Get Healthy in Your Own Backyard: 5 Medicinal Herbs to Grow This Year

[@StiversHomestead]

**Turmeric - shrsl.com/422u6 **Oregano - shrsl.com/422ua **Comfrey (Our store for starts) **Elderberry - www.riverhillsharvest.com/product-page/pre-order-3pk-elderberry-cuttings **Garlic - shrsl.com/422ui

[@shirleytruett7319]

Comfrey

[@fancythat5136]

I have Oregano growing outside in a pot. It comes back every year. I planted Comfrey root late Fall last year. It grew to 4 inches so I covered with leaves all winter. This Spring it has exploded with growth with beautiful flowers. It’s bringing in the honey bees too.

[@ednafortner6444]

Can we order Comfrey starts to ship?

[@ajalicea1091]

​@Fancythat WOW!¡!¡!¡!¡ I have some comfrey that I have been growing for 2 years. This is year 3. NEVER have any blooms.

[@keepthefaith1973]

Where's your store?

[@katiemclain2946]

Please make this into a series! Do 5 herbs per video until you get through them all.

[@robynearl]

This is a great idea!!

[@debimartin9111]

I agree I love the idea

[@barbarawadley4343]

Great idea!

[@sharonmckee2403]

Yes!!

[@juliesimmonds7445]

Oh my goodness! Was thinking the same thing. This was great! :) Do them all!

[@lyndagaylebanner6462]

Any plans for a book about how to make oils, tinctures, powders and salves? And their uses?

[@par0104]

Jen, do you, or will you ever do a live demonstration of actually processing/preserving these five herbs, teaching others on how to do it. I, for one, would love to see it done, in person. I believe the time is coming when we will have to rely on what we can do for ourselves. Love this video, your Ky sub. ❤😊

[@catherinegifford7767]

Great idea...please show us how to preserve these herbs & start our own medicine cabinets 🙏

[@akitajapan1651]

Agree

[@dianewagner2248]

I absolutely loved this video. Please do more of them. I'd love to see exactly how you preserve them. We need to go back more to natural healing.

[@debbiemusgrove676]

Growing comfrey, Yarrow, lemon balm, oregano, calendula, mullein, lemon grass, borage for the first time this year. Guess I’ll go find me some turmeric.😊

[@shortbean1886]

Growing your own medicine and food is so rewarding enjoy your journey! I am loving it and wish I had started years ago. ❤

[@khm2128]

Henriette's Herbal, an online & free resource, will fully inform you on lesser known attributes of mullein. BTW, mullein, yarrow chicory (when very young) & many other wild herbals, transplant beautifully.

[@jodimo]

I love when you two " comfrey " mess up. Your a precious couple. Thanku

[@elainecurtis3649]

enjoyed this. FYI, my endocrinologist recommends gargling with a few drops of oregano oil in about a 1/4 cup of water regularly, but especially when you feel a cold coming on. I've been lazy and got a bad cold *lasted 10 days*, remembered the oregano oil gargle, two days later, no more sore throat, all that sinus crap was GONE...I won't be forgetting that again. Gargle, don't swallow

[@kimnkruzin]

Organic apple cider vinegar with the mother scientifically proven kills strep. Recipe" steep herbal tea, cool down, add 2 t. ACV, 2t. Honey , gargle 5-10 seconds .spit out. Gargle again and swallow. Do this every hour for the day. Can also drink the tea. I NEVER go see a doc for antibiotics. I drink tea, gargle spit gargle swallow for 24 hrs. I drink the tea for an additional 24hrs. Works every time.

[@yvonneemanuel7669]

I was thinking the oil of oregano drops under my tongue and switching it down water trust me I never let it get to the tastebuds on the top of my tongue. Now I buy the capsules same company Oreganol and if I need to click one and apply it. It’s still fresh last longer than an open small bottle of oregano oil.

[@marygrott8095]

My top 5 herbs (most for cooking) are: garlic, basil, rosemary, parsley and oregano. And yes, I like this type of video. Would like to see top 5 tomatoes, peppers, etc.

