How to Grow Chamomile From Seed (And Make Your Own Tea)
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
- Grab some Epic 6-Cell Trays: bit.ly/3giOFKd Growing chamomile is inherently peaceful. It smells amazing, grows like a weed, and makes a calming, delicious tea. Learn how to grow chamomile the epic way, including my tea recipe (it's simple).
0:00 - Intro
0:36 - Varieties
1:36 - Starting Chamomile Seeds
4:13 - Chamomile Care
6:00 - Harvesting Chamomile
8:20 - Drying Chamomile
10:09 - Making Chamomile Tea
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I literally bought chamomile seeds at the nursery yesterday. Whatever I’m growing, Kevin is ready to help.
Same! Mine starting spouting.
Lol me too...i was just about to look for some youtube videos 😂
I just bought chamomile tea from the store and used that. It works great and is so much cheaper. 💜
That happened to me with citrus and strawberries! It’s the season I guess 😂
Sounds fun and delicious. Thanks for the vid.
KEVIN YOU SAVED MY GARDEN’S LIFE, I SAW THIS POP UP IN MY FEED AND I REMEMBERED I LEFT MY GATE OPEN AND ALL OF MY SEED PACKETS AND TOOLS OUT!!! I have so many deer and raccoons, this literally saved my garden lol, I ran out with a flashlight immediately and now I’m back to watch this video.
Wow! Good timing.
Lol, what a legend
Legend!!!
Bruh 💀
😂😂 2 years old but this is hilarious. I hope your garden is thriving!!
Recipe for a period pains tea: one teaspoon chamomile, one flower head calendula, and a few leaves of mint per mug :)
Planted my first chamomile seeds like two days ago, now I'm getting as much info as possible from all the seeds I planted... I had head of chamomile for tummy unease, but not for period pains, definitely gonna try this one
❤️❤️❤️ awesome!
Any idea on where to get measurements for teas to help with aches and colds?
I'll have to try this, thank you. 💖
@@emmaschauer5409 you seep it for 5-10 minutes (until it looks like filtered apple juice) and then remove the things. It is also okay tasting when cold.
Chamomile, orange peal, cinnamon, cloves makes a real good tea. In order of amounts.
Dog car sickness or anxiety while in a car. We use camomile when we go on trips with our dog, Nick. Sometimes he just starts to feel icky, like driving on a dark, you guessed it, desert highway. Once we see him start to feel icky, we’ll put 1 tea bag in his no-spill water bowl. Swirl it around, wait about 5 or so minutes and let him start lapping it up. Not more than 20 minutes later, he’s looking, acting and appears to feel better. Good luck in the car and the garden and until next time keep on gardening.
I just use a dinner fork to harvest. Used to do by hand but age and arthritis eventually made it too painful so started using dinner fork.
Great timing! Here in the Netherlands a big supermarket chain hands out little seedstarter packets with your groceries and chamomile is one of them. Now I know how to properly look after it
That is just wonderful!!
I love this idea and demand the U.S. start doing it!
U.S needs to take notes
Favorite chamomile recipe is super easy: steep the dried flowers in warm milk, instead of water, remove them after about 10 minutes and add some honey. It honestly does wonders if you're having trouble sleeping 🥰
Growing my own chamomile for the first time this year and just transferred them out into the garden. So exited to see how it pans out!
Oh, that sounds lovely! Im growing this year for the first time, I am definitely trying this!
I grow my own chamomile and gonna try your recipe. Sounds yummy ty
I have roman chamomile growing in between pavers in a part-shade area of my yard, and oh my goodness the sweet apple smell when I step over them is pure magic.
you should do a garden bed with a variety of tea plants
My chamomile actually survived the winter and I'm hoping to make some tea with it along with some dandelion
Same rule applies to dandelion. You want em just after they have fully opened.
@@skitzoradio369 Yup. That's how I've been harvesting them
ooo that sounds good!! let me know how it tastes.
