The Abundance of Mint & one for your Herbal First Aid Kit!

[@christinaday813]

Like Bob Ross would say, we don't make mistakes, just have happy accidents.

[@mschele64]

All the cool chicks wear muck boots with their summer dressies! Our great grandmas knew what they were doing with their house dresses. I have a couple chambray dresses with side pockets and strategically placed front pockets. 😉

[@FoundationForFamilyFreedom]

I'm so glad you left the garden bed alone with the birds nest. Those are the things I love about you 💘

[@alanbiesemeier6930]

Lemon Balm and Spearmint will do the same thing. Trick is to pick a spot on your Property and let them do their thing. You will never be out.

[@catherinetrinh3260]

100% agree! At my former home, I planted mint in planters and it still got out through the holes in the bottom. Now that I am in the country, I prefer the mint over the grass type that grows naturally. Now I will see if it truly has the anti-insect and anti-squirrel properties.

[@owenbrooks3312]

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[@RunninUpThatHillh]

My lemonbalm has never spread like other mints. I wish it would.

[@hoosierpreppingnurse]

I could never get lemon balm to survive the Michigan winters outside and if I brought it in the cat would get it. Here in NE Indiana I can’t get rid of it. Never let it go to seed unless you plan to get them all. I have lemon balm all over the place.

[@hurtshaven952]

As a way to use up all that extra mint popping up everywhere, I am making mint herbal vinegar for a cooling summer hair rinse. It smells so minty! And is a pretty pink/ purple color.

[@TheHoneystead]

Ohhhh that’s a great idea!!!!

[@ladiewithstyle]

Girl, that’s how I dress, all the time! Holy Jeans, mud boots with a long skirt and/or a dress! So keep rocking them Mud Boots!😄

[@ladiewithstyle]

I keep my Mints in extra large pots…I’ve had it take over😂

[@tamararobinson2069]

Feral Mint!!! YES!! I have that too!! So many types all in the same area!! So impossible almost to separate - I’ve been calling it Tam’s Blend - but Feral Mint is the new name!😉😂

[@menmiboys]

My daughters Italian MIL taught me to take some crushed mint with ice in our red wine. It's scrumptious!

[@jackdad7411]

I laughed with you at the front door reflection. The yellow beekeeper hat, matching muck boots and green dress all look adorable on you. You and your mom are Awesome. Love your channel. Thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@johnmark2178]

I am pulling leaves off of my oregano sprig from my lovely plant as I am watching you all. I have gone down a rabbit hole on a weight loss journey for the last couple weeks but I missed you guys so much that I'm right back but I have some catching up to do. I wish I had a freeze dryer but can't afford it right now. It's on "my bucket list". My health food journey hasn't been real long but Oh, the changes I have felt over the last few months! My skin has improved. My stress is way down. My gut health is much much better! Thanks for all you do!!!

[@MoonlightandMagnolias]

I have a spot where it grows out and we mow over it. We have plenty elsewhere! When you mow over it, the fragrance of the air makes the whole chore of mowing worth it!

[@natal1543]

I asked my husband if he would get me a freeze dryer for Christmas! Believe me when I tell you I am so excited to get one. The possibilities are endless with having one!

[@jojow8416]

Oh what a BEAUTIFUL way to start the day. Seeing both of you on this glorious Sabbath is like sipping a fine cup of mint tea with dear friends. I Love mint and sadly my daughter has never liked the flavor of mint. Thank you ladies for giving this fine day a boost that I didn't know I needed. The Lord works in mysterious ways.

[@elsathal7359]

Ha! I remember you! New 2 U . Beautiful Chanel thank you for inviting me ❣️

[@airman0welkers0girl]

Love your channel!!! I wish my mom lived close to me and my grandma was still here on this earth so we could live this life. I love my freeze dryer for my medicinals too! I just freeze dried some beautyberry. Thanks for your content I’ve learned a lot from y’all!!!

[@sheria3571]

What do you use beautyberry for?!

[@jeansayers8659]

Lol! Science experiment is great! My spearmint came from an old local spring and it is incredible! Has to be a colony over 100 years old.. old timers say it has been there as long as they remember. 😂

[@MarlenevT]

I know a lot of farm ladies that where mucks with dresses. I love the look.

