People always ask me what they should plant in their garden. I will give you a hint. They are the most versatile plants to grow, they can be grown inside or outside or in a pot or in the ground, and they add a bit of pizazz to food and drinks. Can you guess? …………………. HERBS! Herbs are simple and easy to grow. Great for beginners or seasoned gardeners. They are the gift that keeps on giving. Besides being easy to grow, many herbs are perennials which means they will come back year after year, or they will reseed themselves each year. I like that because it means less work for me to do.
Herbs add interesting flavors to your food, have a wide array of medicinal properties, and are very useful with poultry, dogs, and livestock. Another cool thing about herbs is that anyone can grow them most anywhere you live. Herbs grow easily in a sunny to part shade location in containers, your windowsill, on your porch, balcony, in your garden, or placed in various spots around your yard. Over the next few blog posts on “garden growin” I will be going over my go-to favorite herbs I can’t live without. I will get into how to grow these herbs and how to use them.
I was just in the garden getting some of my raised bed gardens ready to start growing and I noticed some tiny fern-like, feathery leaves popping out of the ground throughout my beds and garden area. In honor of their arrival……….. my first favorite herb to grow is CHAMOMILE – Matricaria chamomilla. Chamomile is a tough little plant that easily reseeds itself year after year. It is super easy to grow and does well planted in part shade and full sun. Chamomile is drought tolerant. Plant chamomile in the spring from seeds or plants in cooler weather. It does better starting in cooler weather. I find mine do the best when planted next to plants that help give it shade at different times of the day. The tiny daisy-like flowers look gorgeous and really add that extra pop in the garden and they smell fabulous. Our pollinator friends like butterflies and the bees absolutely love it.
Two types of chamomile are found……Roman and German Chamomile. Roman chamomile is a low growing perennial and mostly used as ground cover. Today I will be talking about German chamomile which is a reseeding annual that grows very well in zones 4-9. It grows to about 2 feet tall and can be very prolific. Whenever I have extra plants pop up, I repot them and gift to friends and neighbors. Chamomile is a great companion plant. It can help other plants it grows with that are prone to fungus, mildew, or blight. I started planting it by my tomatoes and potatoes and have noticed a difference especially with blight.
The best time to harvest your flowers is in the morning when the oils are at the most potent. I go out with my basket and pick flowers and put them on cheesecloth in a basket or container with sides so the tiny flowers won’t blow away. Let them sit in a cool, dry area for a week or two until they are dry and place in a glass jar. Many people ask me how to make tea from the fresh flowers, When using an herb that is fresh, you just need to add more. So for an 8 ounce cup I would add 3 tablespoons of fresh flowers in a tea ball or teapot and steep a few minutes, If the flowers are in the teapot, stain it and serve plain or with some raw honey.
I also use chamomile with my dogs, poultry, horses, and sheep. Chamomile has a calming effect as well as helping with itchy, irritated eyes or skin, gastrointestinal problems, and helps with mites, lice, and repel fleas. I use the fresh or dried plant in the nesting boxes of my chickens and I throw the flowers in their feed. My dog and horse eyes sometimes have an allergic reaction to some spring plants and I make tea and let it cool with chamomile and flush their eyes. I have also used it on my grandkids and our eyes also. If I notice irritated skin, I would make a tea rinse and just pour it over their coat. I like to grow it out in the pastures because our livestock will munch on it when they need it. My dog Mollie even gets a few flowers in her food.
Besides using chamomile for our animals and a tea that can relax and soothe our mind and body, chamomile is amazing for your hair. Tea rinses are a great addition to your natural hair or beard routine. It is great for your scalp and softens hair. Does anyone remember using lemon juice to lighten your hair? I did it every summer! Well, lemon juice can be very drying to your hair. Here comes chamomile to the rescue. The tea can help bring golden highlights back to your hair without using any harsh chemicals or drying lemon juice. A chamomile rinse works on light, red, or dark hair.