@@citrus4419 Will do
I love making things from dandelion, you should try dandelion syrup. But a word of warning if you are going to make tea out of the roots, it is BITTER and I haven’t found out how to make it better yet, but just be aware it won’t be floral 😂 certainly shocked me
I've been trying to grow chamomile in a flower box. I didn't realize I had wild, native chamomile (matricaria discoidea) growing in my yard!
Those plants love growing along my front walkway!
So excited for my +50% more chamomile flowers! 🌼💕
German Chamomile if left to seed, can reseed in the area it’s planted, especially if the area has favorable conditions
So OK to plant outdoors in Zone 6 and it will grow back in the spring?
Growing chamomile for the first time this year. Had my first tiny harvest today. It's wonderful.
Where's the merch that says "give it that boop"?! 🌼
AND "botanical blessings" with Kevin looking like a saint?! ✌🏽
I'd buy that merch in a heartbeat! 😂
For real 🤣
Yessss
Especially the 'Botanical Blessings' one.
“...give it that boop, you wanna give it a little bit of that beep...” L O L 😂😂😂😂 Kevin you’re a dork like me, and I’ll never harvest chamomile the same again 🤣
Even if I'm not speaking I will still hear him say "just boop it"
A car's dash under the front or rear windshield in the sun can work well as a free dehydrator
great idea lol can I directly sun dry flowers and herbs?
@@wasabiy817 some will fade or lose flavor in the sun, check some sources. I usually shade-dry
@@bustedkeaton thanks for the tips
and your car will smell great
I was going just to grow chamomile from seed today but I didn't know how so thank you Kevin you the MAN!!!!!!!
Same! 🥰
I already started them in a container, compared to mine, Kevin's seedlings look like they are on sterroids :)).
Chamomile is native here and it just naturalises everywhere. Some pets and animals actually really enjoy them as well, try giving leaves, stems and flowers to rabbits for example...🐰🌱
I have a small patch of chamomile that comes back every year and I feed it to my rabbits. They love it and it smells lovely as they munch on it.
Im trying to make paper out of the leaves. How would I harvest them
My chickens like chamomile. I'm letting it naturalize all over my garden because it makes a sweet filler for bouquets, the chickens get the trimmings whenever I cut a bunch.
I was JUST telling my mom that I'm going to look into planting chamomile for her since té de manzanilla has always been a staple in her pantry. Thanks!
Same. It was my dad's go-to for tummy aches when I was a kid.
I've been thinking about it the past week. Funny how that works.
Yay ! Grow flowers !
Manzanilla con anise ❤
You took me back, when you said te de manzanilla, I could here my mom saying it, oh how I miss her.
Thank you for that
The auto-booper 😂 love it. Chamomile lavender is one of my favorite herbal combos!
chammomile is also great infused to make skin salves 👍🏽amazing for eczema
I use chamomile on my started plants to prevent dampening off! I had a ton of plants die that way, but I started making cold brew chamomile tea and putting it in a spray bottle and soaking the soil each day. Worked like a charm!
Can we please have a calendula care video now? 😍✨
My mother-in-law is Navajo and they call this Navajo tea. She lives with my husband and I now and I would like to grow some camomile for her. On the reservation, I'm sure the tea grows closer to the ground. Also, they get stem and flowers to dry for tea, not flowers only. Delicious!
Edit: I am concerned of getting this in North Texas as last month kicked us into full blown summer. I do have some very shaded areas.
I'm growing German Chamomile in my side plot, a really cool thing I discovered is that we have a wild Chamomile endemic to San Diego called pineapple weed and its growing all over my yard, the flowers taste lightly of pineapple and have a sweet flavor.
I have heard of the pineapple weed and it’s really delicious 😋 from everything I have heard. Wish I had some of those here
What a lovely coincidence! I just planted some chamomile 6 days ago, and they're already germinated!
