9 Reasons You Should Grow Calendula! 🌼😍// Garden Answer

[@Redtopshop]

Yes - Please share how you and your mom make medicinal products!

[@Cassiesgrayhouse]

Yes I would love that too! ❤🌼

[@Bamboo4U2]

...which is all well and good for a minor abrasion or minor ailment, but please, don't turn this channel into some smelly hippie "don't need no western medicine I gots plants" channel. There are enough of those lunatics who garden and also run "homesteads." (See: retreatists / shut-ins.) Seriously, one of them had a serious problem with her liver and her doctor was trying to do a differential diagnosis. This is where the doctor tries to rule things out and asks the patient to go off all medications not prescribed. And this homesteader mentions how she's "taking thistle." A simple google search of "liver problems" + "thistle" returned a scad of pages urging people not to ingest that herb due to possible *liver failure* . Let's just see our doctor for anything beyond "mild irritation," okay folks? Hundreds of years of research into chemical compounds of plants in search of medicines wiped out by some home-schooled twit pedaling thistle for some stupid (unscientific and unproven) "remedy."

[@brendabraun5522]

I would love to see you and your mom show how to make your medicinal products as well.

[@forexercises]

Oh yes please. I'd love to see more of you two together!!! I completely trust you not to go all crazy with the western medicine is evil thing.

[@Bamboo4U2]

@@brendabraun5522 Oh, FFS.... Laura, address this. See your doctor first before *FORAGING FOR MEDICINE* Oh, my God....

[@christalamia8569]

We need a greenhouse tour! Looks like you have lots of good stuff in there.

[@barbll000]

I have made healing balms with Calendula blooms - dried first and then put into oil for a few weeks. Then the infused oil is used with beeswax to make the balm. There are tons of recipes on Pinterest. This got me thinking about loofas. A friend makes calendula soap that she puts into a loofa for bathing because the loofa gives great skin exfolliation. Most people think loofas are from the ocean but they are actually a plant. She grows it every year and I'm zone 6A. I know there's a company in California that grows masses of them for the cosmetic industry.

[@allielouderback6893]

I would LOVE a video on how to make some DIY calendula products. Those could make a great gift too! Speaking of gifts, would you consider doing a video on what you’d make for someone as a New Gardener Starter kit. A round up of your faves of the things anyone who’s going to start gardening would need or want!

[@samsung-mq4ih]

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[@samsung-mq4ih]

lovely greens

[@jifangfox8367]

Allie Louderback NA amorning x.

[@dixiessmile]

I love you how you say that there are beginner gardeners and those who are experienced gardners. Never anyone who is bad at gardening 😌

[@DebbysWitchyVlog]

Oh Calendula is such a versatile plant. I make a healing salve with jojoba, olive, sweet almond, calendula and comfrey 💜 thank you for sharing!

[@christinewinner6425]

Can you give us the recipe.

[@MilkAndHoneyAcreage]

Kindra's Spiritual Journey Ooh would love to see a salve recipe! 😍

[@McSnicker55]

I adore Calendulas. Like Sunflowers, they make me happy watching them grow in my yard.

[@SweetStuffOnMonarchLane]

I really like it when you do a whole video on one plant! I'm a little embarrassed to say I really knew nothing about this plant except that I have heard the name before! Lol! It does make it nice when you're looking for information on a plant to find a whole video devoted to it. Thank you, and keep 'em comin'!

[@karoncrickmore2093]

I always plant Marigolds around the tomatoes 🍅 to divert the bugs. I believe Calendulas are in this family? Now if I could only find beautiful plants that the squirrels 🐿 detest!

[@thecrazysoaplady2497]

I infuse olive oil with calendula a d chamomile and use it in my handmade soap!

[@mariankay6482]

I make a tea with calendula and chamomile that has helped the sickest most upset tummy! The chamomile is good and has a bit better flavor than the calendula but the calendula is the one that really seals the deal and heals the sickest and most tender stomach. I just add a little bit of honey to it. It's got a little bit of a natural sweetness on it's own. 😋❤

[@Bamboo4U2]

Great! For soap, fine. For actual medicine, uh... No.

[@mariankay6482]

@@Bamboo4U2 Don't take my word for it... I dated an herbologist who owned an herb store many years ago. Calendula was his main go to for ppl with stomach flu or bugs. Here's what I found, quickly, on the web. www.mountainmels.com/blogs/news/supporting-gut-health Calendula (Calendula officinalis) Calendula, calendula! One of my personal favorites for many reasons. However, for the purpose of this post we will focus on the benefits calendula provides for the gut! Calendula can improve digestion and absorption, reduce inflammation in the gut wall, detoxify the body from pathogens, help fight amoebic infections and worms and help to heal pelvic and bowel infections. It’s very diverse, gentle, and effective for clearing the gut and helping to heal your damaged gut wall!

