@@A.C.71 There are special trowels that are made very narrow that can get up under the root like this one: ruclips.net/video/UxZIIlMQGRs/видео.html Then their are weed puller like these that work real well: amzn.to/35TJoBx
wow, I am in shock, I cannot believe what I see. I am from South Africa, and we have always been told that dandelion is poison, I cannot believe this is such a wonderful plant, I am definitely going to harvest dandelion and dehydrate it or use it any way I can
I belong to the khasi tribe of Meghalaya and we have been consuming dandelions (leaves+roots),as a salad delicacy....we mixed it with boiled potatoes and onions.(raw dandelion,boiled potato,raw onion)😁the roots just gives it an addictive taste
Thank you Heidi you are bringing me great memories of my childhood! We used to gather dandelion flowers for my grandmother! She used to make dandelion wine! I miss Granny so much! Sending well wishes to you and your family from New Jersey! ❤❤🙏🏼💃
Seriously, I'm headed out to dig up several dandelions outside. I didn't realize I could do that and go ahead and get a start on filling a jar to have on hand instead of waiting till after winter. I live in N. Louisiana, so they are still growing here right now. :-) Thank you!
Agreed!!! “He is good; all the time” I’ve been juicing the tap root with fresh ginger and three green apples. Also I’ve juiced the roots and flower heads and added all natural peanut butter, honey and made a smoothie using a blender. I am thankful for the Dandelion!
I absolutely love tha old ways , so pure and genuine, down to earth literally and generally folks who live this way r actually happier because we r healthier . Enjoyed yer video. Thank ya for sharing. Much love , peace and God's blessings to ya , to everyone 🍃🌹
Amazing, didn’t know the Dandelions had such long tap roots. Thanks for sharing, teaching. That hand blender/chopper seems to be a good tool. The light toasting and drying makes for some mighty fine tea I bet. Keeping the container well labeled is a great idea, nice to help us remember. Thanks again. Kentucky
Oh my goodness. I’ve never seen dandelion roots that long! I dug up a bunch in my yard for the first time today and none were longer than my middle finger. I can’t wait to try again because I’m doing something wrong.
Some if it is big pharma lovers that can break themselves free of their brain washing, some are just haters because they have pitiful lives and nothing better to do with themselves. haha Thank you Norma!
My grandmother used to eat dandelion salad every spring as a 'tonic'. The brake bleeder is awesome. Been trying to find an inexpensive vaccuum pump with no luck. I love your videos! I learn so much from them. Love your channel.
I’ve done that when I’m sure that the dandelions haven’t been sprayed. I have taken the dandelion flower, dipped it in a fritter-type batter until golden brown. It has a mild apple flavor. Leaves boiled once, dump water and boil again (boiling once keeps bitterness). Serve with butter and Parmesan. Yum! Be careful, eating too much will give the runs. Roots, same as shown in video.
Hi Heidi - Great video! I am blessed with the motherlode of dandelions every spring, along with a ton of coltsfoot. If I remember correctly, dandelions are gentle diuretics and their bitter qualities are good for getting bile flowing to improve liver health. I knew a gal who used to harvest the flowers to make into fritters. Personally, I love fresh dandelion leaves as part of a salad. They are the best "vegetable" in my yard.
Kellie p-b_FAM o ate some dandelion flowers the other day just to see what they taste like. yummy. they were very good sweet too birdlike a sugary sweet though yummy. and to think our disci0line at home growing up was to go get weeds out of 5he grass and guess what those weeds were. MAny dandelion roots and greens went to waste in that🤔
You are so young and resourceful knowing the things my grandmother knew, I just love being reminded of the memories of how we picked them on the hills together. I like how you explain every detail in preparing the Dandelion roots, well said. You must live in Oregon or Washington, because it rains a lot there, so beautiful the northern states because of the rain. I truly believe there are so many things about plants and the healing of many ailments our grandparents passed down to us. Thank you for sharing
I am 53 (I was 51 in this video) and I live on the Peninsula of Washington, we get three times the amount of rain as Seattle or even most of Oregon. I have had to learn all this stuff on my own because of that belief I had that God gaves us the resources to heal ourselves and made our bodies intelligent, I just started searching :)
Rain Country Well done, most of the women I knew were doing this, all gone now, they were in 80's and 90's, it is refreshing to see even at your age. I have a friend in Washington, beautiful place to live.🌻
I believe I linked to the brake bleeder kit in the description box. I use it all the time and it is inexpensive but since it is an automotive tool, you still need to get the jar sealing tops separately, Here is a video I did on several vacuum sealing options: ruclips.net/video/qgUJ2sAJz0M/видео.html
Heidi, you are amazing! I have just started drinking Dandelion Tea...and I'm getting the health benefits of them. I am laughing at myself, because I remember digging up 10 five gallon buckets of dandelions from my lawn a few years ago. Oh, what I didn't know back then! Thanks again for the video!😊
I think about the same thing some times, I used to dig up or kill all those precious plants! haha Now I have an excuse to leave them, besides, they are good for the soil and hold in some of that moisture during the rare dry season we have :)
I have lots of dandelions that I have been drying...great video as to the many benefits. I have been drinking tea and my stomach/but feels lighter, hence less bloated
This video is pretty old, from 2017 I think. Here is a slightly newer one (2028 or 2019?) on the benefits of all parts of the plant: ruclips.net/video/Yq4WnsBTfZ0/видео.html
many many years ago when I was in my twenties I went to help a woman who is in her 80s. she lived in a huge yard that still had a well in the city it was covered with fruit trees she had cabbages so huge growing out back and quite a garden. The inside of the house was a time capsule. but I looked out in her yard and the dandelion leaves were so huge you could literally make rolls out of them like you would cabbage rolls I asked her if she had ever used chemicals and she interrupted me with"AHHH!" WELL that meant never! I asked her if I could have some. well there were thousands. so when I went to dig some of them were so large that it was like cutting quarter sized pieces of some of the roots I brought them straight into her kitchen and grab the brush and scrub the dirt off and they were dry I had already picked the leaves put them in paper towels and was ready to take those home had the flowers and another I had something to do with every piece of it of course but it made the best Dandy lion anything I've ever tasted. It's very sad because her place is gone now and it was promised to me for the free work I did for her for many years. but a con artist got a hold of her took her place and made many millions probably in the triple numbers. and not only did I lose all my home promised. but the land was scraped away and townhouses I think 14 or 15 buildings were put on the property. just about broke my heart. didn't mean to tell us that story but I'll never forget those dandylions or anything about that place! I have to say it was beautiful while it lasted. at least a memory I will always have though I could have been a better one!
