We harvest elderberry every year. We read there is a fair amount of arsenic in the stems and berries and berries must be boiled first. Do you boil the juices after pressing?
We press all our berries an strain the seeds out. We heat ours but we don't boil them. we also have ours third party tested an we have never had a problem with arsenic
I think the arsenic thing is more bc they elderberry trees seed themselves out on all kinds of soil, including polluted soil and probably pics up some of the pollutions in such soil. But if you have unpolluted soil that shouldn't be an issue
@@buehlerorganics7607 Thank you for the info! I have had these awesome plants on my property for year and use the berries for many things and I never knew they were that easy to propagate! Thanks again
@@shirleyc8265 We normally harvest the leaves after the berries are done right before the plant starts losing its leaves for fall. No it will not kill the plant.
I don't know where you are located at or what kind of elderberry you have but we are in southwest Missouri an our elderberry leaves do not have any bad smells
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I'm happy to see some people are living the dream. 😭
I just used my last bag of elderberries from your farm!❤
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We harvest elderberry every year. We read there is a fair amount of arsenic in the stems and berries and berries must be boiled first. Do you boil the juices after pressing?
We press all our berries an strain the seeds out. We heat ours but we don't boil them. we also have ours third party tested an we have never had a problem with arsenic
I think the arsenic thing is more bc they elderberry trees seed themselves out on all kinds of soil, including polluted soil and probably pics up some of the pollutions in such soil. But if you have unpolluted soil that shouldn't be an issue
Like with the hull of rice, that comes primarily from spray chemical buildup in soil or having naturally occurring arsenic in the soil levels.
When is the best time of year to plant the stem cuttings? I'm guessing late winter early spring? Thanks
Late winter or early spring for the cuttings. But the potted plants you can plant plant year round
@@buehlerorganics7607 Thank you for the info! I have had these awesome plants on my property for year and use the berries for many things and I never knew they were that easy to propagate! Thanks again
Very little visual info on what they showing in the process
Could you show your cleaning/washing process for the elderberries?
That’s a great idea, I will start editing a video this week and try to get it posted soon :)
@@buehlerorganics7607 a deeper look at that destemmer would be amazing too. That beast looks amazing!
why are you harvesting the elderberry leaves?
I wondered that too
We use the leaves for our salves. It works great for minor cuts, skin irritation and burns. I love using it for sun burns right now
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Does it also act a mosquito repellant?
@@buehlerorganics7607 do the leaves come back or does it kill the plant and you start over?
@@shirleyc8265 We normally harvest the leaves after the berries are done right before the plant starts losing its leaves for fall. No it will not kill the plant.
Leaves of Elderberry have bad smell.
I don't know where you are located at or what kind of elderberry you have but we are in southwest Missouri an our elderberry leaves do not have any bad smells
Only if you sprayed something on them you shouldn't have. In North Arkansas they don't smell.