You actually don't need to have a dehydrator, just use a salt water mixture to wash your leaves, rinse them and pat them dry, then take some uncoated utility string and tie bunches and hang it upside down to dry. In about a week it will be completely dry and you can put into glass jars to store.
Flyscreen between 2 tables, baking trays in front of a sunny window, I even made one from galvanised corrugated roofing iron with a glass door over it. It can sit on an angle aligned with the angle of the sun and nothing runs down to the bottom.
@@deborahsmith669I've never done this. I just brush them off unless they're extremely dirty, & if so, I just lightly rinse. Soaking will cause them to waterlog, take longer to dry, & possibly cause bacterial growth if placed fresh in oil.
I have harvest mullein laid it on newspaper in hot attic, then bagged it up. I use for asthma. I have a pipe made of materials like nose cone of rockets, ceramic pipe ok too. Never a corn cob pipe as herbals burn too hot. I use 2 screens in base of pipe to contain the fuzzy bits from leaves. Really opens the airway. Blessed be.
I had found some mullien in my yard. To protect it, I put garden edging around it and fresh soil in it and gave it some nutrients. God planted some here about 10 years ago... AFTER I had caught a really bad cold. Our neighbor told us what it was. Since then, I have protected it and other herbs we found. I'll be making a separate bed of plantain in the fall! I'm slowly learning. You'd think at my age, I'd know this stuff already! but nope.... I am just learning all this since the internet came about. I guess it's good for something, huh?!
Biannual plant. Lives abt 2 years. First year grow rosettes (lots of leaves). Saecond year it grows leaves than shoots up a stalk with yellow flowers on it. Than it usually dies.
I've got some beautiful Mullein growing in my yard. Thought it looked too interesting to be just a regular weed. Glad I left them alone. I'll have to harvest some soon.
I found one growing in a huge pot behind my peach tree. Had no idea it was there until a few weeks ago, and now it has produced a flower stalk. I also saw some on the side of my garage in a place I rarely go... so, next year they should flower. Very interesting plant with so many uses! I looked it up online to ID the plant in my yard. The article said mullein seeds are toxic (and only the seeds), so they should never be consumed... and that they have been recorded to be viable between 50-100 years. Each plant has thousands of seeds, and it is considered to be a noxious weed in my state, too. Oh well... I like it, so it stays, just like the red squirrels. 🤗
This deserves more attention honestly, I came from the other mullein video, and I was honestly surprised at the versatility of this plant! I live in germany, came across this plant a few times while hiking, most notably I usually noticed how soft the leaves are, but I never thought much of it until now :) Next time I get the chance, i'll save some seeds to grow in my garden, thx for showing me this.
I like to use the leaves from the 1st year plants too, but I follow the rule of 3, that is I only take 1/3rd of the leaves from each plant. It is so helpful for my asthma flare ups. That's a really nice dehydrator, I just clip the leaves to a clothes line or dry in open air outside. Great video.
Hands down the most efficient dryer is your vehicle during the summer! Just lay the plant on a clean old screen, roll your windows up, & if they'll be dry by the time the sun goes down...or before! 😊
I have been seeing this plant everywhere when we are out riding the side by side in the woods in WV and thought it was in the Lambs Ear family. Thank you so much for the videos, they are very informative and helpful
Delighted to see you showcase a plant I've known since I was a child growing up in the high deserts of Nevada! It's long been a favorite of my own. I noticed you missed one usage, though, which is to steep the flowers in a neutral oil (coconut oil is nice, but there are many which would work) for several weeks, and then decant to use the oil, warmed, as a treatment for earaches, particularly soothing for children!
I used to see these all the time. I was told they were called tobacco plant and people used to smoke it in the olden days? I wish I would have known the medicinal properties, I would have collected seeds. Thanks for sharing. P.S. Your homemade dehydrator is awesome!