[@sleeplessinthecarolinas8118]

Like you, I find it difficult to stop at five. This what I'm currently growing: tumeric, ginger, basil, thyme, oregano and garlic. Please do more of these types of videos.

[@tasteofheavenhomestead8553]

We need runner ups!!

[@jeanholdstock3695]

Love this 'Porch Time with the Stivers' style video. The information was very interesting (and some of it was quite surprising). Thank you for all the lessons you teach us xx

[@dlgrilli]

Great video & information. Zack and Jen - you are very good teachers, especially together! Clear information that is easily followed. Plus I really enjoy how the two of you interact - FUN! Jen, you have the best smile!

[@carrierangel9573]

We moved in September. I dug up 3 of the 5 comfrey plants and put them all in 1 3 gallon plastic tote to move. They are still in there. (Getting planted this week!!) I thought for sure they were all dead this winter, and then they started growing about a month ago!

[@witchofthewildwoods3496]

I love this so much! There are a zillion herbs growing wild on my property and I’ve planted more, but even though I use it daily I haven’t grown turmeric. I’m an RN but always turn to plant medicine for my family and animals. I appreciate you!

[@trumpeterswan4177]

Had a c section 18 years ago and have never since felt like myself in shape beneath my belly button. Tha k you, its time to get back my flat tummy again.

[@sandrasstitches]

I love this style of video where you chat about the how to grow, harvest and use plants 🪴❤ Thank you 😊

[@tamararoberts9307]

I love all herbs but my favorite ones are sage, oregano, dill, basil, dandelion, rosemary and thyme 😊

[@maggie.j.mclean]

Top five herbs I will always grow: Parsley, for stomach, potatoes, soups, etc.. Sage, for poultry, sausage, smudging. Rosemary. Grilling, marinades, oils, steam for sinus issues Thyme. Cooking just about everything and my pollinators love it! Dill. Pickles, pickles, more pickles please! My swallow tail butterflies love to lay eggs on it so I dedicate some for the butterflies. I've got at least 5 more!

[@carolinapatriot9651]

How do you use rosemary for sinus issues?

[@RaiderMom2008]

Great video! Plus, I love the way you two look and smile at each other! Just makes my day! Y’all not only grow herbs and food, you grow a lot of love and it shines through in your videos! Great family! So glad I found you! Also, going to try my hand at growing as many of these top 5 as I can! ~~Lisa

[@Pollyanna1233]

I am so fortunate to live close to a major creek where elderberry is abundant.

[@jennb7162]

New gardener here, growing: Bee Balm, Borage, Calendula, Catnip, Comfrey, Feverfew, Chamomile, Holy Basil, Horehound, Hyssop, Lemon Balm, Lemon Drop Spilatanthes, Marshmallow, Mothorwort, Mullein, Peppermint, Giant Turkish Plantain, Purple Coneflower, Spearmint, St. John's Wort, Stinging Nettles and Yarrow...in addition to my culinary herbs. Whew! Great information in this video!

[@debrajones5305]

Your comfrey and calendula salves have been about all I have needed for YEARS!

[@kellytalley7180]

My grandma was cutting off some weeds & told me that she was going to make her some poke salad. I called my mom & told her grandma had lost her mind. She just laughed at me. I don't think I will ever forget that. ( 20 years ago) 😆

[@sheribristol2826]

This is my first year growing garlic. I was so excited when I saw the shoots popping up! I also started growing some herbs last year. I plan on growing more as time goes on. I would LOVE to hear more about herbs and tinctures!

[@allenfarm]

"Next 5 in the top 40" Looked far and wide for this type of video in January when i was buying seeds.If yall could also show us how to use these at the end of the season!

[@VeronicaGest72]

Love love love herbs. My favorite thing to grow. Like y'all its almost too hard to pick 5! lol. Growing a lot of herbs this year. My #1 is hands down Oregano. #2 Chocolate Mint. And not in any order, Calendula, Lemon Balm, Ginger. So many more I love and grow. Comfrey, Garlic, Basils of all kinds. Mints of all kinds. Echinacea . Hibiscus. Wormwood. Wild herbs like plantain, mullein, St John's Wort. Many more. Yeah, see, no way I can pick just 5. :)

[@janemosherpage2748]

You can also let a few garlic flowers produce bulbils, little tiny garlic bulbs. You can plant these in the Fall, harvest in the late Spring, and replant to have a garlic bulb the next July.

