tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010985088927427640.post9132231913321149281..comments2023-08-02T04:05:55.104-05:00Comments on Herbalist Lisa Zahn: CalendulaLisa Zahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17491596171533559615noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010985088927427640.post-8919758652334513022008-09-30T13:43:00.000-05:002008-09-30T13:43:00.000-05:00great post- i love calendula! i dried a bunch earl...great post- i love calendula! <BR/><BR/>i dried a bunch earlier this year and now i've got some infusing into olive oil right now too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010985088927427640.post-53577432557663792402008-09-29T08:16:00.000-05:002008-09-29T08:16:00.000-05:00Matriarchy, sorry it too me so long to answer. I ...Matriarchy, sorry it too me so long to answer. I agree with what Denise said. Find plantain you know has not been sprayed. That shouldn't be hard to do since it's really everywhere.<BR/><BR/>Christy--I would use Calendula in whatever way works for you. You could buy a bunch of the flowers (I recommmend ordering from Mountain Rose Herbs online) and use them in soups, teas, whatever. You could also make a tincture--usually I use fresh flowers for that but dried would work in a pinch. I'd say 5-10 drops tincture morning and evening might work. Good luck! I've also found Cod Liver Oil helps immensely with SAD. Also, getting outside a bit every day even in winter.Lisa Zahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491596171533559615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010985088927427640.post-44561368076723364722008-09-29T07:59:00.000-05:002008-09-29T07:59:00.000-05:00I struggle with SAD every year so this sounds like...I struggle with SAD every year so this sounds like the thing for me. How would you suggest taking it for SAD? Tea, tincture?Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920326845870515381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010985088927427640.post-27814760803616976912008-09-26T11:04:00.000-05:002008-09-26T11:04:00.000-05:00I grew calendula for the first time this year and ...I grew calendula for the first time this year and even though I didn't plant all that much, boy did I end up with a ton of them! I've left a lot of the flower heads alone and will let them dry for seed next year, but I do have 2 quart jars of flowers sitting in olive oil. Sunshine in a jar! :)<BR/><BR/>Matriarchy,<BR/>If your neighbor sprayed chemicals, I would try and find a different place to harvest. I've always been told that you need to wait 2-3 years after a spraying, to let the chemicals dissapate. But just to be safe, don't pick anywhere near his yard.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16141679376036235962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010985088927427640.post-20257091430254945172008-09-23T07:48:00.000-05:002008-09-23T07:48:00.000-05:00I didn't grow calendula this year, but I plan to n...I didn't grow calendula this year, but I plan to next year. When I grew it in the past, I wasn't aware of its medicinal value - I just thought it looked cheery.<BR/><BR/>I am also harvesting whatever I can before frost. I have a lot of lemon balm gone to seed, but I am searching out the younger plants that didn't bloom yet.<BR/><BR/>I have a lot of yarrow regrowth. I cut back my big plants after they bloomed, and now the foliage has come back very full. I want to harvest that and dry it for making winter foot soaks.<BR/><BR/>I am debating the plantains in the alley. One of the neighbors sprayed some kind of herbicide last year, and I don't know if it liners from year-to-year, or how far it spread from his strip of weeds. The weeds regrew this year. But I don't feel sure about picking the plantains.Matriarchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626790347402266263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010985088927427640.post-52490688449522319362008-09-20T07:21:00.000-05:002008-09-20T07:21:00.000-05:00Yes, I'm in Minnesota. I just never get all (or e...Yes, I'm in Minnesota. I just never get all (or even half) my Calendula harvested and so the extremely prolific seedheads remain on the plant. They drop into the soil and then I get tons and tons of Calendula sprouting up each spring. Too much, really, but I don't have the heart to rip much out. My herb bed is becoming a Calendula patch! LOL<BR/><BR/>They also seem to fly away on the wings of birds (or other things!) because I find Calendula sprouting up in other beds too. And I leave those alone, as well.<BR/><BR/>I guess we need the sunshine here!Lisa Zahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491596171533559615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010985088927427640.post-33829979834152230122008-09-19T17:38:00.000-05:002008-09-19T17:38:00.000-05:00Ok, you are in Mn, right? Your calendula reseeds? ...Ok, you are in Mn, right? Your calendula reseeds? Mine grows great all summer but never seems to reseed itself. You are so much colder than me. hmmmmm.<BR/><BR/>Enjoying your herb blog so much I added a link.~plantain~https://www.blogger.com/profile/02936422770533532204noreply@blogger.com