Also the pollen can cause a virus on wild pear trees as it happen to my wild pear which caught an orange prickly substance on the small pears which had spread on part of the branches too. Something to check if it is a true cause the pollen caused by the berry juniper produced.

I planted feverfew seeds in a wildflower patch in my garden in 1995. It grew well and when the next spring time rolled around, I could see that the feverfew plants had seeded around the garden and into a few of my clay flower pots. Those flower pots moved with me to a new location, and then four subsequent locations I’d moved to. Each year, the plants spread their seeds around my yard and into all of my outdoor flower pots, with hundreds of plants popping up around the garden. Now in 2024, I’m seeing the 29th generation of those original plants. Feverfew is so beautiful, hardy, drought tolerant, and (obviously!) a vigorous self-seeder! I’m always grateful for them because seeing those little starts each spring makes me feel connected and also takes down memory lane, thinking back on the trajectory of my life over all these decades. Seeing them each spring brings me peace…they are like dedicated friends, hanging in there with me through the seasons of my life. It’s beautiful to have a physical, living touchstone to my life from 30 years ago.

Black seed oil topical

Dehydrating them and mixing them into tobacco lowers the burning temp to a cigarette...

Splintery hairs on the berries. Filter well

Found a HUGE grove of them in the park. My brother and I are going to harvest them in a month. You can soak them to make the sumac lemonade, or you can dry and grind them to make a zesty seasoning or use as a dried tea.

Just made my first tincture with self heal I grew from seed because I couldn't find any around here. I'm very proud!

Yes! It works grate for stiffness and relaxation in my neck and back.

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I really appreciate the very comprehensive video. All other videos I've seen left me with unanswered questions and this video "LITERALLY EXPLAINS EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO IDENTIFY THIS WONDERFUL PLANT

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Is there red veining on the curly dock stems?

I had an Aunt in Italy who would harvest the smaller leaves and make a batter with flour, salt, pepper and a beer, batter and deep fry the leaves and place a piece of mozzarella in a leaf along with an anchovy and place another leaf on top and make little sandwiches with them. They were awesome!

Can you boil the leaves that have not been dried? Is it useful that way?

I'm Oregonian, born and raise and run into these whenever I go on hikes. They are my favorite berry on the planet, but SO delicate! I would LOVE to make a jam out of them, but I doubt it's possible for the reasons stated at the end of this video.

Those are some wonky measurements.

I love this video thank you for the information :)

My husband’s mom used to blow her cigarette smoke in his ears when he had earaches as a kid. He had bad bad ear issues when he was little. He’s almost 50 now. So it makes me curious if this was where some would get confused and think any type of smoke blown in an ear would cure it. Rather than just mullein smoke.

He can anyone mix those up? Odd

I munch on a few leaves raw once in a while while gathering it

I got sow thistle in my yard but it's hard for me to tell if it's the toxic one or not. 😅

I spent the day removing a patch of Mullein from my Montana property. They’re an invasive species and hard to get rid of because the seeds can survive over 100 years. The key is to pull them in the spring of their second year as the stalk makes it easy. The first year Mullein requires some shovel work to loosen the soil. I did two front bucket loads full on the tractor and took them down to the burn pile.

Know what works even better than catnip? Benzos.

When plucking off all the leaves at once from the stems, go the opposite way that they are angled. (ground-wards/down) Rather than a struggle, they will snap off easily and be less damaged.

"You can do it!" (7:27) "You are your own expert; much more capable than our system will lead you to believe - just go for it!" <3

Can you still eat the root after the plant has flowered?

Are you suppose to sound like Homer Simpson?😂

Glad to see you're still in the game. I discovered the paper bag method years ago. I also discovered that if you don't tumble the leaves frequently, mold can take hold of some herbs. I usually only wash leaves that might have white splatter on em 🐦 🦜 😂

Great video, I have lots of catnip in the garden and leave some of my plants to flower because bees like them. I leave seeds on the plant throughout the winter because goldfinches returning from the South in spring eat the seeds.

Is this right, how can I find this in IL?

Oops, sorry....i read the more section after the video. I got the answer. Thanks so much. Happy hunting to me :)

My phone is not that good with picture/colors. Was those flowers on the plant a light pink? I would like to try to recognize it in the yard or wild. Thanks

So good to see you! My favorite forager ❣❣❣

Welcome back! Hope to see more videos soon!

this is the best most informative video on this plant i have seen thank u

What do you make of this ? so if you do'nt get the first year's root, they aren't good for food or herbal preparation?? Harvesting Guidelines Burdock root is best harvested during the fall of the first year of growth, before the flower stalk appears (Brill & Dean, 1994). Burdock root may also be dug in the early spring of the second year before the seed stalk has come up; after the stalk has emerged, the roots become too tough and fibrous for food or herbal preparations (Thayer, 2006).

I'm also in the Okanagan area- up in the Highlands and I'm really enjoying seeing all the things that grow well and naturally up here. Thanks for your content!

I found one that went white and is at the stage where you blow the seeds off the plant. I was looking forward to eating the root but it probably isn’t good at that stage.

Thankyou I will try this for my back pain!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Love nepeta C. Great tea for relaxing...lowered my BP during my first ever panic attack.

Ohhh catnip!

I have some growing but I didn’t know that thank you so much ❤

Cool thanks

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Best information ever about not using the leaves after flowering. And yes.. I do not shy away from getting stung a little bit..all helpful. In fact rubbing the leaves on sore swollen joints really does work for me. Once I had a minor hive like reaction which was no problem..but husband had a severe case which lasted for a couple of days..even though he used it before with no issue. So one must proceed carefully.

Love it ❤

Virginia Creeper is just a PITA! It will overwhelm the landscape.

...extra points for not asking for the like until the end!

@OkanaganGardenerandForager : Brought some needles home, researched a little so i wont potentially kill me and my family, and immediately found dire warnings all over the internet. Thank God i found this video; loved the sense of humor brother. We made the tea. Hey, if anyone reading this wants to do a Bible study, forget all you've heard and please contact me. I won't push a denomination; we don't belong to any. I used to believe the rumors i heard. Taste and see!

Found one at the woods' edge. Biggest one I've ever seen. Guess I better go photograph it. Thanks.