@Melbourne Hero my family Dandy lions were written on paper since I was about 12 years old. By the time I was 50 everything was taken from me by a deceptive psychopath in my family who I adored and kept from being aborted as a baby and had them as if they were my own. Unfortunately being a psychopath is something you're born with and no matter how well you're treated which was so well and how much you're loved which was an incredible amount. The person still continues to not have feelings and just does what they want for themselves it's an extreme version of narcissism. Say leaving a note for someone you're mad at so they light their dog on fire kill it then put the color back with the note on and leave it on the back porch with the kids in the house. They get away with drunk driving and killing mothers with babies I could go on. If your paper is in the house that they took over and had you temporarily held so you couldn't get to it it doesn't do you a damn bit of good people can be insanely Wicked when it comes to money and I've dealt with it twice big! So sometimes paper doesn't mean a damn thing. I went from well off by my own means taking care of two people that I adored my parents to be in dirt poor and I'm still struggling and I'm not sure how long it's been I kind of just lost it I just know that my parents suffered in the end and they died and one of the most disgusting places as indigent. And they were far from it. It's not about the money but of course it is! But I catch myself thinking about the things that I bought for my mother that are all gone and the pictures and things like flowers that have been in my family shrubs rhododendrons pastas the violets came for my great-great-grandmother so that puts it back to the 1700 somehow made it over here from? I have the most amazing memories of gardening with my mom and that place. Out of all the meals she ever had in the nicest restaurants she remembers one where we worked outside all day and when she came in I had a hot bath waiting for her and when she got in the tub I quick Kate potatoes and peas and chard and I don't remember what else but I made a dinner out of just vegetables out of the garden and she said it was her favorite meal she's ever had she brought it up 20 years later I was so surprised that she remembered. And yeah I wish that wasn't paper but the woman was of sound mind theoretically when she took in this woman claiming to be a famous German opera singers mother. She knew how to scam this woman she was not an amateur. The way I found out was I was way far away and I saw my friends pillows that she had sewn by hand in 1942 in the thrift store this huge Warehouse of a thrift store and I started fighting other bits and pieces. That is how I knew it was over. I heard that just the sale out in the front yard alone brought in almost 10 million dollars and that was a stuff considered junk. it was an amazing little cabin that had been added onto and had secret doors into the library upstairs I had a grand piano this was just a one-room Shack when it was first built and the oldest house in my neighborhood it had a small house over to the side that they made into the chicken coop they had their own cupboards and Furniture it was adorable. the fruit trees were numerous it was something that is just not replaceable but people don't care about cute they care about money and I did find out they eat one of those two-story townhouse things that they put their sold for 2.5 million back then and that was a long time ago. my parents house is only about three-quarters of. I'm starting to look back and realize why I'm such a wreck. people can be very nasty and I'm just the opposite.
I was looking for a video on how to grind dried dandelion/burdock roots, bcuz mine keep breaking my grinders/breaking the glass.... duh, nvr thought to chop it small b4 drying instead of after. 👍🏻🤓✅💡
I now cook them as whole roots and then grind it to powder! I used to boil pieces of the dried roots to make tea but found that I meeded a lot. With it grinded, it tastes much more and I love it! And I skip the step of cutting them :)
Here, at The Fertile Myrtle I actively cultivate my dandies all year..on a quarter acre..what a thrill the past few days ..my army is growing exponentially..pesto is my fav ..the roots are on my agenda now, too..your vids are excellent! Pee pee herbs are our pals..bitters in spring..♥️
Thanks so much for this video! I have lots and lots of dandelions in my yard and I know that they are eatable, but I didn't know how to process them. Your timeliness is spot on! God Bless! Carmen
We love dandelions. Every year, I fix jelly and honey as well as my regular harvesting. My grandmother did this as well as my Mom, Aunties. I'm the only one who still carries on. Poke Salad is another one that I harvest. Poke has many great uses. I was taught by my mother and grandmother how to safely use the various parts of the plant and what their uses are. Thank you for all you do to share knowledge.
@@RainCountryHomestead I’m not sure , I’d have to look that up. We’ve been having snow storms and Ice jams of the ausable river and other areas. Rain season is coming, so will see what next month brings.
In July Syracuse NY got 6.58 inc of rain. How do I find the average rainfall for my area? The Adirondack mountains behave much different than the rest of NY does. I know last summer was a mix of really hot and then super rainy .
very good informative visual aid, thank you! One thing that ive come across that makes things easier in storing in mason jars and labeling is using thick rubber bands using fine point sharpies instead of stickers or directly on the jar.