This is how it works:
- Boil some water just like you would make a cup of tea. I use a quart jar and use 3xs amount of chamomile that I would normally use for a cup of tea. Let it steep for 30-45 minutes and strain it.
- For all-over lightening, pour the whole jar over your head and massage throughout your hair and play in the sun or just go for a walk. After it’s been 30-45 minutes, wash and rinse hair.
- For a few highlights in specific areas, just apply the chamomile rinse to specific pieces of hair and hang out in the sun or work in the garden for 30-45 minutes, wash and rinse.
- Keep repeating this process until you get desired results.
Here is a cool video I did showing you the plant and uses:
Have you ever grown this lively-looking chamomile plant? Let me know in the comments how you use it or if you are going to start growing it. I can’t wait to hear from you.
Your Friend,
Stacy
I have grown it in the past and will in the future. Where I live in AZ is not compatible with this lovely little daisy.
No but I am going to thanks Stacy love to watch ur videos I’m kinda addicted to ur videos I have been fermenting and love it I also want to try the chocolate tea
Stacey,
Hi from South West TN. After watching your Chamomile video, I got some seeds and they are sprouting. Thanks.
I am going to try it this year!! I can’t wait to try it. As a huge worrier kind of person, I am interested in the calming qualities. I hope it helps me sleep, but if it doesn’t it’s still a beautiful herb.
You can always add a bit of Valerian Root to that mixture, and that will relax you so you get a great nights sleep. I also add Mint to mine as well. 🙂 Enjoy!
Adding this one to a must plant on our new to us homestead! Just moved in July and am going back to watching your old videos while I am in planning and observing mode. I can’t wait to dig in.
Can I grow German chamomile in Az? If so how can I change the environment to be successful?
I grew chamomile yrs ago. I enjoyed using it to make tea. Going to try my hand at growing it again. thank you for sharing all its benefits.
I love lavender- this was a very good read and new ideas with it!
Thank you Stacy l love your shows learning so much from you Blessing to you
Love your videos!!! I have learned so much and always look forward to seeing the next one. I am planning a seed exchange along with my cookie exchange get together. I got that idea while watching your video on saving seeds. Many Blessings you two!!!!
Where can I buy seeds for this plant to grow my own ….can’t seem to find them.
Thank you Doug&Stacy- learning so much here!
I purchased my Chamomile seeds at rare seeds.com – Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds.
It’s names Zlota Alan Chamomile from Poland.
Bigger flowers great producer- I’m in zone 3/4
Thank you! I want heirloom seeds to plant.
Do you know what I can do regarding the pollution? This area quickly became beyond over developed causing more car contaminates and bad dirt. How should I keep the flowers clean? Would a spray bottle of water work a day before I pick them?
I’m hoping your still around and have time to help me please.
Thank you for your time and advice.
i used the teabags and it worked
Is pineapple weed not the same as chamomile? Doesn’t it have the same properties though?
Pineapple weed grows everywhere here and it is a wild chamomile but it really stinks! I tried to make a tea with it and couldn’t drink it.
we love chamomile, mom thought me about the hair lighting when I was 8 yr old. Grew up with chickens, but then my parents moved to the city. 😭 my mom’s always been more city, my dad used to be a vet. it all changed, that sucks. But we are growing our children on the mountain, Alaska own goats, chicken, ducks, geese, guinea.
It’s really hard though with our garden trying to grow, we don’t own the tools to take down the trees, and fix area,for gardening.
The kids love it, we’ve milked and made cheeses with the goats milk.
Thank you for being here for us, we need it.
During these c azy winter’s you totally help me to look forward to summer gardens. Bless you both !!!
Irene….Watch “Simply Living Alaska” on YouTube…..very interesting…Eric and Ariele are a couple that have only lived there almost 5 years now and show their garden, and do some cooking, and it’s just very fun to watch them. Since you are also living in Alaska, I thought you’d enjoy their videos as well as Doug and Stacys. (Be sure to continue to watch D&S!!!!! I learn soooo much from them!)