[@janpiper3068]

This would make a fantastic series

[@juliesimmonds7445]

I grow the most Basil. Love the smell and making tea with it. I have a pot of Oregano too.

[@TapIntoAlignment]

As you can see oregano is a love of mine. My first go to 🌱 even my young adult children couldn’t leave home without it.

[@karenreaves3650]

Comfrey grows well in Florida, that’s #1.

[@Clarinda787]

GREAT VIDEO! Can you make a series dedicating a video to each herb you grow, how you process it, and what you use it for? That would be a fabulous series!

[@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123]

Starting points are always good because I remember starting out, it gets overwhelming to try and do it all !!! I wish I had a relationship like you two ❤ Blessings

[@kyannandmat]

I absolutely loved this! I’ve been wanting to add medicinal herbs to our garden but wasn’t sure where to start (it feels a bit overwhelming with so many options!) so this was SO helpful! I’d love more videos like this!

[@melissah5789]

We plant comfrey around our fruit trees. Bc the roots are so strong and grow so deep they help the tree roots grow deeper. We love it there too bc it brings in more helpful bugs.

[@frenchysandi]

A series about medicinal herbs with pictures

[@helenehenkel]

Lavender, calendula, chamomile comfrey & garlic. Favorites to grow

[@summermucha5207]

I love ❤️ how you two laugh and smile so much with each other.

[@ritamccartt-kordon283]

We have Wild Elderberries all over the place. I decided to order, through your link, a new variety of Elderberry. They only had Pocahontas in a 3 pack. So I ordered a Bob Gordon as a small rooted plant. Maybe this will help our Wild Ones as a companion. I have my netting ready this year! Last year I didn't get much, the Birds ate the majority. This was a WONDERFUL video! Please consider doing more! We plan to visit your store soon. GOD bless

[@kellyrosloniec300]

Lemon Basil is my favorite to dry and use for cooking. I use it all winter long in soups.

[@jamiesnider1635]

Oregano, thyme, sage, yarrow, and comphrey. Also have tons of echinacea growing for medicinal purposes and just because the flowers are so beautiful and it flowers profusely ALL summer long (polinators love it too!)... a must have in any garden!

[@terriflores2248]

I love all your videos! And I am new to apothecary and still pretty new at gardening. You provide a lot of great information! Thank you.

[@sylviaking314]

Thank you for sharing this information!! Blessings to you all!!!

[@lizscott6911]

Just found your channel. Love your content. I am a sister from UK. 71 years old and never ever take Big Pharma drugs. I am using Tumeric. I am going to enjoy learning from you. Regards from across the Pond.

[@shortbean1886]

Garlic is one of my most important things to grow and I can never grow enough love love love it 🧄

[@nancybrooks-hartz8807]

Thank you for doing this video please do more on herbs and medicinal herbs!!

[@brettwhite5906]

I think this is the first video that I watched from this channel. I enjoy this content since it is a current interest for me. Thank you for sharing!

[@tammifinley9455]

I started Basil, oregano, rosemary ,chives and dill last year... 1st time doing garlic last fall- need to do more!!. Love your comfrey salve!!! Time to grow my "herb area bigger!!

[@lizzyimberi9261]

This style of video is great!

[@crystals14acregarden61]

I plant garlic around the outside of all my beds, instead of using a whole bed, so I still have all my beds for whatever else I want

[@frenchysandi]

I grow garlic in a hard plastic kiddie pool that started leaking. Works great. I also grow strawberries in kiddie pool.

[@tammycornett5631]

I love this type of video --thanks so much for doing this, and I hope you do more. I'm 63, and just beginning my medicinal herbs adventure. I have a whole area set aside for them this year, and have many different kinds started in my greenhouse. I think my favorites so far are lemon balm , chamomile, and peppermint. I do have a large bed of garlic growing, too!

[@cindyr.-eg9wo]

Im 61 and getting into it also.