I’ve been growing mushrooms for going in two years and making extracts , but also want to forage medicinal plants for tinctures . I just need to learn which parts to use of the plant . Awesome video
I normally cook dandelions greens, either by themselves or with other greens like mustard or kale etc. Just boil in water with a bit of salt, then serve in a bowl with a drizzle of olive oil, Pepper and lemon juice. So good!
Yep, I have added them to stir fries and salads but mostly dry them up to use in my mixed greens blend. We use flowers, roots, and greens regularly here and I did a video talking about the benefits of each and how we use them: ruclips.net/video/Yq4WnsBTfZ0/видео.html
Be it ever so common and cast out of people's grounds...the humble dandelion is a best friend to our bodies! Praises to our Heavenly Father!!! Subed...glad to have found you! Roots are said to be at peak potency just before putting up new leaves & flowers for the new growing season. 🍀
Thanks for sharing this vital information, we're slowly losing the natural old ways with the younger generation, keep it up, love your way of life, Peace ✌👍🙏❤
I think about this a lot, how much knowledge my great-Grandma had and how she passed before I could really learn anything from her. I mean, I could've learned, but I was a lazy and selfish teenager and didn't listen. I miss my grandma every day, and the knowledge she had
Thanks , Heidi for this video. I have been anxious to see how you dehydrate your Dandelion. Those are the most humungus dandelion roots I have EVER SEEN! It must be your soil & moist conditions. I am drying orange peel right now on the dash board of my car, instead of running the dehydrator for a couple of trays.
ellen fisher yum orange peels Sergio's I'm saving mine to make mince meat pie filling found recipe in a cowboy cooking book grew up w that pie was my dad's favorite pie
@@MissMolly3377 , YOU CAN USE THEM FOR SO MANY THINGS, in teas , grind them & use for flavoring in cakes, cookies, icing, etc. One of the main things I use them for is making my own orange cleaner, All you do is fill a glass jar about 1/2 full with them. Finish filling the jar with rubbing alcohol, cap it & let set about 6 - 8 weeks, strain & pour into a spray bottle. I use it on just about anything.
When I was a little girl(senior retiree) I would visit my grandmother in Greece and we would go to the fields and she snd her friends would pull up dandelions. They would wash them and then string them with a needle (like the old days with popcorn for the Christmas tree) and would dry in the sun. This was done so in the winter when they worked in the farm or olive groves they have them boiled and with salt, olive oil & lemon they would eat them soak their homemade bread in the juice. They would drink the water they boiled it in or even pour it on their other plants. I thought that was strange but what did I know? I grew up in the big city. Oh Giagia, what would I do to have some now😋. She’s smiling from heaven I’m sure telling me that there might still be time 💕🤦♀️
Thanks so much for this video. I love my dandelions but have been at a loss on different ways to use them. I'll definately be making some tea and vinigar now. Thanks for the idea on what else to add to my salads, too. Yum!
I do not remember what all I said in this video as it is from last year, but I like to add the dandelion petals to breads, including tortillas, pancakes, and such. The greens I dehydrate and mix with other healthy dried greens I grow and add them to my meals I cook all year round to give us more of those great nutrients. The dried flowers I add to some of my hand made soaps and can be infused in oils for making medicinal salves. :)
I use a huge screwdriver to dig them. I stick the screwdriver down slowly following the root as it scrapes it on the way down, then pull back like you do with the shovel. Especially if I'm digging them in the yard, it doesn't disturb the ground as much.
my son bought me this great little trowel that works great for digging dandelions out of the yard as it is about half the width of a regular trowel yet still has that cupped shape
Just know, they will be much harder to dig out of a grass filled yard than a garden area. I suggest a narrow "weed" trowel or one of those "gophers" to really get in under the roots
Flower tea is my very favorite. I pick all early spring thru fall and drink all winter. I don't get colds, flus, etc. as often and or long. Oh these remind me of sunshine :)
Thank you for the video and for reminding about the chicken Potholders. I had forgotten what it looked like cause I gave them all away and did have my pattern written down. I also have made tipsters too. God bless you.
Yep, I use the flowers and leaves too, I have quite a few jars of flowers dried up and a large jar of leaves that as I always do will get mixed into my other dried greens such as nettle, grape leaves, kale, beet tops, and more for adding to meals year round. I also use them fresh in salads or just eat right off the plant
thanks for sharing! Nice! I am glad to come to your channel! I love dandelions . I cook with dandelions, I make dandelion flower tea myself , I really enjoy it! I feel obviously good after eating or drinking the tea. I have videos in my channel to prove it.
Thanks for the info Heidi; from your viewers, William and Barbie Newman. We live in an apartment too. We are glad you give credit to our Abba Father Yahweh Eliohim.
Thank you Heidi! I'm late I guess in harvesting mine. I'm watching this 5/28/19 which is a day or two before my zone 5 last frost date. Not that it seems to mean much anymore. I appreciate all the work you put into your videos and I learn so much from you L)
You can harvest any time, the young plants should not be harvested until fall anyway, all the ones I harvested here were plants from the year before, maybe two years even.
There was a lot of things I didn’t know especially about the do you pressure riser for the jar I didn’t know nothing about... wow cool 👌🏽 You are clever 😊
@@Jadinzxvq Can you prove it Jadin rrr. :D I can't show you evidence that He is real, except the proof in my own life, that is irrefutable evidence for me.