This was the big ongoing joke among tobacco cutters when I was young and worked in the fields. Tobacco-cutting is seasonal work. Tobacco farmers would hire unskilled labor, who were unfamiliar with either tobacco or the large-leaved mullein plants that would grow alongside the fields. Those who knew the difference would joke at the newcomers: "That's some fine-lookin' mullein you got there." The joke got assimilated to the point that it became a genuine compliment to say to a farmer how nice his mullein looked. There are two distinct kinds of mullein that grow in and around Kentucky and Tennessee where I grew up, commonly called Candle Mullein and Moth Mullein. The former has very fuzzy leaves, like comfrey, and yellow flowers closely spaced atop a tall stalk, such that the entire plant resembled a giant candlestick tipped with yellow flame. Folklore says that the fuzzy stalks were dipped in wax or tallow and used as candles, but I don't know how true that is; I haven't tried it, myself (yet). The other kind, Moth Mullein, looks similar but with less hairy leaves and white flowers with pink or red centers, held less tightly to the stalk such that they look like a cloud of white moths circling about the tip of the stalk. I have smoked mullein leaves, finely shredded and dried slightly over an incandescent lightbulb. Rolled in a cigarette paper or packed into a pipe and burned, the leaves produce a cool smoke, soothing to the lungs and throat. It would be nice if this video told what kind of mullein is pictured here; it doesn't look quite like either of the two species I am familiar with.
It is refwrrwd to as rabbit tobacco often, & it is wonderful to smoke if you have a wer cough. It helps break it up. You can also roll it into a bundle & dry, then light it & allow the smoke tho drift up into your downturned face for almost the same benefit.😊
@@gaminawulfsdottir3253I'm unfamiliar with this variety too. I've only ever seen & grown Candle Mullein in SC Ohio. The torches are not an old wive's tail! They're called Hags' Torches. I make them after removing the seeds. I dip &/or pour bee's wax over them(depending on the length.) They burn hot, produce lovely smelling smoke, and deter mosquitoes!
Was doing some cleanup and weed pulling around my shop when I saw a bunch of these plants growing around one of the buildings. Figured they were just weeds. I weed-wacked one, then stopped. I did a google lens search out of curiosity as I have, in my autumn years, become very interested in foraging herbs and edible plants and weeds in the local area near the James River. I read up on this plant, and was astounded at the health benefit claims, particularly the supposed effects it has on tumors and cancer. I was recently diagnosed with melanoma, neck, and lung cancer. I harvested the leaves, dried them in a rack I made for that very purpose, and two days later, today, I ground up the leaves in my Ninja, and put them in an instant pot to cook for a bit. I anticipated the tea would taste like shit, but the aroma was so pleasant like the leaves of a melon or cucumber vine. When the tea was ready (20 minutes ago), I tried it. Wow, it is my new favorite tea forever. I love my green, but THIS tea! I added a littler honey to it, and it sweetened up perfectly with less than a 1/2 teaspoon. Not exaggerating a bit when I tell you that my cough and weeze have disappeared only after half a cup. OMG, you MUST try this tea. I am going to bathe in it, lol. Thanks for this video, btw. Subscribed.
I have a bunch of these plants growing around the house. It's considered an invasive weed by many, but I like the flowers, although it's a hassle dealing with all the volunteers!!!
Such a lovely and informative video, thank you! Hoping to forage some and test it out on myself, then my mum as she has severe lung issues. For years I'd heard of this plant but never read up on it, until a friend linked me to your video 💗
I have the largest Mullein plant in my garden this year EVER! I mostly was planning to save it for seed and do a large area of sprinkling those seeds to hopefully get future plants but now I want to make some tea! Thanks for showing this!
Just keep in mind the seeds will remain viable in the soil for 8 years and in MANY areas these are classed as a weed. They tend to get invasive in some places.
Wow! I learned so much! Thank you so much! This was presented in such a way that everything was very easy to understand. I love your video editing and music as well.
I just found your channel and subscribed. I will be visiting again for information. I located Great Mullein plant . Took some pictures but not sure how to send for you to view. Senior! Plant drying up. Some yellow flowers left. Pulled up to 7-8 feet tall . Found lots of dry seeds on top with the few flowers. Roots look good. Lots of leaves limp not dry. W ? What is usable for a tea. ? Can they be transplanted. ? You mentioned the roots were usable. ? Thank you kindly for your time and attention to plants.
There is this empty lot down the road with about 200 mullein plants and i've been waiting for the seeds to mature because i liked the look but now that i know, i'm going to harvest if it's not too late. At least i'll get some seeds and i'll plant enough first year to harvest. Can't have too much toilet paper lol!