Stacy thanks so much for the great information. I am just beginning gardening now that I my kids are all grown and my Grand babies are older and in school. I have always had a love for Growing my own produce and herbs, but k ew there is a lot of time and work to dedicate to the process,and my time was needed elsewhere. The information you and Doug share has been great Nuggets as you say that I know I will use.
We are here in Central Missouri
This great info! Thank you Stacey an Doug for all the hard work.. will definitely try the chamomile!
Hi Stacy. Can’t wait to order your cookbook. Been watching your videos for years. Love you guys.
I JUST LOVE HELL OUT YA GIRL .YOU ARE TRUE MEANING OFF A OFF GRID WOMAN.AND I FOR ONE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR YOU.OH HEY DOUG U TOO.LOL
Thank you I will look forward to growing and using chamomile. A cup of tea sounds good right now.
I live in NW Arkansas. Bella Vista, AR. It is beautiful here and we have a lot of trees. We actually live in the forest and in a neighborhood. We have very little direct sunlight and we have a lot of deer, squirrels, raccoons, foxes etc. I am going to rig something up, on our deck, and try to grow some herbs this spring and summer.
I save the pulp from the chamomile tea to use as a poultice, while still wet and warm apply to burns, sprains or abrasions.
Thank you for all of your tips Stacy! We just planted chamomile seeds for the first time this year and they are coming up very well. We will transplant some of them in the 3 raised beds we just put in too while they are still very small. Is that okay to transplant now? We live in Missouri too and this weather been great for growing.
I agree I live in Pinal county and mine doesn’t seem to be doing too good it doesn’t grow much but I think it does a little better when the weather is below 80 degrees possible. I really want to grow enough to make teas among other things😊
I just planted some German this year. I love the smell, it smells like honey.
My dog loves to eat the flower’s. I keep telling him- bubby your eating all my flowers🤣😂
I have grown lemon balm and nettles but not chamomile .I am going to start raising it though.
How do I get the zucchini recipes.
I love watching yours and Doug’s videos. Thanks so much.
I’m hoping to grow chamomile, echinacea and some other beneficial herbs this year. looking for elderberry to try that as well.
I really enjoy all of your videos, I’m learning and relearning a lot thanks
We use it all the time and have for years, makes a great tea and helps us sleep!
I am definitely going to try to grow chamomile this year. It’s one of my favorite teas.
Hi Doug and Stacy I found your site and been watching you every day i really enjoy you guys and all you doing so i finely picked up my laptop to join you i love your personalitys and all the bad news they our trying to do to us thank you i will be watching you
Thank you Stacy for all you and Doug for. I am learning so much from you both. I am learning how to navigate all the sites. I love Chamomile tea. God bless you for taking time to share
That is so cool to know, I hope one day I will have a Yard of my owe to plant like you and have all the good things to eat and enjoy,
That was very interesting. I have never grown or had camomile. I do drink tea so I will be trying this in 2021. Where can I get camomile seeds? I live in Massachusetts. Keep all the videos coming. I watch them all the time. Thank you.
Love all the nuggets of knowledge you share with us! God Bless you in all you and Doug are doing! 😁🥰
This is my first year with chamomile. Got it in my mini greenhouse sprouting now. So excited to use it. You inspired me last year to get some.
try rareseeds.com =)
I LOVE learning about the medicinal properties of plants. Im starting a healing garden this year where all the planta in it have healing properties. Im so glad you are doing these teachings on them.
Never knew how versatile chamomile was. I gonna have to try growing some in my garden this year.
I can’t wait to try it.
I’m looking forward to growing some in my garden this year, I’ve been wondering what herbs to plant, we usually do rosemary and basil. Thank u for all the good ideas n suggestions. Excited that the weather is getting nicer to plant my garden.
I just ordered some seeds and will be growing it soon. I will love it as well as my chickens. Thank you for all the great info!! We love you guys
I will definitely be using it especially with my tomatoes.