[@WlkInDWdz]

Maybe the freeze dried woody stem could be used as a 'stick' to flavor your water/drinks. Just a thunk:)

[@midsouthhomestead7527]

I have an abundance of MINT AND LED N BALM. I cut the stems leave and all. I wrapped them around my Zucchini and Squashes stems. It helped with Squash vines Burrow. Plus it put nutrients into the ground.. We are in the Mid South oh of America. We have so ma issues. Mint and herbs are a great thing here.

[@midsouthhomestead7527]

Lemon Balm not Led.

[@jodiezammit333]

Apple mint, regular mint, lemon balm. Lol feral mint. Oo, mother of all herbs. That’s a mint too isn’t it? Nope that’s a coleus. Sorry I got off track. Lol

[@harrietpeabody2118]

Thank you beautiful souls 💙

[@katetomlin5685]

Feral Mint!!! Love it!! Blessings ladies!

[@mellisahabeck6293]

Sturdier herb stems such as mint and basil are fantastic for shish kabob skewers. Mint stems freshen little opened cupboards and drawers

[@sandradunston6065]

I have lots of different types of mint in containers, but I also have some that have volunteered themselves from just throwing the stems in areas that I don't care if it takes over..lol. When I harvest from there I call it Muddle Mint!

[@suzannelegeza1292]

Hello Kaylee from Cleveland Ohio! I just discovered your channel this past weekend. Your channel is my new favorite! I only started my interest in edible and medicinal plant foraging about 3-4 years ago? I am currently putting my efforts into a medical herbal garden in my backyard and at my community garden plot. I have made a few tinctures from mushrooms, and salves from plantain and jewelweed last summer. This year I am growing stinging nettle! I have a few healthy plants ready transplant! I look forward to learning so much more from you and your Mom ❤ Keep the videos coming please. God bless you and your family 😊

[@roslynwilliams9420]

I have that same problem with lemon balm. I’m very thankful to keep it contained to a certain area.

[@Renewed85]

That "learn something old" is gold. My mom and my church have a crazy amount of mint growing. I am called to be a Christian Herbalist. My top three herbs, that i want to study for now, are Goldenrod, red clover and peppermint. Thank you for this video

[@altonjames1677]

I learned that lesson about mint a few years ago it was spreading so quickly, it took a couple of years to finally get rid of it. So now it grows in containers and does so well. I have even bought it in during the winter and have it growing most of the year but it still goes dormant for a few weeks before sprouting again in the spring. Thanks for the videos,so helpful

[@smoochysmoochy7267]

I Can't grow Mint for chit😢

[@ariedekker7350]

You are my morning vitamin. And you two by the tomatoes, gorgeous, an ever greener

[@DLBard-bv2nd]

Add some chopped up mint in your salad. 🥗 Yummy especially with a yogurt dressing. 💖 🌱

[@angelacox8496]

You should try to work with harvest right to come up with some sort of screen to place over the top of the more delicate herbs a petals so they don't blow everywhere. I love watching your channel and learning about the different herbs. Thank you

[@TheHoneystead]

You are reading my mind!

[@soundgroundermusic]

There is a saying and your channel is definitely mint.

[@bignuggetfarm]

I've been in just about everything with muck boots. Including pajamas. It's farm life.

[@crystalshabazian1178]

it's so funny that you put this video out now because my old garden was taken over by mint, i had to start a completely new garden this year in a new spot, and i was thinking of going out to harvest and dry some of the mint next weekend. the same thing happened with the wild rose video, i had JUST found wild rose on my property a couple days before and was doing some research on what i could do with it when that video came out. it's like you're reading my mind lol

[@kdavis7525]

Love this!!!

[@CerberusBindeweed]

Mint is also great to add to other tinctures to help make them more palatable for those who struggle to take tinctures.

[@heidistoddard1588]

Thank you ladies! As always, I so enjoy your channel! God Bless ~🕊

[@DragonflyenAmber]

I love watching you and your mom together. I was thinking about the mint sticks, perhaps put them into a jar of vodka or glycerine to make a mint extract for baking or some other use. That's what I plan to do with some of mine.

[@nikkibutcher4055]

You guys could totally get one of those dishwasher indicator magnets for that valve problem, LOL. The things we autopilot :)

[@andreacooley9428]

I love that Val and I need one asap

[@MarlenevT]

I have picked up most of my supplies in estate sales and thrifts. Good thing you are warning folks to grow mint in containers. My neighbor planted mint in the ground and it has taken over his yard. I know better. Mama told me that 50 years ago. Comfrey too will take over. Mine is in a container and is doing well.