What about using a freeze dryer to process the mullin? We have so much mullin thank you for the reminder to harvest it and it's benefits. Have a great day.
I have one plant that came in a potted plant, I will collect the seeds and grow it in my garden but I will never let the seeds escape, it is terribly invasive. I just moved to a new part of Oregon for me and would prefer it not escape my area.😊
Thank you! I’m a first year Mullein Gal and I’m in Love with this plant…it definitely works on Covid! I have planted some seeds and I Am waiting for them to sprout. Do you have any suggestions or tips for me. All advice is welcomed! 🙏🏻❤️💕🌎
From what i have learned. The best time to harvest the lqves is in the fall or next spring of the first year (fall) and spring of the second year bc all the energy has not yet gone into the stalk, flower, and seed production
@@WineberryHill Nice to get your reply.👍...one question...is it better to wait to harvest leaves when the flowers show up, or can you use the leaves before they bloom? Thanks again bud. ✨🌱🌱🌱🐿🇨🇦✨
What state are you and your mullein stalks growing? I am in Ocala Florida. In trith, I had not seen any plantains, dandelions,or mullein since leaving my original state New Jersey.
If you ever read things about dehydrators all of them say that they have cancer causing chemicals known in California. Just putting this out there because we are here to care about our health.
Hi I came across a wild mullein plant here in the UK and planted it. Some of the leaves at the bottom are dry also they have a suede material like to them. Can I use them to make tea? If yes, how should I go about preparing it?
Someone's enlarged flower picture made me think I saw them this winter and mistake mullein growing along the road for wild hollyhocks. They were all yellow flowers and too small to be hollyhocks from the store,lol.
Do you ever harvest the flowers? If so at what stage do you havest them? it seems for some reason in my area that the blossoms do not get to develop. Due to a cold front that comes in. Trying to see if I can harvest them when they're just starting to bud like you can with roses.
I measure it out to taste. Seeing as people can kill them selves drinking water...I'm sure there is a level considered "too much". I only drink a cup or two a day when I'm sick.
The easiest way to dry things is to thread them with a needle and hang it in your hot car for an afternoon we always dry things from the garden or stuff like catnip using this method and it works great especially if it's an old junk car that doesn't run anymore
Two Comments: 1. You have a fantastic garden with a very nice layout. 2. Due to having covid virus three times my lung capacity is down roughly 40%. How long roughly in your skilled opinion would I roughly be looking at improved breathing? I ask roughly because there are No absolutes except this one "Jesus Christ is the way the truth and the life".
1. Thanks!, and 2. Improvement will be mild, shortly after drinking the tea. That said it wont be anything compared to what the kingdom will do. Dan 2:44 - Isa 33:24
I had some volunteers pop up in some Rubbermaid totes I am growing veg in. They have grown quite well and I am currently harvesting blossoms and leaves off of them. So it is possible, maybe not ideal, but possible. 👍🏽
How long do you steep the tea? Also, my friend cut the whole plant off at the bottom of the stalk and brought them to me and I let the leaves dry upside down on the stalk in the sun. Is that okay? I have dried flowers but they aren't washed, how do I wash them dried? Do you keep the green base of the flowers on them?
This is all really a matter of preference. Test it out to see what makes the best tea for your tastes. It might take longer to dry if still attached to the plant. The flowers are too delicate to wash. I keep the rib on the leaves, but you can also remove it.
Other places say you need a DECOCTION which means you have to simmer for 10-15 minutes for PROPER benefits and also strain it thru a coffee filter because the hairs on the leaves will irritate your throat.
It's listed as a treatment for bovine respiratory issues here: nodpa.com/n/41/Difficult-respiratory-cases-in-the-bovine-and-their-treatment-with-western-herbal-medicines#:~:text=It%20opens%20the%20chest%2C%20relieves%20wheezing%2C%20and,cattle%20against%20the%20'cough%20of%20the%20lungs'.
To make mullein tea, you can use 1-2 teaspoons (5-10 grams) of dried mullein leaves or flowers for every 1 cup (240 ml) of water. Pour the boiling water over the mullein and steep for 10-15 minutes. You can strain the tea through a filter to remove the leaves.