How did I miss this video?😊 I've made the flower honey, jelly etc but haven't dug the roots. My grandmother did. I'm off to forage the yard. Just made a sign for the neighbors riding by 😂: pardon the weeds, we're feeding the bees. They'll just have to ignore the yard (don't have that many neighbors but in case there's one who is questioning why I'm not mowing 😂)
I notice that method works well if the lids are still pretty smooth and not well used, but after awhile they develop small scratches that make it it nearly impossible to get it all off.
tip is to use a pitch fork to lift the dandelions so you dont chop off so much of the roots.. just harvested a lot today :) Very tasty tea when you roast them. I like better then coffee.
Good idea but I am guessing you did not see just how much root I got on these, that year the soil was loose enough that most of them pulled out beautifully :)
@@RainCountryHomestead yes i seen that they were beautiful too :) just thought might help others or even beginners Thanks for sharing your video it was very helpful i used the chopper method and like it much better. chopping it with a knife isn't as consistent with size of the pieces. So thanks you so much for the tip.
I really enjoyed your video. Some good info for me. Been wanting to harvest me dandelion roots for years but never could seem to get around to it. My boys are grown so now I have more time. Digging them up this weekend. Really appreciate the part on how to wash them. New subby right here. :0)
**PLEASE CHECK OUT MY MORE RECENT VIDEO OF THE BENEFITS OF ALL PARTS OF THE DANDELION:** ruclips.net/video/Yq4WnsBTfZ0/видео.html
how to harvest dandelion roots if they are in your nice green grass yard and you don't particularly want to destroy your yard ?
@@A.C.71 There are special trowels that are made very narrow that can get up under the root like this one: ruclips.net/video/UxZIIlMQGRs/видео.html
Then their are weed puller like these that work real well:
amzn.to/35TJoBx
@@A.C.71 You can also set aside a area just for dandelions. Use the flowers for jelly or fritters and plant the seeds where you want them.
@@simonesmit6708 how do you make dandelion fritters?
Thanks so much, really great, informative work here. Very helpful and much appreciated!
wow, I am in shock, I cannot believe what I see. I am from South Africa, and we have always been told that dandelion is poison, I cannot believe this is such a wonderful plant, I am definitely going to harvest dandelion and dehydrate it or use it any way I can
I belong to the khasi tribe of Meghalaya and we have been consuming dandelions (leaves+roots),as a salad delicacy....we mixed it with boiled potatoes and onions.(raw dandelion,boiled potato,raw onion)😁the roots just gives it an addictive taste
Home sci: sounds good. Thanks for sharing.
@@melaniebrown4947 you're welcome.
Thank you for sharing! Yum!
Hi there! You can eat raw roots also when washed and cut into peaces? or just leaves?
@@gregoryoutdoors my understanding is the roots dried and ground up make a great coffee. Just an fyi but yes the whole plant can be eaten.
Hi sweet lady, I know this video is one of your older videos, but I really got a lot out of it. Thank you for all that you do!
Thank you Heidi you are bringing me great memories of my childhood! We used to gather dandelion flowers for my grandmother! She used to make dandelion wine! I miss Granny so much! Sending well wishes to you and your family from New Jersey! ❤❤🙏🏼💃
Seriously, I'm headed out to dig up several dandelions outside. I didn't realize I could do that and go ahead and get a start on filling a jar to have on hand instead of waiting till after winter. I live in N. Louisiana, so they are still growing here right now. :-) Thank you!
Agreed!!! “He is good; all the time” I’ve been juicing the tap root with fresh ginger and three green apples. Also I’ve juiced the roots and flower heads and added all natural peanut butter, honey and made a smoothie using a blender. I am thankful for the Dandelion!
I absolutely love tha old ways , so pure and genuine, down to earth literally and generally folks who live this way r actually happier because we r healthier . Enjoyed yer video. Thank ya for sharing. Much love , peace and God's blessings to ya , to everyone 🍃🌹
I'm watching this because I'm dranking roasted dandelion root right now🤣🤣💯💯👍👌very good video young lady😉
Amazing, didn’t know the Dandelions had such long tap roots. Thanks for sharing, teaching. That hand blender/chopper seems to be a good tool. The light toasting and drying makes for some mighty fine tea I bet. Keeping the container well labeled is a great idea, nice to help us remember. Thanks again. Kentucky
This was so helpful. I’m going to try my hand at harvesting the leaves and flowers and then make an attempt on the roots. Thanks so much.
Oh my goodness. I’ve never seen dandelion roots that long! I dug up a bunch in my yard for the first time today and none were longer than my middle finger. I can’t wait to try again because I’m doing something wrong.
I doubt you are doing anything wrong but the age of the dandelion and how loose the soil is can make a difference
Thanks for the video. I've been buying dandelion root tea for 30 years. Come springtime I'm going to make my own now! 👍👍
Why would anyone give a thumbs down, Pharma / poisoning trolls perhaps ? Thank you so much for this much needed info. ❤️🙏🇨🇦
Some if it is big pharma lovers that can break themselves free of their brain washing, some are just haters because they have pitiful lives and nothing better to do with themselves. haha
Thank you Norma!
@@RainCountryHomesteadplease show you drink tea
My grandmother used to eat dandelion salad every spring as a 'tonic'. The brake bleeder is awesome. Been trying to find an inexpensive vaccuum pump with no luck. I love your videos! I learn so much from them. Love your channel.
Here in Puerto Rico there is a lot of dandelions now I can make them into salad. Thanks Stacey.
Wow, your soil is so rich, loose and deep! Maybe someday mine will be that developed. Only been here two years, turned lawn to garden.