I love adding dried peppermint leaves to the chamomile flowers!
I've got Chamomile, Echinacea, Fuchsia, True Jasmine, Lavender, and Pineapple Sage growing for my tea. :3 I have both German and Roman Chamo growing, cuz I wasn't sure which I needed.
Pineapple sage!!! Never heard of it, sounds interesting!
@@mult1coloured, I have pineapple sage in my garden. It smells pretty much like pineapple! Hence the name. The hummingbirds love it a lot.
I had no idea you could make fuschia tea!
I have pineapple sage. It grows huge. Do you use the leaves or flowers in your tea? BTW, rose petals make nice tea , too.
@@lanetower3411 Mine are just babies, for now, so I've only used a few of the flowers. I want to try the leaves but I might kill them, this early. Only about 6 inches tall, outside of the flowering stalks.
Don't forget Wild Chamomile (Matricaria Discoidea) also called Pineappleweed, Disc May Weed and a few other names. It has a beautiful pineapple fragrance and makes a superb tea.
Thanks for the scientific name! I’m going to go look it up, now.
Something about your demeanor is just so calming I love learning from you 🌱
I was literally harvesting some chamomile when my phone alerted me to this video! I started chamomile 2years ago and it has come back every year. This year, my goal is to dry and store it for tea. I’m a huge tea drinker! Great video!
Camomile tincture is a go to. Easy to make too. Can’t wait for this season’s harvest.
You soak the chamomile in alcohol? For how long? What do you use it for? I have some chamomile seedlings right now I am looking forward to using.
@@truthinlovemama Fill whatever size jar 2/3rd full of fresh camomile flowers. Cover with 100 proof vodka up to the very brim. Close the jar so it’s air tight. Set in a cool dark place for 8 weeks. Strain and decant into smaller bottles and store in a temp stable dark environment. Lasts for up to 5 years.
I wouldn’t make less than a pint at a time (since it is a go to) unless it’s just not blooming well when I really need to make more. Sometimes it takes a while to gather enough fresh blossoms to make the tincture but sticking the fresh blossoms in the freezer while waiting to harvest more is okay over a week or two. I use colored glass bottles with fitted eye droppers, they seem to keep things fresh and potent longer. Also have to really force myself to label everything, including dates!
@@Lauradicus thank you!!!
Just planted mine out yesterday, started the seeds around 3/15 after cycling peppers and maters to potting up. Also calendula, borage, salvia, and heartsease(viola tricolor) planted out yesterday. I love calendula, chamomile, my ground stevia, and lemongrass tea. It's also good with wild violet and lemon. Turns a nice pink color when adding citrus to violets.
So I planned to grow some. Forgot to plant it.
But luck was on my side, and some seeds from other plots blew in. I am so happy. I have 10 chamomile plants flowering. SO indeed 50 percent bonus.
Kevin you insisted so much on how the stems are NOT bothering you I feel like it really got to you :)))
You do a good job with bringing more detail and information than is typical of YT videos.
I'm growing german chamomile in my greenstalk, too, with strawberries and garlic. I didn't thin it at all, since I'm growing in the greenstalk, I am okay with the plant growing smaller. I love your auto-booper. It reminds me of this metal tube squeezer I have with a crank on it. So much fun to squeeze all the toothpaste and hand cream tubes flat. Gadgets bring out the silly in us.
You are literally always here when I need you!! You’re amazing Kevin! Thanks!
Well this completely makes so much sense as to why I haven’t had any luck planting it before. Fabulous! Thank you!!
I love Chamomile! It is super easy to grow. I just planted some last year and just let some of the flowers seed and it came back all on its own this year! Can't wait for fresh chamomile tea!
It just grow randomly on a big pot I was so surprised and I'm so happy she is already flowering! What a gift ❤
I haven't planted mine yet but will plant outside fairly soon, I can't keep up with so many starts at this point in time.
I'm just proud of myself for raising a few tomato and pepper plants from seed.