You actually don't need to have a dehydrator, just use a salt water mixture to wash your leaves, rinse them and pat them dry, then take some uncoated utility string and tie bunches and hang it upside down to dry. In about a week it will be completely dry and you can put into glass jars to store.
Flyscreen between 2 tables, baking trays in front of a sunny window, I even made one from galvanised corrugated roofing iron with a glass door over it. It can sit on an angle aligned with the angle of the sun and nothing runs down to the bottom.
How do you use the saltwater mixture and what kind of salt?
@@deborahsmith669 you don’t actually need the salt water mixture. ❤
@@deborahsmith669I've never done this. I just brush them off unless they're extremely dirty, & if so, I just lightly rinse. Soaking will cause them to waterlog, take longer to dry, & possibly cause bacterial growth if placed fresh in oil.
Screen material and make a frame out of any wood or sticks and dry them or use baking cooling racks...pampered chief's are stackable
Awesome job on the homemade dehydrator! I think mullein is what my great grandmother called rabbit tobacco. They knew.
I currently have Covid again and yes yes yes to mullein it has helped so much!
Yes this info would have been great to have during Covid..
Please how can I buy this tea or plant
Go here: amzn.to/4b9tsLp
I have been using mullein tincture to help my lungs recover from covid. It really helps!
Covid again ? You infected before ? I also got delta variant in 2021
I have harvest mullein laid it on newspaper in hot attic, then bagged it up. I use for asthma. I have a pipe made of materials like nose cone of rockets, ceramic pipe ok too. Never a corn cob pipe as herbals burn too hot. I use 2 screens in base of pipe to contain the fuzzy bits from leaves. Really opens the airway. Blessed be.
I had found some mullien in my yard. To protect it, I put garden edging around it and fresh soil in it and gave it some nutrients. God planted some here about 10 years ago... AFTER I had caught a really bad cold. Our neighbor told us what it was. Since then, I have protected it and other herbs we found. I'll be making a separate bed of plantain in the fall! I'm slowly learning. You'd think at my age, I'd know this stuff already! but nope.... I am just learning all this since the internet came about. I guess it's good for something, huh?!
We all are learning together!
Is mullein a perennial or annual plant?
Biannual plant. Lives abt 2 years. First year grow rosettes (lots of leaves). Saecond year it grows leaves than shoots up a stalk with yellow flowers on it. Than it usually dies.
I found a huge mullien plant today. Gonna sip it for my lungs dog.
I've got some beautiful Mullein growing in my yard. Thought it looked too interesting to be just a regular weed. Glad I left them alone. I'll have to harvest some soon.
I make cough syrup from the flowers. Just put the flowers in honey ,maple or agave syrup and store it in the fridge.
I found one growing in a huge pot behind my peach tree. Had no idea it was there until a few weeks ago, and now it has produced a flower stalk. I also saw some on the side of my garage in a place I rarely go... so, next year they should flower.
Very interesting plant with so many uses! I looked it up online to ID the plant in my yard. The article said mullein seeds are toxic (and only the seeds), so they should never be consumed... and that they have been recorded to be viable between 50-100 years. Each plant has thousands of seeds, and it is considered to be a noxious weed in my state, too. Oh well... I like it, so it stays, just like the red squirrels. 🤗
A coffee filter works great for straining
Thank u
That's what I use
This deserves more attention honestly, I came from the other mullein video, and I was honestly surprised at the versatility of this plant!
I live in germany, came across this plant a few times while hiking, most notably I usually noticed how soft the leaves are,
but I never thought much of it until now :)
Next time I get the chance, i'll save some seeds to grow in my garden, thx for showing me this.
was used as toilet paper for centuries! :)
@@JudgeGunslove learning these things. Thnx.😊😊
This tea has helped so much! I feel that after having the covid,r my breathing has been worse. This helps❤
I am delighted to hear that...and I really appreciate your generosity THANK YOU!
I like to use the leaves from the 1st year plants too, but I follow the rule of 3, that is I only take 1/3rd of the leaves from each plant. It is so helpful for my asthma flare ups. That's a really nice dehydrator, I just clip the leaves to a clothes line or dry in open air outside. Great video.