I’ve done that when I’m sure that the dandelions haven’t been sprayed. I have taken the dandelion flower, dipped it in a fritter-type batter until golden brown. It has a mild apple flavor. Leaves boiled once, dump water and boil again (boiling once keeps bitterness). Serve with butter and Parmesan. Yum! Be careful, eating too much will give the runs. Roots, same as shown in video.
Hi Heidi - Great video! I am blessed with the motherlode of dandelions every spring, along with a ton of coltsfoot. If I remember correctly, dandelions are gentle diuretics and their bitter qualities are good for getting bile flowing to improve liver health. I knew a gal who used to harvest the flowers to make into fritters. Personally, I love fresh dandelion leaves as part of a salad. They are the best "vegetable" in my yard.
You are correct on those health benefits, plus there are so many more! So great that dandelions are so easy to grow! haha
Curious about the fritter recipe ;)
Calcium rich. Muscle cramps? Dandelion tea.
The leaves are spikey, how do you eat them fresh?
I love my dandelions leaves flowers and root...one of the most important plants God bless us with! 😉💚👍
Amen to that! :D
Kellie p-b_FAM o ate some dandelion flowers the other day just to see what they taste like. yummy. they were very good sweet too birdlike a sugary sweet though yummy. and to think our disci0line at home growing up was to go get weeds out of 5he grass and guess what those weeds were. MAny dandelion roots and greens went to waste in that🤔
Good B-12 clinging to those slightly dirty roots!
You are so young and resourceful knowing the things my grandmother knew, I just love being reminded of the memories of how we picked them on the hills together. I like how you explain every detail in preparing the Dandelion roots, well said. You must live in Oregon or Washington, because it rains a lot there, so beautiful the northern states because of the rain. I truly believe there are so many things about plants and the healing of many ailments our grandparents passed down to us. Thank you for sharing
I am 53 (I was 51 in this video) and I live on the Peninsula of Washington, we get three times the amount of rain as Seattle or even most of Oregon. I have had to learn all this stuff on my own because of that belief I had that God gaves us the resources to heal ourselves and made our bodies intelligent, I just started searching :)
Rain Country
Well done, most of the women I knew were doing this, all gone now, they were in 80's and 90's, it is refreshing to see even at your age. I have a friend in Washington, beautiful place to live.🌻
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I really enjoyed the video. I've been recommended to your channel many times. God bless. I don't have one of those air pump sealer.
I believe I linked to the brake bleeder kit in the description box. I use it all the time and it is inexpensive but since it is an automotive tool, you still need to get the jar sealing tops separately, Here is a video I did on several vacuum sealing options: ruclips.net/video/qgUJ2sAJz0M/видео.html
Heidi, you are amazing! I have just started drinking Dandelion Tea...and I'm getting the health benefits of them. I am laughing at myself, because I remember digging up 10 five gallon buckets of dandelions from my lawn a few years ago. Oh, what I didn't know back then! Thanks again for the video!😊
I think about the same thing some times, I used to dig up or kill all those precious plants! haha Now I have an excuse to leave them, besides, they are good for the soil and hold in some of that moisture during the rare dry season we have :)
Here in Canada dandelion is one of the first flowers to feed the bees to. 🌼
My grandmother use to dry dandelion root to eat while traveling or hiking, she called it ground jerky,
I have lots of dandelions that I have been drying...great video as to the many benefits. I have been drinking tea and my stomach/but feels lighter, hence less bloated
Perfect timing..just picked a lot of dandelion roots an dandelions. Thanks for explaining how to.dry them.
This video is pretty old, from 2017 I think. Here is a slightly newer one (2028 or 2019?) on the benefits of all parts of the plant: ruclips.net/video/Yq4WnsBTfZ0/видео.html
many many years ago when I was in my twenties I went to help a woman who is in her 80s. she lived in a huge yard that still had a well in the city it was covered with fruit trees she had cabbages so huge growing out back and quite a garden. The inside of the house was a time capsule. but I looked out in her yard and the dandelion leaves were so huge you could literally make rolls out of them like you would cabbage rolls I asked her if she had ever used chemicals and she interrupted me with"AHHH!" WELL that meant never! I asked her if I could have some. well there were thousands. so when I went to dig some of them were so large that it was like cutting quarter sized pieces of some of the roots I brought them straight into her kitchen and grab the brush and scrub the dirt off and they were dry I had already picked the leaves put them in paper towels and was ready to take those home had the flowers and another I had something to do with every piece of it of course but it made the best Dandy lion anything I've ever tasted. It's very sad because her place is gone now and it was promised to me for the free work I did for her for many years. but a con artist got a hold of her took her place and made many millions probably in the triple numbers. and not only did I lose all my home promised. but the land was scraped away and townhouses I think 14 or 15 buildings were put on the property. just about broke my heart. didn't mean to tell us that story but I'll never forget those dandylions or anything about that place! I have to say it was beautiful while it lasted. at least a memory I will always have though I could have been a better one!
May their breasts and testicles rot off in the most painful way imaginable.