I have quite a few flowers to plant including milkweed, St. John's Wort, sun flowers and others.
Excellent information, thank you.
Thanks for all the wonderful information I love chamomile tea
Thanks, Kevin! Chamomile is one of my favorite herbs to dry for tea because it cheers me up during those cold winter months! I have found two issues to adjust to. One is bugs: Thrips and aphids like my chamomile so I harvest it and then let the flowers sit on a blanket outside for a few hours until...they go away. Second is bitterness: Chamomile tea (the real medicinal stuff) tastes a bit bitter so honey or mixing dry chamomile with mint or lemon balm can cut that bitterness back. But it turns out that bitterness stimulates healing responses in our body. That's my two cents. Otherwise, it's super easy to grow and a happy harvest. :) (Zone 5B New England)
if it's bitter you could also look at conditions. Maybe your soil is too fertile? Try growing it in pure sand. The stuff I pick in the wild here in the netherlands is sweet.
@@albertheijnpindakaas Oh, interesting! Thank you for that tip! I will experiment this growing season and see if I can't get that chamomile to be less bitter. Many thanks.
@@colleenwnek3404 You might also look into which type (Roman vs German) you are growing ... Roman is sweeter, smells a bit like apples whereas German is sweet but not as sweet and smells more like a fresh bale of straw when a layer of it is being strewn out for animal bedding ... unlike the older straw more often used in gardening.
I just transplanted out my chamomile the other day, how timely! thanks kevin. I also like to use chamomile and other flavors in baked goods - buns, biscuits, scones, and little cookies.
I like how you just eat everything you harvest! I am groeing chamomile from seeds as well, super easy, and just in case it does not make it, I am super lucky because in my are it grows wild everywhere !
Kevin, you’re video has arrived in perfect time. I have camomile seedlings waiting to be planted out and can’t wait to harvest later for tea. Useful and informative video. Thank you!
Love chamomile. I direct sowed it in 8a (SC) in the top of my garden tower probably 4 years ago now, and it just reseeds itself every year. Cool tea maker gadget, it looks both pretty and really handy for loose leaf :)
What a great idea! I’d love to make tea from my own garden. Thanks for the inspo Kevin.
Just received your beautiful book. Absolutely wonderful. 2 hours today enjoying the information and just stunning photos . I recommend this book to all your viewers. I ordered after I watched your micro greens class a few weeks ago and I'm so happy with it. Thank you.
This was super helpful; I had started some chamomile from seed last month, but it's my first time growing it.
This is exactly how I got mine to grow last year. I sowed seeds on top of my starter mix, used vermiculite, kept them under grow lights and eventually moved to a raised container bed in the backyard. I had quite the abundance of chamomile for tea. I adore the scent and flavor in tea!!
Thanks for sharing… I plan to use grow lights too, just wondering how many hours do you leave it under the grow lights per day? Also, do you water it with a spray bottle daily? Thank you.
@@LadyLLLL because it is “fake” light or less lumens than the sun (of course), I left mine on nearly all the time, shutting off when i wud go to bed and turning on immediately when I got up. If I forgot to shut off @ night, it didn’t matter really.
@@thevagabondsageinthewoods Thanks for the tips, I really appreciate it. Think I’ll try leaving my grow lights on for about 6-8hrs a day and see how it goes… 😅 I’ve never used grow lights before, so this would be my 1st attempt at growing something from ‘scratch’. 😅
@@LadyLLLL gardening is never a failure…its a series of experiments until you find what works!! 😉
16 hours lights on and 8 off
Thanks for the link to the tea maker!!! Love that, also gonna go buy some of the seed starter 6pack things. Love your channel!!
Great video! I was merely searching for information on the water to loose chamomile ratio and found a bunch of crap videos, but yours had it all. Thanks!