Hands down the most efficient dryer is your vehicle during the summer! Just lay the plant on a clean old screen, roll your windows up, & if they'll be dry by the time the sun goes down...or before! 😊
I have been seeing this plant everywhere when we are out riding the side by side in the woods in WV and thought it was in the Lambs Ear family. Thank you so much for the videos, they are very informative and helpful
Thank you so much for this video. I was gifted 8 small mullein plants and I'm getting ready to plant them.
Glad I could help!
Delighted to see you showcase a plant I've known since I was a child growing up in the high deserts of Nevada! It's long been a favorite of my own. I noticed you missed one usage, though, which is to steep the flowers in a neutral oil (coconut oil is nice, but there are many which would work) for several weeks, and then decant to use the oil, warmed, as a treatment for earaches, particularly soothing for children!
Great tip!
I used to see these all the time. I was told they were called tobacco plant and people used to smoke it in the olden days? I wish I would have known the medicinal properties, I would have collected seeds. Thanks for sharing. P.S. Your homemade dehydrator is awesome!
This was the big ongoing joke among tobacco cutters when I was young and worked in the fields. Tobacco-cutting is seasonal work. Tobacco farmers would hire unskilled labor, who were unfamiliar with either tobacco or the large-leaved mullein plants that would grow alongside the fields. Those who knew the difference would joke at the newcomers: "That's some fine-lookin' mullein you got there." The joke got assimilated to the point that it became a genuine compliment to say to a farmer how nice his mullein looked.
There are two distinct kinds of mullein that grow in and around Kentucky and Tennessee where I grew up, commonly called Candle Mullein and Moth Mullein. The former has very fuzzy leaves, like comfrey, and yellow flowers closely spaced atop a tall stalk, such that the entire plant resembled a giant candlestick tipped with yellow flame. Folklore says that the fuzzy stalks were dipped in wax or tallow and used as candles, but I don't know how true that is; I haven't tried it, myself (yet).
The other kind, Moth Mullein, looks similar but with less hairy leaves and white flowers with pink or red centers, held less tightly to the stalk such that they look like a cloud of white moths circling about the tip of the stalk.
I have smoked mullein leaves, finely shredded and dried slightly over an incandescent lightbulb. Rolled in a cigarette paper or packed into a pipe and burned, the leaves produce a cool smoke, soothing to the lungs and throat.
It would be nice if this video told what kind of mullein is pictured here; it doesn't look quite like either of the two species I am familiar with.
It is refwrrwd to as rabbit tobacco often, & it is wonderful to smoke if you have a wer cough. It helps break it up. You can also roll it into a bundle & dry, then light it & allow the smoke tho drift up into your downturned face for almost the same benefit.😊
@@gaminawulfsdottir3253I'm unfamiliar with this variety too. I've only ever seen & grown Candle Mullein in SC Ohio.
The torches are not an old wive's tail! They're called Hags' Torches. I make them after removing the seeds. I dip &/or pour bee's wax over them(depending on the length.) They burn hot, produce lovely smelling smoke, and deter mosquitoes!
That looks exactly like a plant I tore up and threw away. 😢. Yellow flowers like that.
Nice job on your manual dryer. I now have a freeze-dryer. I could go pick some in the wild.
Was doing some cleanup and weed pulling around my shop when I saw a bunch of these plants growing around one of the buildings. Figured they were just weeds. I weed-wacked one, then stopped. I did a google lens search out of curiosity as I have, in my autumn years, become very interested in foraging herbs and edible plants and weeds in the local area near the James River. I read up on this plant, and was astounded at the health benefit claims, particularly the supposed effects it has on tumors and cancer. I was recently diagnosed with melanoma, neck, and lung cancer. I harvested the leaves, dried them in a rack I made for that very purpose, and two days later, today, I ground up the leaves in my Ninja, and put them in an instant pot to cook for a bit. I anticipated the tea would taste like shit, but the aroma was so pleasant like the leaves of a melon or cucumber vine. When the tea was ready (20 minutes ago), I tried it. Wow, it is my new favorite tea forever. I love my green, but THIS tea! I added a littler honey to it, and it sweetened up perfectly with less than a 1/2 teaspoon. Not exaggerating a bit when I tell you that my cough and weeze have disappeared only after half a cup. OMG, you MUST try this tea. I am going to bathe in it, lol. Thanks for this video, btw. Subscribed.