❤❤❤ thankyou for sharing your beautiful story. I could visualize all that you talked about. ❤❤❤
@Melbourne Hero my family Dandy lions were written on paper since I was about 12 years old. By the time I was 50 everything was taken from me by a deceptive psychopath in my family who I adored and kept from being aborted as a baby and had them as if they were my own. Unfortunately being a psychopath is something you're born with and no matter how well you're treated which was so well and how much you're loved which was an incredible amount. The person still continues to not have feelings and just does what they want for themselves it's an extreme version of narcissism. Say leaving a note for someone you're mad at so they light their dog on fire kill it then put the color back with the note on and leave it on the back porch with the kids in the house. They get away with drunk driving and killing mothers with babies I could go on. If your paper is in the house that they took over and had you temporarily held so you couldn't get to it it doesn't do you a damn bit of good people can be insanely Wicked when it comes to money and I've dealt with it twice big! So sometimes paper doesn't mean a damn thing. I went from well off by my own means taking care of two people that I adored my parents to be in dirt poor and I'm still struggling and I'm not sure how long it's been I kind of just lost it I just know that my parents suffered in the end and they died and one of the most disgusting places as indigent. And they were far from it. It's not about the money but of course it is! But I catch myself thinking about the things that I bought for my mother that are all gone and the pictures and things like flowers that have been in my family shrubs rhododendrons pastas the violets came for my great-great-grandmother so that puts it back to the 1700 somehow made it over here from? I have the most amazing memories of gardening with my mom and that place. Out of all the meals she ever had in the nicest restaurants she remembers one where we worked outside all day and when she came in I had a hot bath waiting for her and when she got in the tub I quick Kate potatoes and peas and chard and I don't remember what else but I made a dinner out of just vegetables out of the garden and she said it was her favorite meal she's ever had she brought it up 20 years later I was so surprised that she remembered. And yeah I wish that wasn't paper but the woman was of sound mind theoretically when she took in this woman claiming to be a famous German opera singers mother. She knew how to scam this woman she was not an amateur. The way I found out was I was way far away and I saw my friends pillows that she had sewn by hand in 1942 in the thrift store this huge Warehouse of a thrift store and I started fighting other bits and pieces. That is how I knew it was over. I heard that just the sale out in the front yard alone brought in almost 10 million dollars and that was a stuff considered junk. it was an amazing little cabin that had been added onto and had secret doors into the library upstairs I had a grand piano this was just a one-room Shack when it was first built and the oldest house in my neighborhood it had a small house over to the side that they made into the chicken coop they had their own cupboards and Furniture it was adorable. the fruit trees were numerous it was something that is just not replaceable but people don't care about cute they care about money and I did find out they eat one of those two-story townhouse things that they put their sold for 2.5 million back then and that was a long time ago. my parents house is only about three-quarters of. I'm starting to look back and realize why I'm such a wreck. people can be very nasty and I'm just the opposite.
Love to see you filming outdoor videos!!! Love the Dandelions too!
Thanks so much for sharing your Knowledge !!🙏♥️
I was looking for a video on how to grind dried dandelion/burdock roots, bcuz mine keep breaking my grinders/breaking the glass.... duh, nvr thought to chop it small b4 drying instead of after. 👍🏻🤓✅💡
I now cook them as whole roots and then grind it to powder! I used to boil pieces of the dried roots to make tea but found that I meeded a lot. With it grinded, it tastes much more and I love it! And I skip the step of cutting them :)
Love dandys and plantains. Those were my first weeds to learn with. Thank you Hedi!
Here, at The Fertile Myrtle I actively cultivate my dandies all year..on a quarter acre..what a thrill the past few days ..my army is growing exponentially..pesto is my fav ..the roots are on my agenda now, too..your vids are excellent!
Pee pee herbs are our pals..bitters in spring..♥️
There is another homesteading channel that I like is call Appalachian Homestead with Patara. So many good ideas! Thank you and God bless!
Thanks so much for this video! I have lots and lots of dandelions in my yard and I know that they are eatable, but I didn't know how to process them. Your timeliness is spot on! God Bless! Carmen
I love and appreciate what you teach us, you are such a good , sweet lady.
Thank you!
We love dandelions. Every year, I fix jelly and honey as well as my regular harvesting. My grandmother did this as well as my Mom, Aunties. I'm the only one who still carries on. Poke Salad is another one that I harvest. Poke has many great uses. I was taught by my mother and grandmother how to safely use the various parts of the plant and what their uses are. Thank you for all you do to share knowledge.
Poke is deadly raw.
@@joyford7542 I was taught to harvest and use Poke safely.
@@hoovesandpaws Nearly died of raw poke ingestion. Thank GOD HE heard my prayer and plea and Delivered me.
@@joyford7542 It isn't supposed to be ingested raw.
@@hoovesandpaws Rule I ascribe to is: if it is poisonous, Do Not Eat It. Period.
Where I’m from rains all the time too! Upstate NY is usually cold and damp ! We have dandelion everywhere, so this is perfect
Out of curiosity, do you know your average annual rain fall? Ours is low right now at 120". Used to be 144"
@@RainCountryHomestead I’m not sure , I’d have to look that up. We’ve been having snow storms and Ice jams of the ausable river and other areas. Rain season is coming, so will see what next month brings.
In July Syracuse NY got 6.58 inc of rain. How do I find the average rainfall for my area? The Adirondack mountains behave much different than the rest of NY does. I know last summer was a mix of really hot and then super rainy .
@@amandasmith9297 You simply type into your browser search: "Average annual rainfall for" then type your city and state and it will pull it up
very good informative visual aid, thank you! One thing that ive come across that makes things easier in storing in mason jars and labeling is using thick rubber bands using fine point sharpies instead of stickers or directly on the jar.
I’ve been growing mushrooms for going in two years and making extracts , but also want to forage medicinal plants for tinctures . I just need to learn which parts to use of the plant . Awesome video
For more on dandelion benefits of all parts, here my video on that: ruclips.net/video/Yq4WnsBTfZ0/видео.html
I normally cook dandelions greens, either by themselves or with other greens like mustard or kale etc. Just boil in water with a bit of salt, then serve in a bowl with a drizzle of olive oil, Pepper and lemon juice. So good!