[@leomiranda-castro6908]

Love it! Yes, sublimation is when a substance (in this case water) goes from solid to gas skipping the liquid form. Freezing these herbs to under -120 degrees F in your freeze dryer and under strong vacuum will dry them using sublimation. Keeping all the goodness inside! ❤😊

[@sharingthebounty2488]

I just happened upon your channel and am really excited....LOL...yes...I too learned about "mints", and a couple of other herbs that seem to spread on their own terms. I love that you have turned your passion into a great, helpful business too... I admire that! It's my understanding (after researching how different herbs, etc. were preserved to a dry form), that natural drying actually depletes VERY FEW nutrients or medicinal properties .... I understand that a "selling point" for freeze dryers is used on some of the freeze-drying manufacturers' websites, and on websites that sell freeze-dried foods which, for some foods may be the way to go...but to completely accept this information is probably not a good idea. Freeze dryers are extremely expensive. A lot of us would love to have even a small one, but can't afford the huge price!,. They are much quicker than dehydrating! (By the way, sublimation,(in physics), is the conversion of something from a solid to a gaseous state without its becoming liquid. An example of this would be the vaporization of frozen carbon dioxide [dry ice] at ordinary atmospheric pressure and temperature. This happens as the result of vapor pressure and temperature relationships. "Freeze-drying" of food, [in order to preserve it] involves sublimation of water from the food in a frozen state under a high vacuum.) Here's the thing. Canning and natural dehydration have been successfully used for a very long time for preserving foods and herbs, all over the world, to help sustain people over harsh winters. Drying and using plants and herbs for food and medicinal purposes have worked well for thousands of years. Like a lot of things created and sold to us now, these inventions create a form of dependency. If we lose electrical or gas energy, and need to use "pump gas" to run a generator, or have solar power (which can be expensive to have installed, and at times is dependent upon weather conditions, and for some, a need for a generator to use in order to direct the energy harvested to the house. This poses, yet another challenge. Common sense would dictate that apparently in the past, (centuries...or even millennia), when there were no electric freeze dryers and electric dehydrators, the simple air drying of medicinal herbs, flowers, and edible plants, worked great, and did very little to keep their medicinal properties from successfully working, healing hundreds of thousands of people with various medical complaints in the past, from the Far East to North America.

[@shirleytruett7319]

AMEN and thank you, JUST COMMON SENSE, And that goes a long ways 😁

[@deedahdare1025]

I, too, would love a freeze dryer, but the cost in Canada is outrageous. I already have a huge electricity bill; I can’t imagine the amount it would go up if I had a FD running 24/7… I’m going to grab two big window screens and keep my herbs in between them in a dry place….

[@lafuego7]

I started growing strawberry mint and apple mint along with all my others a couple years ago. I love the smell of the strawberry. The only one I think I haven't grown is Wintergreen. That's my next. I love the mints but I keep them all in very large planters to keep them from spreading.

[@brendagarrett815]

Mints are runners. They make their presence known everywhere. Love you guys

[@TheHoneystead]

Boy do they!!!! Lol

[@jsbadger]

Our current youngest wears her mucks EVERYwhere. And bless you for helping us who are trying to learn herbalism. You are appreciated for sure. You be comfy. Fooey on them hecklers lol.

[@gardenstatesowandsew]

I love all of my mints so far. I love the boots with the dress. It’s so cute 🥰

[@Renie-hl8dd9mw8c]

Thanks for sharing, beautiful soul.

[@dancnluc1]

I love Mints. My regular Mint plant is about 5 years old. I planted it on the side of the house. Everyone warned me it spreads. My does not, but I wish it would. In pots, I grow Spearmint, Peppermint, Chocolate Mint, Pineapple Mint, Apple Mint, Orange Mint, and Mojo Mint. I love Mint tea.

[@pennyann7709]

How "minty" are the fruit mints? I accidently planted a strawberry mint. I am wondering if it will be mostly fruity with a hint of mint?

[@DrinknStitch]

Thank you for naming those baskets! I had one, did not know what it's use was. It made a fabulous bird feeder for whole peanuts. A basket like that would be super easy to crochet. The difficult part would be adding a stiff handle.

[@rnb3119]

I absolutely love this channel as well as your sence of humor and your organizational skills. I also enjoy growing different types of mint and love learning about all the medicinal values, feel like we could sit and talk for hours lol, keep up the great work and outstanding videos !! P.s the muck boots go great with the dress lol 😂😂

[@dorriwaldera3081]

I freeze dried mint last week leaving it on the stem. After dried the leaves came off easily. I LOVE the result, enjoy!