Nice...thanks for watching!
Interesting I’ve had asthma since I was young. I’m going give this a try. Thank you
How'd that work out for you?
Please tell, was it helpful. I am diagnosed with mucus in my lungs
I have a bunch of these plants growing around the house. It's considered an invasive weed by many, but I like the flowers, although it's a hassle dealing with all the volunteers!!!
Thank you so much for your videos on pallet wood shingles and all of the inspiration you've contributed with.
Love from Denmark!
This grows on my property. Nice!
Nice indeed!
I air dry my mullein on clean, unscented towels. I flip them over 1X/day until they're dry and crunchy. Works great!!
Smart
Clean sheet, spread leaves all over, then roll it up…they will dry in a few weeks. Unroll, put in jars.
Such a lovely and informative video, thank you! Hoping to forage some and test it out on myself, then my mum as she has severe lung issues. For years I'd heard of this plant but never read up on it, until a friend linked me to your video 💗
Awesome job buddy....thnks for your time and knowledge
Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for making this video. Simple and easy.
You're very welcome!
I love this guys garden, beautiful. ❤❤
Excellent video Sir - blessings from nothern california.
Thank you kindly
I have the largest Mullein plant in my garden this year EVER! I mostly was planning to save it for seed and do a large area of sprinkling those seeds to hopefully get future plants but now I want to make some tea! Thanks for showing this!
That is awesome!
@@WineberryHill hi
Just keep in mind the seeds will remain viable in the soil for 8 years and in MANY areas these are classed as a weed. They tend to get invasive in some places.
The cone head on my 2 Mullein plants do I need to let them completely flower to obtain seeds?
Yeah I would wait until the entire stalk (and seed pods) is brown.
what a nice video. mullein is a beautiful and powerful plant :)
Agreed!
Wow! I learned so much! Thank you so much! This was presented in such a way that everything was very easy to understand. I love your video editing and music as well.
I love mullein, it is very helpful to get a good night's sleep!
I totally agree!
Excelente !!!
Saudações do BRASIL!!!🇧🇷
Wow your yard is amazing thank you from NZ
So nice of you
Well done video
I just found your channel and subscribed.
I will be visiting again for information.
I located Great Mullein plant . Took some pictures but not sure how to send for you to view. Senior!
Plant drying up. Some yellow flowers left. Pulled up to 7-8 feet tall . Found lots of dry seeds on top with the few flowers.
Roots look good. Lots of leaves limp not dry.
W
? What is usable for a tea. ? Can they be transplanted. ? You mentioned the roots were usable. ?
Thank you kindly for your time and attention to plants.
Welcome! A contact e-mail is in the links section of my channel.
Thank you and for the time breakdown! 😊
Great video. You get right to it. So much info. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
You can keep har vesting year round if you just take the center bud out everytime
This video is awesome. I used to just like the Mein, but now I'm in love with it! Thank you!❤
There is this empty lot down the road with about 200 mullein plants and i've been waiting for the seeds to mature because i liked the look but now that i know, i'm going to harvest if it's not too late. At least i'll get some seeds and i'll plant enough first year to harvest. Can't have too much toilet paper lol!
Nice!
If bugs chew on plants = You know it's good stuff 😉
Thanks for the information
They grow everywhere here in Ontario Canada
Not sure if it's the same plant but i have plants that looks just like yours growing everywhere. Ill do some research before making tea.
Loved your video. 😁
So glad!
Thanks
Thanks for watching!
Awsome video man. But the seeds can be used for fish capturing in a survival situation.
What about using a freeze dryer to process the mullin? We have so much mullin thank you for the reminder to harvest it and it's benefits. Have a great day.
Oh yeah, for sure!
I have never seen shiny mullein leaves im my 61 years. Whats up with that?
I know! My 2nd year plants will occasionally have some that are kind of shiny.
I have one plant that came in a potted plant, I will collect the seeds and grow it in my garden but I will never let the seeds escape, it is terribly invasive. I just moved to a new part of Oregon for me and would prefer it not escape my area.😊
Thanks for sharing! Question: can you use the leaves that have dried on the stock of the mullein?