I have litterally been thinking about growing chamomile all week!! I know you say you'd prefer clear cut seasons but I wish I lived in your climate!!! Sending love from the rainy UK! ❤️
Hey there, I've got chamomile seeds a week old under a light and all is good. Hope to have them outside in about a month, London.
@@gingernightmare9152 great to know! Im just starting out my gardening adventure really so never sure of myself! London also :)
I live a little bit North of him, iirc, up in Oregon - I'd trade you our sun for your rain in a heartbeat, lol ^^
It's only mid April and it's already 80-some degrees F (or over 28 degrees C) and extremely bright/hot outside.
Normally we'd have rain all winter up through June, but this year we've only had little bits of rain here and there. I can't remember the last time it rained tbh, this summer's gonna be brutal =(
@@lindsaycarskadon8876 wishing you the blessing of rain 🙌🌧️
@@lindsaycarskadon8876 seeing your comment for the first time now, makes me kind of emotional. 🥺 “Brutal” was a spot on prediction for this summer in the PNW. I’m in south eastern Washington, and this was the worst summer in 23 years by all accounts. Devastating heat and drought for farmers, livestock, and gardeners. We’ve had 3.9 inches of rain total this year. We average only 8.5”-9.5” in a normal year. Two months of 100°-117°F, without a drop of rain. Only to see that Oregon had it even worse. Then the poor east coast had rain that wouldn’t let up for weeks. The juxtaposition of struggle is real!!! Wishing all of us everywhere a less extreme growing season in 2022. 💚
I have German and Roman chamomile seeds sprouting now after watching this video on how to plant the seeds!! So excited!
Perfect timing! I was just about to start planning an edible flower garden for my tortoise :)
This is awesome!!! I just planted chamomile a few days ago (on the surface of course!) Can't wait to watch it grow then make some tea! Thanks for the great vid! 🌱☕♥️
My chamomile just started flowering. I just planted them outside today. I loved this video. I love chamomile tea ❤️. So fun to learn to grow and dry yourself. Thank you for how to dry it! I'm on my way...
Yayyyy. I’m growing Chamomile now. Such a wonderful flower.
Planted German chamomile recently and and the seeds have germinated now. Your tips will be a big help. A friend just gave me a tea pot like you have. Will use it to steep my home made teas! I am working on my tea plot. So far lemon balm, chocolate mint, lemon grass and newly planted chamomile! Thank you again!
I love my tea maker the one that poured over the cups but I gotmy at Tabata
I just bought chamomile seeds and basil for my magical garden thank you you’re a great teacher
Could you also show how to grow lavender?
I grew it in class, pretty much just drop it in and water. Itll take a bit for the actual lavender to grow so be weary.
I've always had them in the garden and not realized that I could drink them! lol I just cut them for my vase. Now, I know what else I can with them. Thanks!
threw some seeds into one of the gardens two years ago, now it is everywhere. this stuff spreads wildly and is a good cover for flower gardens.
Paused the video, purchased the seeds, then continued to watch. Thanks.
Thank you for the start to ending for this herb!!! Much appreciated
Thanks for this video, Kevin! I ordered Chamomile seeds just last week. Can’t wait to grow them!
Chamomile tea is lovely. Last night I had a cup from flowers I harvested last summer. If you are paranoid about the seeds drying out, instead of vermiculite, you can cover the seeds with any transparent plastic. Saran-wrap, a sandwich bag, an old shopping bag, etc. So long as it lets light through, you are good (if it's semi-transparent make sure it has a good light source like a sunny window to get through the plastic to the seeds.) This will keep the moisture in and let light through. I agree about using that tool, and had a similar tool in mind last year when I was harvesting chamomile. If you are looking for an excuse to be outside, of course skip it, enjoy the time picking the flowers. But when the summer heat really comes on in July and August, squatting in the sun for 15 mins to harvest one or two cups of tea was a bit much. To dry them out I put a days worth of harvest, a couple ounces, in a big brown paper shopping bag, closed the bag, and put it in my hot attic. After 3 or 4 days they were well dried and then I would transfer them to a jar. Mine looked quite a bit dryer than yours. I have a sweet tooth so I like to add a tsp of honey for flavor and a tsp of sugar for more sweetness.