Yep, I have added them to stir fries and salads but mostly dry them up to use in my mixed greens blend. We use flowers, roots, and greens regularly here and I did a video talking about the benefits of each and how we use them: ruclips.net/video/Yq4WnsBTfZ0/видео.html
Be it ever so common and cast out of people's grounds...the humble dandelion is a best friend to our bodies! Praises to our Heavenly Father!!!
Subed...glad to have found you!
Roots are said to be at peak potency just before putting up new leaves & flowers for the new growing season. 🍀
You're honestly such an inspiration thank you so much for all your informative videos! Learn so much from them, thank you!
Thanks. I'm new to harvesting dandelions.. can't wait
I like that strainer.
Thanks for sharing this vital information, we're slowly losing the natural old ways with the younger generation, keep it up, love your way of life, Peace ✌👍🙏❤
I think about this a lot, how much knowledge my great-Grandma had and how she passed before I could really learn anything from her. I mean, I could've learned, but I was a lazy and selfish teenager and didn't listen. I miss my grandma every day, and the knowledge she had
I use the roots mostly for tea or coffee.
Dandelions have just started to pop up here looking forward to another great harvest this year. I also add the roots to my morning juice as well. 🇨🇦❤️
Thanks , Heidi for this video. I have been anxious to see how you dehydrate your Dandelion. Those are the most humungus dandelion roots I have EVER SEEN! It must be your soil & moist conditions. I am drying orange peel right now on the dash board of my car, instead of running the dehydrator for a couple of trays.
ellen fisher yum orange peels Sergio's I'm saving mine to make mince meat pie filling found recipe in a cowboy cooking book grew up w that pie was my dad's favorite pie
Orange peels?? Never heard of dehydrating and using them, they are so bitter. Interesting.
@@MissMolly3377 , YOU CAN USE THEM FOR SO MANY THINGS, in teas , grind them & use for flavoring in cakes, cookies, icing, etc. One of the main things I use them for is making my own orange cleaner, All you do is fill a glass jar about 1/2 full with them. Finish filling the jar with rubbing alcohol, cap it & let set about 6 - 8 weeks, strain & pour into a spray bottle. I use it on just about anything.
@@ellenfisher6341 OMG. How have I never heard of this?! TYVM 👍🏽💖
@@casscass8018 , YT IS A TREASURE FOR INFO like this ! You are soooo welcome ! I love bending the rules - haha !!!!
When I was a little girl(senior retiree) I would visit my grandmother in Greece and we would go to the fields and she snd her friends would pull up dandelions. They would wash them and then string them with a needle (like the old days with popcorn for the Christmas tree) and would dry in the sun. This was done so in the winter when they worked in the farm or olive groves they have them boiled and with salt, olive oil & lemon they would eat them soak their homemade bread in the juice. They would drink the water they boiled it in or even pour it on their other plants. I thought that was strange but what did I know? I grew up in the big city. Oh Giagia, what would I do to have some now😋. She’s smiling from heaven I’m sure telling me that there might still be time 💕🤦♀️
Great info, thanks! Excited to see your hand-held canner. Didn't know that was possible. Will try and pick one up and save on gas bill.
God Bless you too 🙏🏼
All of this and the many other vegetables, fruits herbs that God has given us, together with prayer we ask God to help us all.
Thanks so much for this video. I love my dandelions but have been at a loss on different ways to use them. I'll definately be making some tea and vinigar now. Thanks for the idea on what else to add to my salads, too. Yum!
I do not remember what all I said in this video as it is from last year, but I like to add the dandelion petals to breads, including tortillas, pancakes, and such. The greens I dehydrate and mix with other healthy dried greens I grow and add them to my meals I cook all year round to give us more of those great nutrients. The dried flowers I add to some of my hand made soaps and can be infused in oils for making medicinal salves. :)
Great Ideas. Thank you so much!!
You are living my dream! 😱 So happy to have found your channel! 🌸🌸
That is so sweet! Welcome here and thank you!
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I dug some roots today; thank you for this, I wasn’t sure how to dry it.
Another great video, I always learn so much from you! Never knew you could use the roots of the Dandelion. Thank You!
Absolutely loved your video. You are very informative and not to forget very pretty inside out.
Thank you for your time and efforts teaching the people.
God bless you, thank you for sharing everything about the dandelion
Thank you for sharing I've wanted to learn how to do this for a long time but your video is the easiest to understand
Thank you Jane!
I’m loving revisiting your videos! Nothing like a quick refresher! 🧐😍 ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Thank you Lisa! Hope you are doing well kid!
love dandelion so good for you. heard it helps reduce sugar n liver health.
Awesome video Heidi! I just made dandelion jelly. Wanting to dehydrate roots so I saw your video and watched it. Thank you sister!😊
1:20 Instead of using a shovel, use a garden fork. Less likely to break off roots with a fork.
I used a garden fork and one fork pierced the biggest root... I guess I'm unlucky... LOL!
This was so helpful! So many great tips, aside from the info about dandelion root! Thank you!!
You are awesome 👏🏻 !!! Yes I’m new to your channel but I like how you explain how to harvest, dry and store your dandelions... thanks for showing 😎
Thank you Lori!
Lots of Info ,Thankyou,God bless you.I love that verse
Your eyes look so healthy, Thanks for sharing
Thank you Heidsie! I am going to save some of my roots this year.
Thank for sharing, I boil the dandelion leafs and drink it for sickness .
