Lovely Yarrow -Harvest/Drying/Uses
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- čas přidán 30. 05. 2019
- I had such great feedback from a recent wildflower harvest video that I thought I would take you along as I describe a terrific herb, YARROW. (Achillea Millefolium L) It has been used by my family and many others for a very long time for good reason.
See the science behind Yarrow. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
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Do you have a favorite botanical?
My favorite botanical is rosemary. I will be looking into the article for yarrow and I believe I have seen this flower in my area. I keep dry rosemary in the pantry and I am going to try to make a tincture.🙏👍👍👍👍Have a bless evening!
Lilac 🥰 always reminds me of my moms house
Elderberry and yarrow are my very favorite and then lavender and chamomile are amazing as well.
Kenya, yes Rosemary is so fantastic, just the scent alone makes me feel better
What better reason than that, I love it
I now live in the city and no longer have a large garden. I am having great success with lavender, rosemary, basil, lemon thyme and chocolate mint in my small patio garden. I'm looking forward to drying them and utilizing them in a number of ways. Thanks so much for the wonderful videos and sharing your knowledge. I feel as though I am in your work studio with a nice ice tea chatting with you as you are working with the yarrow!
Suzanna, you can do so much in pots, that is fantastic. Thanks so much for coming along on the adventure, it's great having you here.
I'm recently getting into natural plants/flowers for my soaps. Thanks, Patrick!
Terrific Eric, there is a plethora of options out there
Very Lovely Patrick ❣️
Thanks Debra
Arnica, Stinging Nettle and Marshmallow Root are my favorite botanicals. Thank you for the great tip in drying in the bag, wonderful idea!
Those are fantastic, stinging nettle is in my medicine chest as well
Thanks for sharing Patrick! I also enjoy making tinctures. Yarrow is one of my go tos. I love seeing parts of your property and seeing all of the abundance and diversity of life - plant and animal. And seeing what you create with them is always such a treat!
Yarrow really is wonderful isn't it? Thanks so much
I learn so much from your videos Patrick. Thank you so much for your knowledge and sharing of the things you know about. So kind!
Hugs Sabrina, thank you for being here
So appreciate you sharing your botanical experience. Have a great weekend! Blessings
Thanks Lauren, you have a fantastic weeekend too
Gosh Patrick you’re the best. I seem to be in sink wit you! I’m working on drying herbs as of now! I just love and enjoy all of your videos as the knowledge and kindness you give. Sending many blessings to you and Thank you❣️
Karel, how wonderful, isn't it fun? I love working with nature. Thanks so much
Another very interesting video, I would watch you cutting the yarrow at normal speed it would be very relaxing and peaceful.
Looking forward to your next video. Complaints oh come now who would dare complain. Treat Patrick nicely or else😖😖😂😂👍
Paula thank you, you are very kind, thanks for being here
Thank you I discovered I have yarrow right in my yard here in Alaska
That's fantastic
Hey Pat, you grow everything don't you? That is amazing, I pay good money for that plant in my garden
Hi there, not everything, but there is a lot of diversity growing here for sure. Yes I know, what is a wildflower here, is a nursery plant in other areas :)
I do love yarrow too. Mine is almost ready to harvest too.
Oh how wonderful Marianne, its a great one to keep on hand
Do you only collect fresh blooms, or could they be a little on the old side.. where there are not as vibrant in color?
Thanks so much for the shout out Patrick! So many wonderful herbs and additives you have at your disposal. Would it be possible to order several dozen of your awesome dried bounty as you harvest for your own use? I would love to play with these. Let me know? xox Jen
Jen, I do need to try and do that, it is not a bother, I always forget that everyone is just not a next door, I guess I am sheltered by this CZcams model :)
i just hang them upside down to dry. i also have a dehydrator just like yours that my neighbor who has passed away gave me a few years ago and i'm still using it.. it's an old one called harvest maid 👀 also yarrow is so easy to transplant if you find some in the wild just bring it home and plant it in a pot or your garden and it will be good.
Thanks so much, oh yes, I hang many herbs and other botanicals too, but those dehydrators are great for speeding up the process a bit. Thanks so much
You know I saw it recently from rareseeds.com that they carry a seed packet that has a bunch of different colors I'm thinking about getting that one cuz it's so pretty but I'm looking forward to those videos it's always nice to see fresh new information and wonderful interesting ideas awesome Patrick thanks a lot
Lenna, very cool, that sounds like a great plan. Thanks so much
Bamboo, Jasmine,Lily of the Valley, and Plumeria. The latter is widely seen in Japan and Hawaii.
Terrific choices Joan
I think I saw some narrow yesterday. Here is the thing: I love working with all sorts of botanicals but very often I'm afraid to pick up the wrong plant. So I'd rather not risk it and just stick to what I am familiar with. Which is very limiting. 😞
Irene, I do understand, get some books on wildflowers/herbs, I love this from Audobon amzn.to/2JOffeZ it has great images and thorough descriptions of leaves, stems, roots and flowers to help you identify the plants.
Could I store them dried in a air sealed bag?
This is a staple in our medicine cabinet for cuts. Example, my husband cut his finger with a very sharp blade and the wound would NOT stop bleeding. He was going to go to the E.R. for stitches. BUT, I whipped out my tincture of Yarrow, put it on a sterile cotton ball, had him hold it on the wound for a few seconds, gave him another one and with in 1 minute the bleeding stopped. We wrapped it up and a few days later he was good as new. Now, it won't sew a finger back on or mend a broken bone so always be smart about these kinds of things.
Great tips Renee, that is how I use Plantain, thanks so much
I just harvested a bunch here in November. The leaves look great, but there’s no flowers. Is there still good medicinal value without the flowers?
Hi there, actually all above ground parts of the plant are full of medicinal attributes. Thanks so much
I'm curious, what do you use the stems for? You mentioned that you used them but never told us how. I'm harvesting yarrow now and wondering what I can use the stems for.
Hi there, thank you so much for your comment. I use those to make tea, sort of an infusion that I can drink. It's delicious with a little chamomile and honey.
Did you wash it?
Hi there yes indeed I did. I never want to stick any of our beneficial insects in the dehydrator.