Herbs Encyclopedia: amzn.to/2obOZ2N
Medicinal Herbs Recipe Book: amzn.to/2mSn4VU
Energetics of Western Herbs Volume 1: amzn.to/2nD4Q9t
Energetics of Western Herbs Volume 2: amzn.to/2oBNRC4
Hope that helps! :D
Thank you so much for the information. You've been a big help.
I bought The Homesteaders Herbal Companion. I have only had it about a month and it looks like a well read book, read it 4 times already. Which has really inspired me to really do this herbal journey.
Can the needles be used to make tea???????
I am sorry, this is an older video so I do not recall talking about needles in this. What needles are you referring to?
THANKS FOR THE INFO
What is Marshmallow good for?
I have a brief video on that right here: ua-cam.com/video/mCXoAQLZ7DE/v-deo.html
Can we save seeds from the echinacea ?
Yes: ua-cam.com/video/W5uQAukLiSM/v-deo.html
I just made turmeric and ginger tinctures last night. I can hardly wait to start using them. I never knew you could use the powdered version to make tincture till I seen Stacy do it. So that's what I used. I ordered ginger from Baker Creek but they had a crop failure and had to cancel my order. I'll still try to grow it myself next year though. I wonder if I could just go to Whole Foods and buy some organic rhizomes from there and plant them? I don't see why not? Idk? Anyway...thank you for another great herb video. You know these are some of my favs! 😍
Love, hugs and continued blessings, Lisa
Same with me on the ginger and that was the second time I tried to order ginger from them. I have also bought fresh ginger locally and tried to plant it but it just would not grow. Turmeric I have tried growing twice so far. These roots do not seem to like it here :(
Rain Country I had tons of failed attempts with ginger, this year it worked! Keep it in your greenhouse in a pot. Turmeric will be next 😊
This year, I tried growing turmeric in several places around the garden, in pots, and in the greenhouse. Nothing. I will likely try ginger again, but the problem I have with the green house is space. I already have to grow all my hot peppers and basil in pots in there if I want any, and there is no space for anything else. I want to grow a LOT more peppers and basil too. I think I need a second green house - which we are considering
Rain Country wow, you need to put basil in the green house - peppers I understand. I have basil popping up here and there, must have "lost" some seeds.
Second green house, that means Mr Rain videos ☺
I forget from your patio videos, do you have brick there? I could imagine pots with ginger against brick might work, same for turmeric, I think they don't need full sun. Once mine finally sprouted out, this time I used bought seed soil, the fluffy stuff; once I put it in a larger pot and outside I kept it covered with an upside down tomato cage covered in bubble wrap for a few weeks. May be this gives you a few ideas?
This is the 4th time I have tried growing ginger 🫚. This time it finally is growing.
Where would you recommend buy echinacea roots?
I started mine from seed I had bought from Baker Creek. I now sell the seed when it is available (which will be fall) but I always sell out, that is why I have none available now.
etsy.com/shop/raincountryhomestead
If you mean buying already dried root, here is one of my two favorite brands of herbs to buy of what I do not already grow: amzn.to/3fybXrE
Oh thank you so much! I'm so happy to come across your videos. Have a blessed day.
:)
Heidi, thank you soo much for the info on both the marshmallow and the echinacea! super informative!
Thank you so much for the encouragement!
Hi Heidi. I'm not sure if you check these older vlogs for comments or not. But I have a question. I'm just going to try my new Nesco for the first time and thought I would go with the Echinacha as I have lots in my garden. My question is how long should I dry the leaves and flowers for? Thanks.
It depends on how full the dehydrator is and what heat setting. I recommend 105° and no higher and it will likely take a full day but check after 8 hours
You are amazing. Thank you.
do you use the whole head "bud" of the echineaca? ever?
I save the centers for the seed. I actually have been separating them out lately and selling the seed on Etsy