I use a huge screwdriver to dig them. I stick the screwdriver down slowly following the root as it scrapes it on the way down, then pull back like you do with the shovel. Especially if I'm digging them in the yard, it doesn't disturb the ground as much.
my son bought me this great little trowel that works great for digging dandelions out of the yard as it is about half the width of a regular trowel yet still has that cupped shape
Nice video.. Mose people don't know how good they are for you... Thanks for sharing.. have a great day..
I am so glad you posted this video. I've been wanting to dig some up before we have to start having mowing the yard.
Just know, they will be much harder to dig out of a grass filled yard than a garden area. I suggest a narrow "weed" trowel or one of those "gophers" to really get in under the roots
Thanks for the video! It's gardening time here as well, eyeing those dandelions!!!
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This video is much appreciated! Thank you so much for the step by step process!
I made a couple cups of tea yesterday of fresh Dandelions. Thanks!
Flower tea is my very favorite. I pick all early spring thru fall and drink all winter. I don't get colds, flus, etc. as often and or long. Oh these remind me of sunshine :)
dry, roast, cook coffee :-). many greetings from berlin
Great video, thank you. I add dandelion root and leaves in my tea brew every morning with all my other herbs.
I love learning from you and love your channel😀
When I don't want to use the greens right away I clean and freeze them for smoothies. We make a lot of smoothie popsicles during the summer.
Oh I would love to know how you make popsicles with the greens please, sounds yummy!
please make a video of smoothie popsicles using dandelions.
Thank you for the video and for reminding about the chicken Potholders. I had forgotten what it looked like cause I gave them all away and did have my pattern written down. I also have made tipsters too. God bless you.
Thank you Betty!
amen sister!! thank you for sharing 🙏🏼
I love my dandelions leaves flowers, thank you for sharing
Yep, I use the flowers and leaves too, I have quite a few jars of flowers dried up and a large jar of leaves that as I always do will get mixed into my other dried greens such as nettle, grape leaves, kale, beet tops, and more for adding to meals year round. I also use them fresh in salads or just eat right off the plant
thanks for sharing! Nice!
I am glad to come to your channel! I love dandelions . I cook with dandelions, I make dandelion flower tea myself , I really enjoy it! I feel obviously good after eating or drinking the tea. I have videos in my channel to prove it.
Really love this stuff. You should definitely do more!
I have a very long playlist that I have been working on for 6 years on medicinal herbs and more: ruclips.net/p/PLzVtTPDzFPKHPRMHwH8XG5QKLh-MBvTzv
Hi our dandelions should be coming very soon... I'm going to try for the first time dehydrate the petals and greens... Thanks for sharing..
I am looking forward to doing that very soon :D
We have gone 6 months with only 1/10 an inch of rain. Sorry you have more than you need. God is Good.
Thanks for the info Heidi; from your viewers, William and Barbie Newman. We live in an apartment too. We are glad you give credit to our Abba Father Yahweh Eliohim.
Great info. Now I will need to do more research on dandelion uses.
Thank you Heidi! I'm late I guess in harvesting mine. I'm watching this 5/28/19 which is a day or two before my zone 5 last frost date. Not that it seems to mean much anymore.
I appreciate all the work you put into your videos and I learn so much from you L)
You can harvest any time, the young plants should not be harvested until fall anyway, all the ones I harvested here were plants from the year before, maybe two years even.
@@RainCountryHomestead Ok, thanks!
I just found your videos. I love them! Blessings to you.
Thank you Rebecca!
There was a lot of things I didn’t know especially about the do you pressure riser for the jar I didn’t know nothing about... wow cool 👌🏽
You are clever 😊
your hair and skin looks so healthy...very pretty, is this due to healthy living? probably...nice video also(smile)
Lillie Archie, I think it's the Lord making her lovely for glorifying Him first :) !
I thought the same thing!
@@jennymullins593 LMFAO god isn’t real
@@Jadinzxvq Can you prove it Jadin rrr. :D I can't show you evidence that He is real, except the proof in my own life, that is irrefutable evidence for me.
@@Jadinzxvq Also I don't know what LMFAO means??!!
How did I miss this video?😊
I've made the flower honey, jelly etc but haven't dug the roots. My grandmother did.
I'm off to forage the yard.
Just made a sign for the neighbors riding by 😂: pardon the weeds, we're feeding the bees.
They'll just have to ignore the yard (don't have that many neighbors but in case there's one who is questioning why I'm not mowing 😂)
I love your sign. I’ll do the same. Not about to cut my dandelions down now when I need these for my boxturtles and bunnies!
I enjoy your videos! I have found just hot soapy water will take off the sharpie marking on my used lids.
I notice that method works well if the lids are still pretty smooth and not well used, but after awhile they develop small scratches that make it it nearly impossible to get it all off.
thank you so much for the good info. God is good ALL the TIME
tip is to use a pitch fork to lift the dandelions so you dont chop off so much of the roots.. just harvested a lot today :) Very tasty tea when you roast them. I like better then coffee.
Good idea but I am guessing you did not see just how much root I got on these, that year the soil was loose enough that most of them pulled out beautifully :)
@@RainCountryHomestead yes i seen that they were beautiful too :) just thought might help others or even beginners Thanks for sharing your video it was very helpful i used the chopper method and like it much better. chopping it with a knife isn't as consistent with size of the pieces. So thanks you so much for the tip.
I like adding it to my morning coffee!
Wonderful sunshine. 🌞🥰
This is great. How can I get a jar sealer like yours?
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Thank you 💗
I really enjoyed your video. Some good info for me. Been wanting to harvest me dandelion roots for years but never could seem to get around to it. My boys are grown so now I have more time. Digging them up this weekend. Really appreciate the part on how to wash them. New subby right here. :0)
Thank you and welcome here! :D