Calendula: The Flower You're Not Growing (But Should Be)

no one is talking about the balm containers? ok, i will: what about those lip balm containers? please provide a link.

Reasons to use calendula: looks nice, can eat it, helps your food plants, gains points in the eyes of your significant other.

I grew calendula last year and they self sowed. They actually survived the entire winter, i’m in 7b. And they are starting to flower along side with the tulips and pansies,violas

Nicely done! Informative and helpful video. Thanks for putting so much effort and details into the growing of calendula to final use in a finished product. I may have to consider growing this flower and watch your video again.

I will always hold a special place in my heart for Calendula.. It was one if rhe first plants to volunteer itself as a pioneer when I helped with the Bloomin Nature project in the High Desert. There was nothing growing in the spot we dug out and installed the irrigation at first but we started with some non-native and native seeds, one of which was Orange King Calendula and my did it flourish.... The same patch survived for 3 YEARS and adapted in to a few different varieties because of the biome. It re-seeded and gave new looking blooms each time. Id never gardened or had any experience before but it felt like I was rewarded from our efforts with all the flora that came up during those few years, including the sunflower and bee balm seeds just randomly scattered in the dry swales. It was like a miracle and brought so many birds and insects 😭

I tried zeolights last year in a grow bag why my Minnesota midget melons. Idk if the melons were just stealing all the nutrients from the calendula but they were kind of meh compared to the zinnias that i had next door in the watermelon grow bag.

I made my own lip balm with calendula and added peppermint. It’s wonderful!

Can coconut oil be used?

Self sowing you say! adds this one to the planting list

you know it’s a good sign when your dill/fennels starts looks like his 🤙🔥

Just made so many notes from this show!

That just looks like a dahlia wannabe

I absolutely LOVE Ana's input in the channel. Keep it coming! Would love to know what kind of base/oil mix would be more suited for a calendula nappy cream? Eagerly following from Sydney, Australia.❤

My calendula is 20 years old, zone 4b, mostly in the shade, is not fussy, over-winters fine and I've used it in glycerin soap. 👍🇨🇦😎

Ana, any recommendations on where to buy the butters and beeswax? Amazon can be a bit much with low quality/counterfeit products there. Thank you!

This video was awesome! I just started watching your channel about a month ago and really enjoy your videos. They are short and sweet, and filled with information that is easy to understand and easy to apply in the garden! I was so happy when I saw that this video was up because I just started making my own hand salve from the lavender I have growing in my garden and wanted to move on to calendula. I loved the second part of the video where making homemade products was included. A really great idea for future videos :) I would love to learn more about what one can do with herbs after they are harvested 😊

Is it to late to sow it in the ground mississippi

Also do you have a video on best perennial plants flowers And then also a medicinal one

I'm growing Calendula for the first time. Pink Calendula. I used the winter milk jug method, they're all waking up and the biggest hit about four inches tall so far.

Can you use any variety of calendula or are the orange ones best?

I'm actually starting Oopsy Daisy right now. 🤣 I'm growing them for interplanting with my tomatoes and cucumbers so i don't want a tall variety.

I brought home a sad little seedling for Mother’s Day in 1996 and my mom put it in the garden more to make me happy than expecting anything would come from it. Calendulas took over our entire garden bed and starting spreading into our grass! Took years to get under control, long before my gardening days but I need to add some to my yard this year. I’m in zone 6a/b Southern Ontario Canada and they came back year after year despite being listed as annual in our region.

Ana is one of the best additions to Epic Gardening. She needs a full channel (or to have content every week on EG!!!) - I want to learn all the things about herbal uses for plants now. She really broadens the information and adds robustness to Epic Gardening. Your content channel-wide has really become well-rounded and I love all aspects of it but have definitely found myself checking more and more for new Ana content recently :)

I am in California, 7 years ago we were in a long drought, I dug up my lawn and replaced it with poppy, calendula, and lavender. The calendula reseeds every year. My front yard is a birds and bees heaven.

I love them as a medicinal tea, it tastes sweet and floral, with a bit of earthiness. It’s great for knocking out bugs.

I have a question as to how you get the lip balm out of the cardboard tubes??🤔 Where did you find the cardboard tubes, all I can find are plastic.

Calendula reseeds all by itself, easy peezy

This is the video I didn’t think I needed. I got from of these plants for free as a bonus seed pack and I think I am going to let some of these rip.

I love this channel because of the information that comes with it.
Most people: Grow this.
Kevin: Grow this because its history talks about calendars and lunar months and shows how it can be used in a variety of ways to benefit health and wellness. Or just have something really pretty to look at. Here are some more benefits! A, B, C, D, etc...
The informative and historical side of this channel is a breed of its own. Well done sir.

I just scattered a lot of calendula seeds around a small substation next to my apartment complex.
I figured it will spruce up the appearance of that small plot of ground.

I grew it for the first time this year after buying the seeds by mistake. The seeds really confused me but so far so good on my seedlings!

I love including the cooking/ food ideas at the end 😋

Doh! I get rust spot on our Calendula sometimes! 😢
Calendula has amazing medicinal plant. Resona sounds interesting, thanks! 😊

Can we get a guide for fuschia care indoors and outdoors? Or does anyone have any recommendations? Thank you!

I grow calendula in western pa. Reseeds itself after the winter. Blooms until December.

Loved this! I’m definitely doing this

Love this video. Thanks ❤

Great video! Thanks Ana for the recipe 😍 so excited to harvest my calendula & chamomile! 😍

I have problems with little aphid type bugs, How do I control them? Any response is appreciated. Thank you

Thx I’ll use it in THE FOREST

I started harvesting my calendula and it has teeny tiny bugs! Ugh 😭

I buy Organic Rosemary essential oil and add few drops to my Shampoo. Let it soak for 2 hours in my hair then take a bath, shampoo my hair. Easy.

You can use calendula as an antibacterial! My dog had an infection and I was able to get him all better with a calendula paste. Whew! So glad I found it! I’ll definitely grow this next season

Can you use the oils and eat any variety?

hi sir