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Wonderful! I'd love to hear about what you decide to make with it.

It has since gone to spatula heaven 😂 The actual spatula started to split so we had to say goodbye.

If it was in this video its Heal-all (some people call it Self-heal). Prunella vulgaris 😊

Thank you very much for your help 🙏 ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

Thanks so much! Welcome to the channel.

@@celestemichon1038 Those all sound like great options! Would just depend how much heat you want in your oxymel. Let me know what you decide to go with.

@@theherbalsanctuary811 Thank you for sharing this story! I appreciate hearing first hand experiences dealing with invasive plants. And yes!! Washing boats so important. Same with using shoe cleaning stations when they have them.

@@shelbybettencourt4758 Thanks so much! Welcome to the channel.

@@shelbybettencourt4758 Thank you! It's a great spot.

@@oceanluv88 You are welcome

@@palominogirl2732 It's good to have in stock that's for sure!

Oh yes long before kitchen scales and precise measures us human folk did just fine with ish. Lol

Absolutely. You need to find a way to deal with the water content in the herbs. I linked a blog post I wrote years ago in the description of that video. I give you a few options on how to deal with the water content. I've been making fresh herb oils for years so it can totally be done! You can check out the blog post here: www.spiraeaherbs.ca/herbal-infused-oils/

Yeah you guys have a lot of water on the property too so it's not surprising!

It's so funny because as I was driving by the plants yesterday I knew clear as day that I had to record today about this plant. As an FYI... it is invasive so if you don't want it all over the place you might need to do some management on the property :)

@SpiraeaHerbs it's in my deer food plot lol. We have 40 achres. So many herbs and I've planted none except mint species. I'm truly blessed

@@leeannhull9586 Oh that is lovely!! Enjoy it.

Yes definitely! That is why conservation authorities do so for sure. But there were also side effects with purple loosestrife and duck hunting which is why Ducks Unlimited got involved.

Bahaha! Best comment of the day for sure.

@@SpiraeaHerbs no I don’t have your guide but I did take a course when I lived in northern Canada by a first nation lady on how to make tincture we did it with spruce needles and vodka. Let it sit in a dark closet for 6 to 8 weeks and it was really good for congestion spruces really high in vitamin C. I just started growing a herb garden two years ago. I look up the herbs to see what I can make with them. I really like your show thank you. I’m so glad I discovered you. You’re very informative. there’s some herbs. I don’t have that I know of. I live on Vancouver Island in Canada and I believe it’s the warmest place in Canada, one of them we don’t get harsh winters. It does freeze here though.

@@celestemichon1038 I used to live in Victoria BC. Loved it there.

Thanks so much for watching!

I am glad you are here as well. Welcome to the channel and enjoy your herbal learning journey.

Thank you! It's a bit wild, but it grows most of the medicine I need for my family and my clients for the year. Quite magical!

Good tip. Thanks for sharing!

That makes me so happy! It's amazing when we discover just how much medicine is growing on our own land. Enjoy the process!

Thanks so much for your kind words. Its truly appreciated. To answer your question, yes alcohol would take care of anything unwanted on your herbs. There is not much that would survive that alcohol-based environment. I am picky in the sense that I won't choose herbs that look like they are bug eaten or have spider webs on them or anything like that. I do ensure that they are the most vital and healthy plants when I harvest. Hope that clarifies.

Oh yeah it will work great with the mullein flowers and leaves. You might want to strain it through cheesecloth to get all the little hairs from the leaves, but other than that you are good to go!

⁠@@SpiraeaHerbsthan you thank you thank you love your channel 😊

@@radostinabodurova4941 Thanks so much!

Confirming you are referring to ginger as a potentizer? Definitely plays that role in formulations!

@@SpiraeaHerbs lol! That too

Oh we have TONS of birds. They eat all of my elderberries. Lol. We're just very low lying and have had a tremendous amount of rain. Hard to battle that!

Regular old garden sage!

Different species. Wild bergamot is Monarda fistulosa and Bee Balm is Monarda didyma. Same botanical family and their properties are very similar.

Never do! I grow everything myself and I don't use any chemicals/pesticides. Washing herbs is a personal preference thing I find. There are two reasons why I don't wash mine: 1. When they are wet they throw off the ratios of water to alcohol (in the case of tinctures) or ACV and honey. 2. If I wait for them to dry completely they lose a lot of their potency as they wilt. But like I said, its personal preference.

I was pondering putting in basil actually! I only didn't because I was worried how it would impact the taste. Not for me... for kiddo. So I say go for it!

@@SpiraeaHerbs Thank you. ☺ I'll give it a try, but make sure I don't put to much in. 😉

@@solanisomeni That's the beauty of these recipes. See how you like it and next year you'll know if you want/need more basil! Good luck.

Thanks so much!

@SpiraeaHerbs I love the authenticity of your platform. Do you do seasonal celtic/pagan recipes with herbs? I'd love that too

@@EveryDayAmityShay Oh my I LOVE this idea. I could definitely conjure up something for future videos. Thank you for this inspiration. As an aside... my lineage is Germanic so I might not be able to cover the Celtic bit, but pagan... no problemo.

@@EveryDayAmityShay I just remembered that I had a whole winter series of videos! Mullein torches, yule balls etc. Here is the link to that playlist: czcams.com/video/05lIUxJDmDo/video.html I also have a video on doing protection salts for your property. That is here: czcams.com/video/ts_ZH8EruRs/video.html

You totally can! When I have anise hyssop, I add that. The variety I have is called common hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis).

You are most welcome. Thank you for watching and for taking the time to leave the comment. And bees LOVE the mint family. Lots of great pollinators on my property.

You can really add anything you want! I can't attest to the flavour when adding thyme or rosemary, but I don't see why not (except that it might be a bit too pungent??). And thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. It is much appreciated.

And I'm so glad that I'm here!

It's linked in the description for this video :) But I'll add it here for you as well. Thanks so much for watching! Cosori Dehydrator: amzn.to/3WeewY8

@@SpiraeaHerbs thank you. Very informative

You totally could!

That's the awesome part about these kinds of recipes. They are totally customizable!

Mallow is a wonderful plant to get to know!

😊 thank you

So yummy!

That's amazing that you can find your medicine wild! Have fun making the syrup.

Thanks so much!

Someone else just shared this with me recently. How cool is that!?

Thanks for watching!

So glad that you found the video helpful! Best of luck on your medicine making journey.

Agreed! This the is part of the self sufficiency journey I hope to share with the world. It's so important to be able to take care of ourselves (and ideally our loved ones too).