[@Nick_nelsonnotfound]

*gets a candula seeds and grows it then puts it into the vase and paints my hand dark green puts it on a vase and paints my other hand green and puts it on the vase and writes “i love you, wrong number” in the vase*

[@Sunflowerramune]

George and Clay

[@RealBradMiller]

Then who was phone?!?

[@thebloomfairie]

Last year was my first year "big girl gardening," and calendula was my absolute favorite. Its a great confidence building plant you can start from seed. lol

[@rebeccawoodbixler9536]

Who knew this was not only a beautiful plant but so versatile...not me! Yes,please video of making salves etc. 💛

[@emmylivingston4380]

Would LOVE to see videos about home made products like the salves and teas you mentioned...maybe a video with your mom 🥰

[@ramibu239]

Haha! I was just watching Jess on Roots & Refuge (latest vlog) & saw she wears the exact same leopard print Vans that you do!!!!😄

[@PetalsonthePavingSlabs]

I agree with every reason, they're ace!

[@elsa_taniya_shaji]

You have greenthumb .. I can never grow flowering plants because I'm so bad at it.. love your channel 😍😍😍

[@tiffinyharrington9307]

Taniya Shaji you can grow flowering plants - it takes time to develop a green thumb - over time you learn what plants need (reading care tags and having a good book - I recommend The Garden Primer by Barbara Damrosch, Elliot Coleman’s wife, helps, as does watching Garden Answer) but mostly it’s just trying and learning from the experience. Good soil is the most important element in my opinion. And a desire to be surrounded by beautiful plants. Don’t give up!

[@elsa_taniya_shaji]

@@tiffinyharrington9307 thank you for the tips. I am trying to grow some bulbs now and totally love garden answer. I'm from south india, so we have a temperature that doesn't go below 20°C, max is 13°c. I do grow foliage plants, since my mom was into foliage more than flowers. But yes, I love colour and I want some around me.

[@jilldinicolantonio602]

This was the first season I had Calendula in my garden and I L O V E D it! It could not be easier to grow, I grew from seed directly in the garden bed in late May. I swear every seed germinated, I easily transplanted them and had gorgeous color in the garden through til mid November in Cleveland, Ohio zone 6B. After watching your video, thinking I’ll sow some in a pot too next year, already ordered some different colored seed for next season.

[@adriankap2978]

Reading some comments & there’s several whod like you to show how you & your mom make nature healing items & others saying it’s not appropriate for this channel. Well, I’d love to see those types of videos, even if it’s only a short series. Not that you don’t already have enough to do… with small children on topic it… maybe create another channel for sharing that kind of info? There’s a trust that many or all have with you so it would be helpful to those who’d like to see & those who don’t won’t have to watch on the other channel. Just a suggestion. Your videos are one of the best channels on YT that I’ve seen, so thank you for all your great advice.

[@LY43537]

Recently picked up gardening and stumbled across this video when looking for plants to keep pests at bay. Thanks!

[@crittergirl3647]

Thank you for this video. Despite being a gardener for decades, I've never used calendula! That will be changing now.

[@Bamboo4U2]

You've never planted marigolds? They're Calendula. Marigold is a common name for the plant.

[@garammasala5632]

thankyou so much for sharing, i would absolutely love to watch a video on how yo make salves and ather products, please share, also completely unrelated but would you please put out a video touring your greenhouse, thanks!

[@TEAtimesTHREEE]

How interesting... I'd love to learn more about the medicinal properties of this plant and learn how to make a salve with it. That sounds like such a great gift idea for family and friends. ❤

[@thatonegirlelaine]

It's such a great plant and so soothing.

[@Bamboo4U2]

Great. Go to medical school and / or become a pharmacist or get an advanced degree in chemistry and become a chemist for a pharmaceutical company.

[@SweetStuffOnMonarchLane]

@@Bamboo4U2 Geez, why so negative? Before there were chemists and pharmacists and doctors our ancestors made all kinds of remedies from all sorts of plants. In fact a lot of the medicines we have now came from plants and we are still discovering what they are capable of. She just wants to know how to make a salve...it's not that big of a deal.

[@Bamboo4U2]

@@SweetStuffOnMonarchLane I know. I just get a little frustrated when people (not her) want to go back to the dark ages or "just can't wait" for an apocalypse so they can start pharmacology from scratch, lol. I shudder to think of the reemergence of "apothecaries."