[@starrmasner6015]

Y’all are just wonderful. I love your smiles and spirit, you inspire me to continue to do my best with my garden and health. Will y’all be at the Baker Creek planting festival? Would love to meet y’all.

[@stacyrobbins2378]

Garlic scapes can be caned as well like pickles or anything else like that they’re delicious

[@rebeccadoherty2034]

This winter I ramped up my plant interest and wanting to grow for health reasons. Interesting that we already have some plants that are medicinal: shasta daisy, Willow, ajuga, hydrangea, catnip, strawberry leaves. I didn’t realize that garlic is planted in the Fall. We started it in February. I definitely will plant some in October. We have this year: 3 types of tomatoes, 3 types of peppers, stevia, lemon balm, lavendar, bee balm, peppermint, heal all, patchouli, 2 types of chamomile, ginger, yarrow, cosmos, zinnias, dill, onions, calendula, balloon flower, peony, 2 types basil, 2 types thyme, oregano, parsley, carrots, lettuce. We are so excited

[@blessingsdailyg4672]

At less than a minute in, I am already loving this video! So glad this popped up on my feed! Exactly what my ADHD, indisive, want all the herbs self, needed!

[@mlee7037]

Garlic, of course!! Love basil, all kinds, sage, rosemary. A new fave that I started growing last year is marjoram! Let’s be honest, I love them all! Thank you for always giving us the best info!❤

[@mscarlarn]

Great info. Even if I can’t grow it I know where I can get them!! Thanks guys!! Love your store.

[@SusanKruse-jl6mj]

Rosemary, oregano, lemon balm, basil& calendula

[@nanamary6]

I have been growing elderberry for 15 years now, we make a syrup with elderberry, cloves , cinnamon, ginger,and then when COVID hit I added mullein.

[@lisac.4811]

Garlic scape compound butter is amazing!

[@deboraheversole1303]

Got your comfrey seeds. I have 5 sprouts right now. They are good and healthy. Love oregano oil. It got me through the 2020 bug. I tell a lot of people about it. Moringa has been my go to for arthritis. Calendula is growing for the first time in my raised bed. Lemongrass is amazing as a tea. Love herbs!

[@michellediesterhaft456]

How is your moringa growing? I so badly want one of those too.

[@donna1018]

Loved this video! Keep ‘em coming!

[@beckyd.236]

I have been using Tumeric for over 7 years now for my arthritis pain. It is a natural pain reliever and helps the inflammation so well.

[@sowingback]

Don't forget elderberry blooms not just berries are fantastic for you.

[@sandrasenergy]

Great video! Yes do more, I agree❤

[@idahohoosier8989]

Thank y'all. Wonderful folks! Blessings, julie

[@SweetRoots.85]

I grew garlic for the first time this year.I planted in November and harvested last week. I'm in love😍

[@stephaniemckee-akafarmgirl]

I love this style of a vlog…I would like to hear more on tips and tricks on growing different things…especially broccoli. For some reason I struggle with this veggie

[@Pepper5655]

I made the fermented garlic in honey before and wow it makes it taste amazing. thnx for sharing.

[@robinvarnadoe8429]

I have volunteer elderberry trees in my back yard.

[@christineclark]

I don't think I could narrow it down to the top five! We're growing ALOT of new herbs this year and some of the the old favorites. I bought comfrey seeds from your shop and I'm so glad you mentioned they take a while to germinate...I was getting nervous! Lemon balm would be up there on my list, I just love it. The only one we do not have from your top 5 is turmeric but I think we need to make room for it! I am most excited about growing elderberries this year. I bought seeds from the Sacred Seed Co. last year and had no idea it took so long to get those babies going. But I read up on it and started them in July of 2022- seven months later they were ready to be potted up and now they're ready to be planted! Also thankful for y'all mentioning they love water as I was having a hard time deciding where they should go. We have two bushes that were established in our field but I want the new ones a little more accessible. Thanks for sharing!

[@MissJens]

Top five for my garden are peppermint, oregano, garlic, lemon balm, and chamomile.

[@hollyhurd9208]

I grow mullen and goldenrod to make sure it's not sprayed with chemicals great stuff!