And I’m so interested in the tea and it’s benefits. Thank you for the information.
More garden herbs, less chemicals in my food.
I will definitely be looking forward to planting chamomile
Thank you for teaching us about Chamomile. The video was great. I want to grow my own herbs to make teas. I will plant some herbs this year & Chamomile will be one of them. Thanks for all you share with us.
Thank you for these awesome little tid bits! I purchased chamomile seeds from Baker Creek this year, and can’t wait to plant them all around.
My main purpose was for tea, both with flowers and roots come fall. Also, the leaves in salads.
I had no idea I could use it in my hair! I’m trying to go gray gracefully, and didn’t think black strap molasses would do anything strawberry blondes lol
I bought a whole boatload of new seeds for this year,
one of them being Chamomile. I just love different teas and am excited about all the benefits to Chamomile, besides just drinking it.
Thanks for the video. Hope the weather clears for you soon
We’re finally getting rid of that last snow we had here in Minnesota
God Bless.
I watched the 7 things you eat every day. I had 15 mini-strokes and brain surgery for an aneurysm and3days later a major stroke. The doctor said wouldn’t make it. I’m a walking talking miracle. I’ not asking you to be sorry for me but I have 2 speeds slow and slower. I could not get youy7 written down ca you email them to me. because I feel your 7 will help me get better.do you have anything to remove fluid in my legs .doctors haven’t helped in2 years.
What did you put in with the chamomile for your tea mixture?
My husband and I would like to come to your seminar in August. We just are not sure about what is going on. I watch you and Doug all the time.
I enjoyed this blog! Thank you for sharing about chamomile and it’s benefits. Loving the cookbook, thank you for your hard work Stacy. God’s blessings for you guys!
Hey Stacy and Doug thanks for the informative information. I am a first timer Grier this year. And going to do a couple raised beds and a few pots. And I follow your channel and take all your advice to heart. You ask are great and I love everything about your homestead and what you ask are growing out doing there. I love Norman to her is so sweet. Keep those videos coming. Much love from Tennessee
James
I enjoy your cookbook and have learned so much from reading it. I’ve made the poor man steak and the meatloaf really good. I’ve been growing more herbs to improve the flavor of my food so thank you for that. I really enjoy the videos, and I will have to try the chocolate tea. I really like the new website.
I’m going to start growing it for sure!
I have to find some seed and I will make space in my garden. I am itching for spring (after the Scare event…..no fear here though). I appreciate your channel and look forward to your cookbook arriving.
Love from Canada
Rita Moore
awww Stacy thank you so much for this information, I’m disabled so can’t get to my garden all that well but my cousin made me floer pots for my deck so i’m going to start my herbs there and then i can use my walker to look after them. i love watching you and Doug, my husband and i have worked together also, Love it and Love watching doug and Gary and yous building the log cabin for your mom. We live on a farm , we had 62 head of holstein milk cows, we hayed, had a big garden and loved it, but had to sell our cows and milk quota because we were going farther and farther in debt, but we still live in the farm house.
I sure would love to have one of your cookbooks but they don’t come to Canada as yet. take care, God bless you both Stay safe
try rareseeds.com =)
Canada is now shipping =)
So looking forward to the day I can have a garden again. Your videos are a joy!
No but going to this summer.
I plan to grow chamomile in my herb garden this year. Can’t wait. I love the tea. Thanks for all your good information tips etc. Love your videos!!
I bought a chamomile seedling at Home Depot, but it doesn’t tell me if it is German chamomile. I’m hoping it is.
Thanks for these great tips, Stacy! Going to plant it with my tomatoes and basil today.
Great information will plant some when it warms up and dries out. Thank you for sharing.