[@ThatgirlinSeattle]

I love calendula. In my zone 7 area they look good 8 to 9 months a year!.

[@jamiemcvicker1522]

I would love to watch you make teas from plants in the garden!

[@Bamboo4U2]

I think the best one, Camellia, is not hardy in her zone. Camellia, if I'm not mistaken (Camellia Sinensis) is the species from which we get green tea and other teas.

[@allisonendicott8061]

All of your videos are wonderful, but I love how this plant spotlight was structured! I'll definitely be adding calendula to my garden 😊

[@kathymacomber4502]

I love that both the traditional and new varieties have a place in your yard

[@empressgrockslocs4446]

I will definitely use these for my dog. 🐕

[@iartistdotme]

QUESTION: As soon as you said they were almost sterile I thought they would not be medicinal like the old fashioned Calendula. Would the old variety be stronger for those purposes? I'm growing mine for medicinal and edible uses but have just started on this journey and would LOVE to see how you prepare them.

[@julienegustafson1501]

Yes, please! We’d love to hear some of your calendula recipes.

[@sandyg8794]

Hi Laura! I have some of the older variety of Calendula with purple flowers that live year round in Zone 7a/7b. I've had them for years and love them! The Godiva's are beautiful! I'll need to try some next year. Yes, please do a video with your Mom on making slaves, teas, etc. That would be fun to watch! Thank you so much for sharing! Love how you put this video together!

[@chrislittebrant5235]

💖 Thank you Laura, Happy Holidays. Take Care & God Bless, Chris-Raleigh NC

[@prakritighodki1192]

Calendula are beautiful flowering plants and easy to grow from seeds and come in different varieties.

[@michaelhaddan1965]

We have wild ones in our back gardens every year, but less this year since we had little rain. Their orange heads are one of the first to show; but I'm grateful for this video as I learned a lot about its cousins!

[@meriannebratu2921]

I am already growing calendula and I can’t wait

[@christinewinner6425]

Calendula makes a healthy tea. I love it. Dry the flowers and use in your herb tea.

[@amymerber]

Yes! Please teach us how to use calendulas in salves & oils!

[@forexercises]

Here in zone 9, Calendula are a winter favorite. The ones I have self sow and sprout all on their own in November. Come late December, early January, I have gorgeous bright blooms for my grey days. I rip them out around June when everything else is looking good, but they're looking pretty pitiful. I do wait until some seed heads have set and fallen before giving them the yank.

[@newsak1]

Who knew this beautiful plant had so many benefits other than just looking good - one being they are edible! I would love to see videos on how to make some of the medicinal products you mentioned.

[@ASH-kj9xt]

Haven’t tried the newer varieties of Calendula yet, but will certainly be looking for some next spring! Thanks for helping me add to my (very long 😉) plant list! 💚🌿🐞🦋🐝

[@valerieelfering692]

I make infused oil with calendula, marigold, lavender, pansies, and hollyhock leaves and flowers. I also add them to salads to share at my community garden. I love calendula.

[@ClassicRockFaves]

Wow! I love calendula, especially for bouquets, but had no idea it had so many benefits. It was so fun meeting you and your family today! You are just as genuine and beautiful in person. Thank you for making us feel so welcome.

[@pambuehler6402]

Great information, Laura! I will certainly be planting Calendula in my garden!

[@luereeacero4716]

Yes, I was going to ask for a video showing us how you would use it in food & for medicinal. I think I'll plant this & lavendar next to my coop.

[@ElizabethM824]

Yes, please do some videos on making herbal salves, teas, etc. Loved this video!

[@budoneof15]

Can’t wait for spring. I just received my flower press. I have a Calendula and I’m going to start drying blooms today.

[@micheals1992]

My goto flowers to start from seed are calendula, cosmos, marigold and corn marigold. They're all super easy to grow from seed and flower for a long period (corn marigold tends to get a bit messy because it's a wild flower though... It flowers late into autumn though). Poppies are also easy, once they're in they reseed and grow every year, they're almost like a weed so if you don't want them to come back don't grow them. Despite the fact they're quite hard to start from seed in a controlled environment, they're much better once they reseed. I'm also growing borage (which is also very easy to start from seed) this year to spread around the veg garden to attract more beneficial insects to that area.