Yes you can!
great one.
Thanks!
Thank you! I’m a first year Mullein Gal and I’m in Love with this plant…it definitely works on Covid! I have planted some seeds and I Am waiting for them to sprout. Do you have any suggestions or tips for me. All advice is welcomed! 🙏🏻❤️💕🌎
Just give them time, and only take a few leaves from each plant early on...especially 1st year plants.
From what i have learned. The best time to harvest the lqves is in the fall or next spring of the first year (fall) and spring of the second year bc all the energy has not yet gone into the stalk, flower, and seed production
Interesting!
Interesting!
Thanks for the info 👍✨🌱🌱🌱☕️✨🐿🇨🇦
Thanks for watching!
@@WineberryHill Nice to get your reply.👍...one question...is it better to wait to harvest leaves when the flowers show up, or can you use the leaves before they bloom? Thanks again bud.
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Nope, it doesn't really matter.
@@WineberryHill thanks bud!🌱🌱🌱✨☕️☕️☕️✨
What state are you and your mullein stalks growing? I am in Ocala Florida. In trith, I had not seen any plantains, dandelions,or mullein since leaving my original state New Jersey.
CT
I'm not trying to argue with you but there are oils in the seeds that are very useful...🤔
If you ever read things about dehydrators all of them say that they have cancer causing chemicals known in California. Just putting this out there because we are here to care about our health.
California puts that on everything!
I'm relatively positive (no corroborating evidence) that the testing process California uses causes cancer.
Hi I came across a wild mullein plant here in the UK and planted it. Some of the leaves at the bottom are dry also they have a suede material like to them. Can I use them to make tea? If yes, how should I go about preparing it?
Yep, you can use them dried or green. I put them in a french press.
Best time to harvest Mullein leaves is in its second year before it goes to flower.
Thanks for the tip!
would a cheese cloth and/or metal strainer work for filtering out the little hairs?
yep!
Regular green tea likes to be steeped at 175F. What;s the best temperature to steep mullein at?
Anywhere between 175˚F to 195˚F
Thank you for your video!
Mullien is such a beautiful and helpful plant! When making tea from the flowers, do they also need to be dehydrated?
I never do, but i'm sure it's fine
@@WineberryHill OK, thank you and blessings to you!
Someone's enlarged flower picture made me think I saw them this winter and mistake mullein growing along the road for wild hollyhocks. They were all yellow flowers and too small to be hollyhocks from the store,lol.
Sounds about right!
yo want the leaves from the first year not the second as you have shown
This is new to me. How much leaf do you use to make a 8oz cup of tea?
No real rules...it's more to taste. I usually use a few medium sized leaves.
@@WineberryHill thank you so much for replying! I just learned about this plant, so I appreciate your reply.
Thanks for stopping by!
Do you ever harvest the flowers?
If so at what stage do you havest them?
it seems for some reason in my area that the blossoms do not get to develop. Due to a cold front that comes in. Trying to see if I can harvest them when they're just starting to bud like you can with roses.
The flowers are pretty difficult because they’re so tiny, but whenever I harvest them, I pluck them when fully developed and bright yellow.
It’s great unless you are allergic to it like I am❤
Ugh, yeah not great!
All the mullein in the northern states has hairy leaves.
So how much do you use for tea?can you consume too much ?
I measure it out to taste. Seeing as people can kill them selves drinking water...I'm sure there is a level considered "too much". I only drink a cup or two a day when I'm sick.
Can you still use mullein if the plant is already drying out before you harvest it?
Yep
The easiest way to dry things is to thread them with a needle and hang it in your hot car for an afternoon we always dry things from the garden or stuff like catnip using this method and it works great especially if it's an old junk car that doesn't run anymore
Great tip!
I think this plant of Mullein Tea is seems hybrid as too big, same plant with small leaves we have in Swat as wild plant, we use for cough remedy.
Could you use a coffee filter?
Yep.
It's a Triffid!
When you rinse your mullein with "hose" water that could possibly be with chorlinate/florinated water. What's the benefit 🤔
We live in the woods….well water.