[@sandramcginnis1957]

Thank you so much for this video. I love them. I agree with others. Make more videos with 5 more herbs per video. I have learned so much!

[@roseabraham8552]

Chives, dill, cilantro, rosemary, thyme, tarragon, parsley, sage

[@jilladams9326]

Lemon balm is one of my top herbs.

[@suehall2774]

Thank you so much!!! I have been wanting this information. I wish you all would do a book on herbs, and medicinal purposes and cooking! Ohh how I need a book like that. Thank you!!!🤗

[@Onegoodyarn]

I love this video and hope you make more. I'm just starting my medicinal garden this year and I'm so excited.

[@kayb7415]

Keep these type of videos coming!!

[@anetaj1790]

Thank you for the information ☺Can’t wait to start a BUCKET of garlic and honey 😉😂

[@adollaratatime]

I can't believe somehow i lost you guys but we are back lol now i have to go back a few episodes

[@cathywhite1470]

Thyme, cilantro, parsley, rosemary, and basil

[@wideawake333]

You should do segments on the top 5 Herbs for specific categories. Flu/colds, allergies/respiratory, bruises/sprains, womens health and hormones, etc

[@debreena2888]

I live in norther ID with a very short growing season & harsh winters. What grows best for me is: echinacea, oregano, peppermint, catnip, calendula, lemon balm (melissa), borage, savory, parsley, poppies, dill, cabbage garlic & onion. Few people realize the medicinal properties of onion or cabbage. The parsley is especially good for dogs. My oregano has gone wild. It covers a slope & other areas now. Most of my herbs & "flowers" have gone wild all over. Cool...

[@joniepancyrz635]

Great information keep,telling people about the sprays and chemicals on our veggies and fruits we buy very toxic for us love your content great info ♥️🙏🏻♥️🙏🏻. God Bless you two♥️🙏🏻♥️🙏🏻

[@sheraeduncan2980]

l love herbs. So do my chickens. I'm also growing amaranth this year. It's beautiful and so easy not an herb but great

[@patsmall4386]

Oregano, basil garlic, ginger and dandelion greens

[@daisyhall7381]

Yes I loved your videos, especially the one about the man that died, I shared that one with my cousin in Atlanta Ga. Please make more of this kind, it’s very informative

[@beckyisabell4324]

One of my favorite subjects.

[@peachygirl1821]

Lemon balm, echinacea, cat mint, rosemary, stinging nettle. Love the content. God bless!!!

[@NancySutherland]

Great information. I need to get some turmeric. For the garlic, that I have been growing for years, I ferment the scapes. It’s so good! I even put some in the blender, making it even more versatile.

[@margerybedford4184]

Last year, I combined my homegrown garlic with honey in jar. Delicious! You MUST try this one. Mullein is my next 'go to'. I stuff washed, dried Mullein leaves into a jar. Top off with vodka. Let it sit in dark cupboard for 4-6 weeks. Strain then store in the cupboard in a jar with a PLASTIC LID . I use it for for asthma/allergy issues. Next one is marijuana. I have personally used it to remove a questionable mole and watched another friend recover from cancer. Powerful medicine. Seeds are a Superfood too! Happy growing 🌿

[@susanbreeland8620]

I have sweet basil coming up all over from last year!! Always enjoy basil!!

[@mimasminihomestead]

Love these informational videos!! Cant wait to hear about all the other herbs you grow! ❤

[@deborahtofflemire7727]

I really like to ferment my garlic in salt water brine . So good . I use it in. salids I make a cream cheese dressing and fermented garlic ,not the honey one(which is good) but I have to watch my super . Thank you Ontario Canada ❤

[@nancybrooks-hartz8807]

Top 5- comfrey, muellin, marsh mallow , milk thistle, yarrow.

[@guythomas2994]

Rosemary, Lavender, Peppermint, Borage and Catnip. Loved your video.

[@sweett6804]

Loved this video! Please do more. I'm new to growing medicinals so this was a big help! I've tried and failed with feverfew and arnica. Successful with calendula. Found you through the Fit Farmer, who my hubby and I met last weekend at Mountain Readiness event. We're in zone 6b too in western NC. Thank you so much for the info.