[@Cassiesgrayhouse]

I am a soap maker and I make my own Calendula Oil for my soaps. ❤🌼

[@kathleenlodahl1358]

I plan to plant a medicinal herb garden, very simple and relevant ways to be sustainable and take better care of our families while being surrounded in beauty! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@alexcarrn28]

That is so informative. I didn't hear you mention whether they make good house plants. Do they make good house plants? Can the seeds be purchased? And from everything that you said I'm assuming that it's just normal soil that they are grown in. It really is a beautiful plant that you have there, I would love to see that growing in my apartment, if they work as a houseplant? Do you normally buy them already started? Or by seed? Thank you so much for this video I love this kind of information. It truly is a very beautiful plant. And I I think I would really appreciate the blooms for pressing as well as for medicinal purposes, and I really like the idea of putting them in your salad or your dessert. Thank you so much for sharing this information and sharing with us how beautiful your plant is.

[@Sun-Soul]

I have psoriasis and it can be hot and painful at times. I would appreciate so much learning to make a salve from calendula!😍 Perhaps if I were to make my own salve with gratitude to God and Mother Earth for the Calendula,🌼 and love in my heart,❤️ it would be very healing to my skin, or at the very least, comforting.☺️💕

[@Bamboo4U2]

My friend has it and her dermatologist told her to add a very small amount of (believe it or not) bleach to her bath water and it soothes the pain. I have no idea how or why it works, but she's said it's brought her relief. Have you been advised of this by a doctor?

[@Sun-Soul]

@@Bamboo4U2 Yes, I have heard of bleach soaks for eczema, but not for psoriasis. Those soaks are to help suppress bacteria for eczema sufferers as they're lesions can often become infected. That does not happen with psoriasis. Thank you though for sharing! ☺️

[@peggyjk]

I used to grow the old varieties but they have all disappeared, I may have to give them a try. Thanks 😊

[@skatingcanuck9837]

Love a multi-purpose plant like this. Please do more videos on similar multi-beneficial plants.

[@francineh.7825]

Would be really interested in the teas and salves video!! This was such an informative video - loved it!

[@emkn1479]

I love this! Brilliant. Please do this more often and then you can form a “catalog” of different plants. Can’t wait for salve and other products 😍

[@allabiliychuk4781]

Yes, please share how you use calendula for teas and other things, would love to see it

[@CoraBlu080605]

So glad you made this video because my Godiva was a bust this summer out in a container. They were in afternoon sun and the impatiens did amazing while the Godiva barely opened its blooms. I will give it another try next season, but I’ll plant beside my arbor in a hanging basket next to the veggie bed.

[@christinerose4839]

This is a plant I shall be looking for next year thanks for all that info it sure is nice to know all that 🦋

[@briangay8315]

Just want to say your videos never fail to impress. Happened upon one of your videos when I was looking up pee fee hydrangea information and was very impressed. Have since subscribed and learn something each time I watch. All the info on eco-friendly gardening is so helpful. I'm also learning a lot from your videos on the more crafty aspects of gardening (like planters, floral arrangements, etc). Thank you and please keep the videos coming!

[@Chipper6032]

I grew calendula this year for the first time. I saved seeds for next year. Hopefully you will show us how you make your salves etc before we harvest next year. This video I really enjoyed.

[@tishparker4119]

One of my faves! An Old World pot herb.

[@lovelyladygodbless143]

Thank you for the information they do look gorgeous 👍😁 love your video's I had learn a lot🤩🍄

[@VirginiaHale]

Yes, please do a video on how to use them in different mediums. How do you know which ones are the ones that spread & which ones don't? Do you look for something on the labels? Thank you for sharing this info. Have a great day.

[@kimliptak2070]

Yes, please show us how you use it for medicinal purposes. That would be a good project for us during the holidays. We enjoy your videos so much. Thank you!

[@wadescott6859]

Yes please show us how u make ur stuff!!! Love that idea

[@maggiemarion8669]

Had calendula in Michigan and thanks for reminding me. I will have to try here in Florida. Lots of great reasons

[@brankenflowery8416]

Implanting mine behind my Dwarf morning glory. Complimentary colors

[@lisaminer6474]

Yeah! Would love to learn more about what you and your mom do with the calendula!

[@vicki-870]

So that’s what those flowers called! I was in Spain hiking. I saw so many of those beautiful yellow and orange flowers growing wildly on farm areas. I had no idea what they were but I took a lot pictures because they were beautiful.

[@prakritighodki1192]

Very........Informative video on Calendula flowering plant.

[@camicri4263]

Calendulas are beautiful and the fact you can use them for medicinal purposes, teas is a big bonus. Please share how you make saps and what ever else you and your mom make....tincture, oils.... Thank you guys, great information as always! Hugs from the rainy Atlanta.🤗🌲🌧☔💜

[@barbarasmith8744]

Will have to add to my garden! They remind me of melopodium flowers.