Stacy. Thank you for sharing your years of knowledge with us. You have inspired me to start a garden this year. I bought some chamomile seeds along with a bunch of other seeds. Based on your recommendations I even have a purple sweet potato growing in a jar with lots of shoots on it. My grandson helped me start it and we watch it every week. We are going to start with 2 raised beds. I cannot wait for warm weather to get here. (We live in central New York)
I received your cookbook and love all your recipes. Thank you Doug and Stacy for your YouTube channel. You are amazing, kind and generous people. Gods bless both of you!
I love all the information you share. I’ll have to plant some of this. I think I’ll need to do a tub of all kinds of herbs.
Hi there, Do you know how you got your picture to show up in your comment/profile? Thanks.
I just received my seeds yesterday. This will be my first year to grow chamomile. I can’t wait to be able to try some of the uses you talked about. It was a great read ! THANK YOU❤
Thank you.
Love watching the show, lots of copy cats about Doug and Stacy but you guys are the Best kip
Thank you for sharing. I love learning about herbs.
Great information! Thanks for educating us!
Thank you for all the information about chamomile. I plan to grow some in the raised bed garden this year near the tomato plants. Also will put some in pots. Thank you for doing this series on herbs.
I have self seeding chamomile and use it all the time. Never rinsed my hair with it tho. May have to try that! The little flowers are the happiest in my garden…always make me smile!!
I have not grown chamomile yet but will try it this year! I didn’t know how beneficial it is to tomatoes so that’s where I’ll plant it. Thank you so much for the hints and suggestions!
Hi Stacy! When i was a little girl my mother (god bless her) would make camomile tea for a upset stomach for me, it solved the problem to this day i still use it. Thank you
Stacy,
What does the chamomile plant look like with the flowers and it’s leaves? I myself have i think seen the flowers but i am not sure.
There is a picture right there, the smile face is chamomile 👍
Hi Stacy and Doug!
Thank You for sharing your video all about chamomile!! I appreciate what Im learning from you and try little at a time. iI have my 1st garden 3 beds. Where can I find chamomile seeds?
Awesome I didn’t know could use on dogs for allergies and other animals, learned so much about herbs past few years from you Stacy… Thanks so much
Thank you
Just got my chamomile seeds a few days ago and will be planting soon . This will be my first time growing them Thanks Doug and Stacy for the great info,
Interesting read.
Thank you for the video. What is the ratio of Chamomile to Lemon Balm to Catnip. Thanks again. This will be the first time planting Chamomile.
Hi Doug and Stacy! We are newbies! I just got the fermenting kit. Gonna love getting probiotics naturally. My husband hopes to retire this year and we are gonna move from the city to our 91 acre farm. Stacy, you remind me of my sister Diane. You and Doug make us feel right at home! Thanks for all you do and God bless.
Yes, I grew Camomile last year in my 4′ raised bed. I picked and dried the many flowers. I drink camomile tea blended with lavender dried to fall asleep.
At the moment I am drinking Ginger tea with some honey as my stomach has been irritable. It helps😁!
My brother who has been growing for 37 years says the camomile only protects down a couple inches into soil. He has tried with tomatoes and did not work. He says there are 7 different blights that affect tomatoes. Tomatoes are also drought tolerant. He has been selling in farmers markets in Illinois up until 2015 when he moved to Colorado.
Thank you so much for all of your great information. I am always looking for more things to grow in my garden. I will add this this year for sure. I love all of your videos and have learned so much from you. And I love the cookbook too.
Planted some & many herbs to follow. 2 raised garden beds made. Seeds are just coming out of the house to enjoy the sun for few days before I plant
I have it ready to go for this year!!! Stacy, you have inspired me in so many ways, from what to plant in my garden to cooking on a wood cook stove!!! And so much more!!! Every recipe I have tried in your cookbook has been a big hit and the chocolate tea is divine!!!! Thanks so much for all you do!!!
Hi Stacy!
I am eager to start a herb garden this year and have been trying to determine where to order seeds. Do you have a recommendation? Thanks so much for all the great information you and Doug post. You are starting to feel like family!