Speaking of tea, I am curious about growing Yaupon. It's an evergreen shrub native to North America, and the leaves contain caffeine. I've read the flavor is a bit like tea and yerba maté, and can be smokey depending on how the leaves are roasted. I bought some dried leaves to taste test, just waiting for them to get here. The shrubs get fairly large, 5m to 9m, and one shrub could probably provide a substitute for all the tea/coffee someone might want for a year. Very cool. I am not sure if it's suitable for your climate, but I thought you might be interested.
I'm going to try growing some this year. I do have some seeds. Thank you for all the information you provide and help with my gardening. Blessings Kevin! I'm in northern KY, zone 6.
Thank you!! I just started chamomile it just started sprouting and I’m going to transfer it outside soon! That and Calendula!
Mine have just sprouted under the grow light 😎
I just started mine and saw them sprouting!! Hopefully theyll flourish like yours. I would like to try using them not only for tea but in oils or soaps.
Kevin, I planted my chamomile seeds last week...first time. What perfect timing for you to make this video. You are my "Espiratu" animal! (Sorry, couldn't resist.) Seriously, though...I'm going all out in my urban garden this year thanks to you. (Just started reading your book, too.) Also loving Epic Homesteading. Appreciate all you do for us learning gardeners out here.
Thank You chamomile is one of my favorites. And now I know how to grow it.
Another great video Kevin, I tried to grow chamomile and covered them with to much soil, now I know when I try again they will germinate, thanks for sharing 🌱
Exactly what I needed in a video, thanks a bunch!🎉
I planted a little chamomile plant in a pot on my porch. This spring it is EVERYWHERE! all over my property, it is gorgeous! I’m hoping it will spread to my pasture so my cow and horses can munch on a little ♥️❤️
Thanks for the informational video I planted German camomile a few days ago exactly as the video and they are sprouting already :) I’m excited. Keep on beepin and boopin on
Thank you!!! I’m heading out to harvest some flowers today... I look forward to making my own tea ☺️
The perfect timing for this video! I am growing a chamomile for the first time. Didn’t start from seed though n_n
wonderful video! i finally find a perfect video that digs into more specific aspects of chamomille growing. Thank you 💖
I bought chamomile seeds for the first time this year and now I can't wait to start them! Thank you for the tips :)
Wow! So easy to grow your own! Fantastic. Thank you so much!
Thank so much. I am growing chamomile for the first time this year. I am trying to slowly grow my medicinal garden.
First year growing chamomile and the first buds are showing up so this is helpful to know how to harvest and make tea.
Chamomile is fantastic. This past winter I started some plants using the winter sowing method. Although I love Chamomile tea, I primarily use it in my soaps & skincare products.
Roman chamomile is very good for your skin. The essential oil and even more commonly the hydrosol (the water left over from the oil distilling process) are amazing skincare products. If I had more room, I'd grow both.
Thats a truly epic idea to harvest the flowers with that blueberry picker! Here in finland every household has one (or more) 😂 we use if for picking wild bilberries and lingonberries.. but it also works surprisingly well for GOOSEBERRIES 😀
Your show is simply fabulous. You are such a great teacher. Thank you very much.
I searched for this earlier today, how convenient.
There is not a question I have searched for that you don't have an answer for! Thank you so much for your detailed videos!
Thanks for the tips! I made chamomile tea and mixed it with some juice thw other day, boyfriend loved it
I watch this guy on RUclips. I was looking to plant A certain type and it brought me here. Sure I trust his Advice! Ty
We’re growing German chamomile this year so I’m excited
oh my god ! Thank you so much for another great video xxxxx
You should try chamomile and spearmint. It helps relax me before I go to bed.