[@Kim-is8lp]

I laughed when I heard you say you have “feral mint”. I have an unknown mint growing and I’m not sure what kind it is, so I’m going to adopt your term. Lol I always enjoy your content!

[@kerrivincent85]

We love mint for refreshing summer drinks! I’m growing peppermint, spearmint & wintergreen & they are all lovely flavors!❤

[@yucel.3313]

Hi hello beatifull a women🙋‍♂️🌸🌼💮

[@Tom-pk4ye]

We have an entire front yard of mint. We kept round patches of it and pulled the rest. We put heavy duty weed barrier down, edged the mint beds with brick and put a few inches of river rock down. We get a few sprigs growing through, but they’re easy to pull and the root always comes up. We’ve found it’s an easy way to grow mint that always comes back. We only harvest by the leaf and cut the sprigs down to the ground after we harvest fully in fall. Up until then we harvest by the leaf as needed.

[@jessicafairfax_Bens_Bees]

So wish there was a scratch and sniff link on the internet lol love the smell of fresh mint. And love your fashion sense, don't ever change!

[@joannewilson6847]

So interesting to watch, thankyou xxx

[@DrinknStitch]

When I had a parrot, I would give her the stems from my dried plants. She absolutely loved them.

[@dottietruthseeker4546]

Same here with the lemon balm. Crazy abundance!

[@selbar1]

What about using the stems in extracts? Love your channel and watching you both work together. Recently lost my mom and watching you two soothes my soul

[@catherinetrinh3260]

So sorry for your loss! 🙏🌷

[@nic869]

Love love love your content. My herb garden is small scale right now, but I hope to continue to expand each season. We grow our own vegetables as well and I cannot wait to get my freeze dryer for prepping!!

[@mountainsandmayhem739]

One of my friends made me a harvesting hod from stuff from around his house and I absolutely adore it.

[@countrygirlgramma]

New Subscriber. Trying to grow my own medicinal garden. Just started this year.

[@jmthomas09]

Harvest Right arrives this coming Tuesday! Can't wait to start freeze-drying those herbs!

[@JonathanRiddle-ns1jp]

I love your channel. I’m trying to plant herbs all around our property and in my garden from your videos! Big shout out from Mississippi! Thank you for all you do.

[@notthereyethomestead8413]

There is a mountain mint, heirloom, and very different smell. I have not processed any as of yet, looking forward to when I can and do. Blessings!!

[@BRecuyer]

My best rural girl in USA💯❤❤ kiss from Portugal.💋

[@yourmorninglatte2561]

❤this learning experience. You guys explain everything in such a simple way. Our HF freeze dryer is coming in July. We are praying 🙏🏻 for no shipping hiccups.

[@TheHoneystead]

Ohhhh that’s exciting!!!

[@belieftransformation]

Great vlog; thanks for sharing! The freeze dried looks awesome.

[@pagangoddesstarot331]

Iove ths ferrel mint! Lol! I have broad leaf ny the corner of my house. Just popped up! So that is a problem ! Lol!

[@jodeemonckton1251]

I love mint. My mint and spearmint came from my mother. She loved her garden. My most favourite is lemon balm or is it lemon verbena? Oh wait is probably lemon thyme? No wait it’s Thai basil. Ohhhhh ok they’re all my favourites. Too hard to pick just one. 😂😂. I love your chats. Very informative. I have a dehydrator t am not that impressed with it. I might need to look into getting a freeze dryer. I haven’t tackled tinctures yet. 🤔

[@henryminton4760]

I don't know if you grow garlic but,garlic is very good for you if you have congestion or a very bad cold,flu,immune booster and then some more..I use it daily if I need it for my bronchitis sometimes when it gets bad and it works very good..

[@shamimzahuri2840]

Very interesting and elegant.💚💋👌🫂💘👨‍👩‍👧‍👦from 🇧🇩bangladesh

[@shawnapetersen3154]

I have seen people use stainless steel wire mesh over those explosive herbs to help hold them in place while freeze drying.

[@vickyjansen3544]

I find great value in growing my own herbs on my balcony. I love your baskets. I'm going to look for that kind of basket at my thrift store. I harvested my dill and dried it in my six tier drying rack. I just packed the dill in a small bottle. It's drying season I'm having fun 😊.