Thank You for sharing this with us. I love learning from you. Keep the awesome videos coming!
Sent me a receipt on the tea mixture,I like that,plus on squaat .
I love chamomile tea. I am going to try growing in my garden this year. I always learn so much thanks for sharing.
Great read, Stacy! I can’t wait to get a home and begin growing. Would love some chocolate tea but we’re on travel again.
Hi Doug n Stacy.
Stacy, are you writing a book on the natural benefits of all foods ? Especially herbs.
I grow it Last year but it didn’t make it I didn’t know you could use it for so many things thanks for sharing I’m going to try again this year can’t wait to get your cook book I’ve learned so much from y’all video
Another winning program…watching and sipping chocolate tea. @grandbleu72everdream…Please do more instructional on different breads. Loved the sweet potato. Wonder if you can do some carrot recipes?
PEACE & LOVE
Great Blog! Love the pics and the video. I grow chamomile and use it for tea and salves and such. Never used it on the hair but I will be now! Thanks for the always knowledgeable info. Love you guys ✌🏼💜😊
This is fantastic info. I’ve been wanting to ask but didn’t want to increase your work load. Thank you so much for all the great info you share.
The first time I ever had or heard of chamomile was when I was about 25 and my good friend sat me down and fixed me a cup of chamomile tea because I was terribly upset about something. I had no idea that it had a calming effect until a few years later when she told me why she did that back then. I learned more from her and then launched into naturopathy a few years later.
Thank you for being you… love you both and what you stand for
Hi Doug and Stacy, I am 84 and live in Devon UK. I am following you whilst you build that house for your mum, plus loving the way you two are living in your homestead. I have a drink of chamomile tea each morning after my morning walk find it very refreshing. You two are doing a great job.
Thanks Kenneth!
Hi Stacy & Doug,
I love your videos and all that you both do. I planted chamomile last year so I hope it comes back here in the northeast. Love your cookbook and planning on doing some recipes especially fermenting. I’ve made some already and love them! I’m so into the natural approach for everything.
Sending thanks and hugs for all that y’all share. It’s really appreciated!
I love tea an always trying to find new things an be healthy one day I want a homestead dose Stacy have a tea for sinus’s
Thank you both for trying to do your best to transmitting your knowledge !! Very useful for hundreds of people! So much to learn and to share with others . The worries we all have right now can easily be replaced by learning and trying to do the best we can…. 😘🌷🦃🍀
I grow herbs but never chamomile I’m going to try it this summer
I plan to grow chamomile for the first time this year. I actually bought the seeds to grow last year but never got around to sowing them. I was making a separate “tea” bed, but thanks to your information, I will be planting with my tomatoes. Thanks for sharing the information. Very appreciated.
I’m starting a medicinal garden with herbs and edible flowers. I’m receiving so much needed information from you. Thank you, keep it coming!
Good information thank you Stacy
That was so amazing. The information she just gave to me, my son and I will have that herb in our gardens with all our plants. Thank you, Stacey, that was some great info there!
Thanks for caring and sharing, Stacy. You are awesome!
Thank you for all the information about chamomile. I plan to grow some in the raised bed garden this year near the tomato plants. Also will put some in pots. Thank you for doing this series on herbs.
Hi Stacy. I want to sow an herb garden for years. A raised is best cause the soil in Cleveland Texas wont sustain anything without I add stuff. Which perennial herbs can I start with? Of course, Camomile
Everyone is raving about that Cook Book and Chocolate tea. How can I get it?
I will definitely be growing some chamomile in some pots until I get my raised bed garden put in. Stacy, you are a great teacher and thanks again for sharing your info.
I 💜 the cookbook! Thanks for sharing your wealth of knowledge with us. 2nd book on herbs, maybe?
Great information. Everytime I check in with you guys I learn something useful and/or helpful. Keep up the great work you are doing.
Stacy, received my cookbook and have made at least 4 of the recipes. All very good. Keep up the good work. We all look forward to your next cook book.