Yes for lung diseases
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Two Comments:
1. You have a fantastic garden with a very nice layout.
2. Due to having covid virus three times my lung capacity is down roughly 40%. How long roughly in your skilled opinion would I roughly be looking at improved breathing? I ask roughly because there are No absolutes except this one "Jesus Christ is the way the truth and the life".
1. Thanks!, and 2. Improvement will be mild, shortly after drinking the tea. That said it wont be anything compared to what the kingdom will do. Dan 2:44 - Isa 33:24
Ohhhh, So very True
Hi cld i grow this plant in a pot
Not likely, because the taproot of a mature mullein plant typically ranges from about 2 to 6 feet in length.
I had some volunteers pop up in some Rubbermaid totes I am growing veg in. They have grown quite well and I am currently harvesting blossoms and leaves off of them. So it is possible, maybe not ideal, but possible. 👍🏽
how much dried mullein to use?
To taste.
Oh the seeds are useful to paralyze fish and then you can just reach in and grab them -- no rod or hook required
Awesome
The original comment being, of course, given only for educational purposes and not as an endorsement.
Some States that is illegal to do.
Why do your leaves on the plant look shiny, ours are extremely fuzzy? Do we have a different plant?
I’ve noticed some older leaves on some plants get like that…
ours in idaho are always fuzzy especially the new leaves. must be different variety
How long do you steep the tea? Also, my friend cut the whole plant off at the bottom of the stalk and brought them to me and I let the leaves dry upside down on the stalk in the sun. Is that okay? I have dried flowers but they aren't washed, how do I wash them dried? Do you keep the green base of the flowers on them?
This is all really a matter of preference. Test it out to see what makes the best tea for your tastes. It might take longer to dry if still attached to the plant. The flowers are too delicate to wash. I keep the rib on the leaves, but you can also remove it.
I would very much like to know what kind of brackets, or whatever, you used to make your lovely pot & pan racks, as seen in this video.
Thank you.
Other places say you need a DECOCTION which means you have to simmer for 10-15 minutes for PROPER benefits and also strain it thru a coffee filter because the hairs on the leaves will irritate your throat.
@@OffGridInvestor Good tip to use a coffee filter. Thanks!
Is it true that if the plants are dried in the direct sun, the heat will destroy the medicinal benefits?
Yeah, best to avoid putting them in direct sunlight
I have a horse with heaves ( breathing issues) Have you ever heard of anyone using mullein to treat a horse?
It's listed as a treatment for bovine respiratory issues here: nodpa.com/n/41/Difficult-respiratory-cases-in-the-bovine-and-their-treatment-with-western-herbal-medicines#:~:text=It%20opens%20the%20chest%2C%20relieves%20wheezing%2C%20and,cattle%20against%20the%20'cough%20of%20the%20lungs'.
can you further explain how it is used as toilet paper? I just want to make sure I can just grab and leaf and wipe my pooper or not.
Test to ensure you aren't allergic, and then once you are sure...grab a leaf (only fresh will work for TP.
What type of mullein is that ? Look like different with oriental mullein
great mullein
Great video but dosage would be great
I've never paid attention to the actual amount, I've always gone by "feel". For pre-packaged quantities check out this link: amzn.to/3HMwc5g
Does mullion grow in eastern nc?
Mullein
It does.
You show simply putting fresh flowers in a tea bag. No need to dry the flowers first then?
Nope. You can do either.
How much of the Mullen do you use for one cup?
2 tbsp 3 tbsp?
Thank you.
To make mullein tea, you can use 1-2 teaspoons (5-10 grams) of dried mullein leaves or flowers for every 1 cup (240 ml) of water. Pour the boiling water over the mullein and steep for 10-15 minutes. You can strain the tea through a filter to remove the leaves.
@@WineberryHill Thank you!
aka flannel plant
The seeds are used for fishing, so they do have a purpose haha
I made ear oil out of the flowers, but did you make tea out of the flowers?
I did, it's very versatile.
Does it ever expire
It probably doesn’t expired, but it probably loses potency the older it is.
Can this plant be eaten in a salad? Does it taste bad?
It's not that they are inedible, it's just that they are slightly thick and furry. Like eating "green" flavored fabric.