[@MarilynR-xu3nq]

U can grind up the stems.

[@dcsblessedbees]

🤔I'm telling ya, your the little shed looks lonely😟 out there all by it's self.😉You and you mamma and grandma need to show it some lovin this Summer.😁Make🥀it🌻all 🌞Happy.🥰You and your family have a wonderful Lords Day...👋

[@cpnotill9264]

Just subbed and found your channel! I need to harvest my mint and FD so thanks for the reminder! Looking forward to being watching your other videos! 🥰 What a great deal you got on those baskets too!

[@emilylowrance7930]

i transplanted some mint from my old apartment to my new yard

[@diannemiller4754]

Muck boots are essential to this grammys chicken, and bee keeping attire. Especially in the winter and spring weather. I like the idea of using a bee vail to keep the bugs away from your face. Thanks for the video. I need to harvest more mint and lemon balm 😊

[@grandpajoneshomestead6903]

I could use a bee vail to keep the gnats out of my face. Those little monsters run me into the house when I want to be outside. I could actually use several of those vails for friends and visitors. Does anyone sell them or is there a pattern on how to make them? I love your channel!

[@NannyDeb]

love your videos thanks for sharing.. you two are adorable..

[@TheHoneystead]

💛💛💛

[@MilknHoneyHeritageFarmz]

Thank you for sharing! I’m going to be air drying a bunch of stuff. Hoping to get a freeze dryer this fall

[@auntiepam5649]

You are the first people I have heard say you have mint, mint. I moved to a property that has mint but I have no idea what kind of mint it is. 😊Thank you.

[@TheHoneystead]

Lol yay surprise mint!!

[@MrPioneerlight2011]

Plant LOTS of Hostas.....they are highly edible and grow like crazy.....

[@mcanultymichelle]

Nice dress

[@jeas4980]

I'm curious if freeze drying changes the dosing of these medicinal herbs? given the process appears to better preserve the potency of the end product and it's longevity. Most recipes I use are based on traditional hang drying methods. It's definitely on the bucket list!

[@heidiandbretz9867]

Could you share where you get your jars and lids? Love to see you and your momma working together❤❤

[@catherinebassettrose229]

If one never makes a mistake. One will not learn.

[@TheHoneystead]

Absolutely 💛

[@elizabetha.morgan1869]

Question: would the color of the glass jar have an effect on what is retained? Like additional protection against daylight which would weaken the efficacy of the mint. Like the old apathacary jars that were dark amber color or blue.

[@elisasmith1609]

I am new here and delighted to have joined up! You two inspire me so much 🤗 Great informative video!

[@jayraymond9707]

Sublimation IS freeze and drying. It takes the water in a substance or item (mint), turns it to ice, then turns it to a water vapor. Sublimation is turning a solid into a gas. :)

[@rebeccabrown1739]

Maybe you should use the freeze dried peppermint stems for tincturing.

[@PlantObsessed]

My apple and pineapple mint crossed. It is fuzzy so i can tell the difference between it and regular mint. I did the same and planted it in the ground. Smells great when we walk around and mow. I dont mind it.

[@DivineMzM]

Do you harvest cat mint in the same way as regular mint? I have a t-shirt I like to wear gardening and it say 'perfectly imperfect' with a wild flower garden on it and it's the way Our Creator created it. ❣🌷🌼🌻🌺🌹🌾🌿🍀Perfect.

[@debraflanders3931]

I want a freeze dryer so bad

[@samanthahoos9827]

Yep, every time you compare dehydrated to freeze dried I get a tingle in my gut about saving $ to buy one. I told my husband that I’ve even figured out where we’ll put it. 😂 Did the scent of the mint fill the room when the freeze drier was on? My dehydrator does so I have it in a central room to scent my first floor of my home.

[@TheHoneystead]

Oh my it’s a game changer for preservation! I’m looking to see about selling FD fruit so I can get the XL one next hahaha!

[@ATLAS-vallee]

love your videos thanks ..... you are adorable..🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

[@ATLAS-vallee]

@Honeystead ❤❤

[@donnaking1550]

Love your videos! Could your mint that you are not sure of the type of mint be Hyssop?

[@katrinalikethehurricane1]

My plan for this future abundance is to feed anything to my chickens that I'm not able to get preserved in time.

[@Paigey2214]

Early again! ☺️💚💚

[@TheHoneystead]

Morning! I am thinking it may be better for me to post early so I have my day to work in the garden :)