I am enjoying this new Blog…it really is full of great information, it helps me on the motivation for the day.get up and going early.
So interesting to hear Chamomile helps fight blight and mildew. I will definitely plant it near my tomatoes and squash this year. I so appreciate the tips, Stacey! I hope to see you wearing your poncho in a video soon! Sending safe cyber hugs with love from BanDana Gramma
I haven’t grown Chamomile, but I am up for trying something new. I buy Chamomile tea and I like it. Thank you for showing me/us lots of ways to use things. I have only ever used Chamomile for tea.
Thank you so very much for all the education on food for medicine, I use , and forward info to anyone that will listens lol the chocolate tea is fabulous by the way.
Thank you Stacy, you are a wealth of information! I so appreciate it!❤️
Thanks, Doug and Stacy! good nuggets for companion plants.
I love that for tomato plants since we have issues of blight here in Honea
Path, SC
Got my chamomile seeds today!! 🥳
I drink the tea and love it but never grown it so this year I’m trying it out and can’t wait to see how it turns out! Thanks for the additional info and tips Stacy 🤗
Your awesome!
Thank you so much for sharing. Your garden is always so lovely.
I love seeing and reading about your garden. It has been an inspiration for me to try different methods. I have many herbs growing in my garden and yard but have never tried chamomile. Another one to add to the list! Thanks!
Hi, I haven’t received my cookbook . 🙁
Hello Stacey,
Thanks for inspiring me to start my herb garden. One herb at a time.
Looking forward to harvesting some chamomile tea.
I have used chammomile for years. This will be my first time growing it.
I’m going to be planting it for the first time this season. I’m so excited! Thank you for sharing this wonderful information! 🙂
Could you tell me where to purchase wheat berries to have on hand?
I love chamomile! Had some seeds a few years ago and now my entire front garden is interdispersed with chamomile in the summer! Stacy, I’m a kindergarten teacher and I understand completely why you had to stop teaching. I’ve been very blessed so far at our Charter school and hope to keep going for many more years. I’m 62 and really have no retirement, and was divorced about 6 years ago. Learning all this fantastic information from you guys, I’m doing as much to live “off grid” here in the suburbs until the day I can make my dream of living like a pioneer come true! Sure do enjoy the valuable information you give us, and sure do love you two! Thank you for this treasure trove, it is so appreciated!
I am a novice and you are my new best friend. I am so excited. Wish I had more land to do this, but I did make a garden around the pool. I love it. Lesrning to eat healthy and without chemicals. Eating and drinking our medicines. Thank you.
Hello Stacy, I know your not a physician, but do you know of anything natural plant or herb that can help pass kidney stones? Or stop recurring stones from forming.
Thank you
I grow it and put the camomile in calendula, lavender healing salve I make.
Hi Stacy,
thank you for this, I hear about chamomile being used for a fever, but have never heard explained how to use it for a fever, do you know please?
Thank you for the tips about using it as a companion plant (I will have to see if I can grow it in our climate) and using it for lice etc for the hens-I will definitely use it that way 🙂 thank you so much!
Clare
Happy Independence Day!
I’m steeping some camomile tea right now. Thank you!
Love your videos!
I keep trying to grow Chamomille. IF the plant grows, it does for the season, and then it dies and doesn’t come back. I live in Central Florida and it seems to not like the heat.
The best for an upset stummy. My grandparents used to steep the flowers for us. All brought over from Spain. Love.