[@snugglesrn1]

I would be interested in seeing a video on making the salve. I am trying to make a medicinal food forest and this video was so helpful.

[@holly_kay5570]

I grew Calendula from seed for the first time this year and wow--what beautiful flowers! Bright yellow and orange, and they just keep blooming even in freezing temperatures. I didn't know all of the benefits though. I'll be putting this in my garden every year now.

[@valerieelfering692]

Have you seen the blush colored pink ones? Beautiful! A friend of mine grew them this past spring and I had never seen them before.

[@PlowAndPantryHomestead]

I would LOVE to see how you make stuff with calendula!

[@vickymaier91]

I have super sensitive skin. I would love to see a video on how you use these to make salves, etc.

[@carolbeatty2468]

Nice informative video for my coffee with Laura and a great idea to see you making salve or oils that would be great! Thank you for all this as I am adding this plant to the list for next years classroom garden with the children!!

[@AprilBird4]

WOW! I had never heard of this plant until maybe 2 years ago. I just thought it was pretty. Heard about it being edible, but wasn't really into that. Saw seeds & tried that. Started easily, but I didn't take care of them. But I had NO IDEA about all the rest or that they might perform all season & even last/look good into the fall. I will be giving my seeds another try this spring & looking for some of the newer varieties plants at my garden center!!!

[@jojohnston4113]

Wow! This video deserves a double thumbs up! Are the new versions as potent for medicinal purposes since they don't produce as many seeds?

[@kerrydibiasio3784]

New plant to hunt down in the spring!! Thanks for the info Laura!

[@ellynlapier2411]

Yes please do a video on calendula products. Thank you for brightening my day!

[@hollyhasegawa6095]

Amazing flower, I never knew all of the things this plant did. Guess I will be adding it to my garden, I really hate aphids they make my skin crawl, and once ended up with some on one of my house plants, I just threw it away I couldn't even deal with them. Thanks again Laura for such an interesting video, have a great day see you soon, bye for now.

[@robingrunzweig1880]

well.... that is definitely going on my list!! if it helps with my aphid control, it'll will have done its job and everything else is just bonus! wow! thanks for this info!!

[@FriedaBabbley]

I would absolutely love it if you guys did a video on how you make your calendula salves and teas! This is a rather exciting plant. Not a video I expected to watch this morning. Now, when will spring get here?

[@gardenanswer]

I wasn’t expect to have such gorgeous looking plants still! Had to take advantage 👍😊

[@georgiamargaritis8344]

Wow! Very good video! I did not know all those facts about calendula. I have chickens and will grow some for them and me. I also like flowers to cut for inside the house. Thank you !

[@marilynbaldwin2934]

I will be planting that in my garden! A plant that does so much!

[@bunnieswitzer2522]

I would really enjoy a video about making salves and tinctures made with any kind of plants.

[@dorenenagy564]

Thanks for posting this. I never heard of it before. Will have to check out to see if we have that around here.

[@Val-jz6lf]

Calendula is great for the body inside & out! They make great soap, tincture, teas, & anything to do with health inside & out!!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[@laurac9766]

Very interesting! I am not familiar with this Flower. So the aphids are drawn to it more so than others? I plant tomatoes in containers so I'll try them in a pot near by to see if it helps. I also have 2 areas that get full sun, so putting calendula on my wishlist! ❤

[@jenniferrawles2989]

Thank you for this info. Im always looking for good pollinators. And i would love to see how you make items out of the extraordinary plant.

[@purplemb26]

Yes, please make videos on how to use plants as medicinal medicine!! 😊 I love knowing that I could grow something besides its beauty but for so many uses for me, my family, and my animals. ❤️

[@nancyanngambino1053]

Hi Laura. I grow calendula for soap making. I’m in New York (Long Island) and mine still look very vibrant .

[@nancyallen7835]

Loved this video Gonna put this plant on my list for the spring. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@ghoulgoil5029]

Please do a video on how you make home remedies with this plant. I’m so interested!

[@anitahadley2871]

I sure hope I will be able to find these at the garden centers this spring!

[@ruscatv]

I have gastrit and helikobakter plori. I start to use

[@sherrywalker4619]

You are SO helpful! You warm my heart!💞

[@PropheticSoakingwithSarahJER]

Thank you, have been needing to find this info a long time. I knew there was a reason I let calendula rampage in my vegi patch but couldn’t remember 😂

[@leesaaugustine1444]

Beautiful, I planted Calendula this past season!! I loved it & will be planting it again!! 😊🌼🌿🐝