I grew up with chamomile. We used to pick it in the wild, we never cultivated it because it was so readily available everywhere (I grew up in Europe). I don’t even know what kind it was but I asume it was the German variety. Ever since, I have been buying the dried flowers wherever I found them. I tried to sprout them a couples of times from seeds but it never worked. I will not give up though. Happened the same with mint and I ended up buying 4 different plants and now my mint is thriving so I might be doing the same with chamomile. Thank you again Stacy
This is amazing information Stacy! Thank you so much for showing us exactly how to do it. Isn’t it amazing that we could grow all of these wonderful herbs to make delicious teas out of and you see families going deeper and deeper into debt buying soda pop. I don’t think there is one grocery cart when I happened into a grocery store the other day that didn’t have at least one case of pop and some had many! It boggles my mind why in the world some people would consume “stuff” that has zero nutritional value? When and why did we change? It must make our ancestors weep seeing how lazy and fat so many people have become, it’s so sad. I’m so happy I’ve found yours & Dougs channel and know there are many more people that think the way I do!
Just watched your video on soaps and Deodorant but what you need to tell people that they need to buy baking soda with out the. Aluminum, It is not so easy to find! so buy baking soda without Aluminum.
I just found you guys on facebook, you are truly a blessing. Watched your tea video here and found out what I can do with my catnip that I had luck with this year. Started with your apple brandy video and thought about using pears that we have access to and I will be watching all your videos eventually. Thank you so much. God truly has blessed you and blessed me by finding you!
Thank you! This is really great info.
I haven’t grown nor used it, but after watching this, i believe I will try to track it down. Thanks… gt
This grows all around me:) thank you for the info!
Thanks for the information on growing chamomile trying to start a new area to grow my herbs. Very glad to know it help with mold in the garden. Thanks Stacy been watch you for quite a few years love everything you do.
That was great information. Chamomile is on my list to start growing this year and I am going to try it in with my tomatoes. Thanks so much!
I Plan On Growing Love That It Grows Plentiful & Many Different Uses Thank You
I didn’t know about the many uses of Chamomile and I definitely will try growing it this year! Thank you
Well, guess what I’m growing new this year? I’ve tried Chamomile before, but it must have been Roman. I didn’t like it very much! I already have some seeds to try German Chamomile, so they go in the ground this spring. Thanks!
Hey there, how do you feed it to dogs? I have a dog that could use calming down especially when sitting in the vet’soffice or seeing the stray 🐈 cat.
Thanks!
I’m very familiar with Chamomile growing up in Germany. It was mainly used for medicinal purposes. Especially for infections and is even used in hospitals. I do not like it as a tea, to me it will always be the yucky medicine of a child’s memory. But I like the idea of using it for my chickens and dogs, and for planting it with my tomatoes. So I will grow some for sure.
I want a tour of your pantry. Just curious where you fit all the food and herbs you grow into your tiny home!
I’m going to try Chamomile this Spring, so many uses. Never thought to put herbs in the nesting boxes.
I will add chamomile to my garden this year. Especially by my tomatoes.
thank you Stacey that was very informative I will grow chamomile again this year but I will grow different kind and know how to use it now
I love herbs! They will definitely be a big part of my garden this year, Thank you for all the wisdom you share with us. Cant wait to get started and share my success stories.
Thank you for this video about camomile. I am growing it for the first time this year. Looking forward to all features of the plant. The night time tea for the relaxation plus the greens for salad and all other beneficial parts of the plant. Right now mine are in clumps can I did up the plant and break it up so I may have more plants to scatter about my whole garden.
Are there veggies that I should avoid planting camomile around?
I live out in the country and trying to grow more “things”, veggies, herbs and others.
I don’t know how to garden and am very glad that you both love to teach. I am 81 and love “trying” to garden. Hopefully my sister and I will be building us a greenhouse in the next month.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us.
Stacy can I freeze dry the chamomile so it will keep more of the nutrients?
I have been growing chamomile a few years now. My first year I was not aware of how they end up every where. Before my first spring mow of the grass I saw little baby chamomiles every where. I was digging them up to save them, relocated over a hundred. I love chamomile tea with some of my mint. Love the content you all share.
Thank you for sharing. I am a bit behind most on here:( I will be planting these with my plants also.
Omg I had no idea I could do all that too with my sun oven! Thank you, Stacy!
Going to start growing camomile in my garden this year.