I couldn't get anybody to hook up my washing machine after I moved in and now there is something wrong with it. I have been washing clothes out of a plastic bucket using a plunger, laundry detergent and that's all. If the item has a stain, I pretreat with Oxy Clean Spray or some other stain remover on it and let it sit a while. then wash. I dump the water in the bathtub and only give it a second rinse if needed. The laundry racks are for the basement and I have a clothes line on my back porch for the summer months. I have gotten quite used to this method. PS: My daughter picked up a washboard for me so I will use it after I get some laundry bar soap, Zote or Fels-Naptha. The latter is excellent for getting tough stains out.
since i never get sick, i use Great Mullein (yes there are other kinds) as a skin tonic with an oil infusion. i work outside in my little orchard all day so to keep my skin from looking my age, i use the oil infusion on my skin after shower. i have used olive oil and sunflower oil before. this is why i don't look as old as i am 🙂 i grow them all over my orchard. they are highly beneficial plants. they improve soil, are favor of pollinators, spikes left over winter feed birds, they provide protection for many beneficial insects, and they inhibit weeds. and there are more medicinal uses for them as well. one of the best plants around 🙂
I've got a monster mullein growing in my yard. Literally 6'2" and on it's second year, but hasn't started flowering. Just learning about the plant. Now I will definitely try some mullein tea.
Mother Nature gifted me with six new mullein plants this year. Last year, none. I live in an allergen petri dish region so I truly need this plant. Tomorrow is the day to harvest, process, and heal. Thanks for a very nice video.
Might try soaker hose, here in Dayton Ohio getting ready for not wanted heatwave, just going to water everyday, unbrellas, if I had a baby pool would set it up for animals, don't want animals to suffer!
Your charming. Unfortunately I never get sick. Should have in the pantry nonetheless, SOMEONE has got to get sick! Lol. Tea is a good idea, I need more tea and should get into beekeeping, honey with tea yum! An interesting experiment is drying mullein outside in the sun with a solar powered fan. The wind probably is a key factor in getting herbs to dry faster. Dehydration packets that change color are wonderful. Shelf life of herbs is related to dryness, so if you have a bottle of herbs and the enclosed silica packet is saturated and no longer absorbing moisture then your eating/ingesting product thats getting old and lost some of its potency. Tinctures in vodka are much better in that they never absorb moisture and lose efficacy, unlike a capsule in a bottle. Vodka (ideally organic) is an extremely important item in the pantry and useful in more ways than one. :)
I love ❤️ it! I'm going to try this for sure. Another plant that helps with arthritic joints is stinging nettle..really worked for me. Just rub it on. I am used to the tingling effects but one must go easy as some people may develop hives. I had a minor case..but husband pretty severe..even though he's used it before with no problem. So go easy.
I think I'm too vigorous when I plunge my clothes because the color bleeds out. It still happens even when I shorten the wash time to 15 minutes. How much do you have to work the clothes to release dirt/oil, etc.?
Mullein is my top medicinal herb. I let it self sow in my veggie garden for easy harvesting in the spring. It is exceptional as a decongestant. The tea is really tasty (my friends agree). I've never found it bitter. To me it tastes like green tea and honey. And definitely filter this tea through a paper filter. The fine hairs on it can irritate.
Thank you so much for this video. My chickens have a terrible infestation of lice.. I didn't know it was even a thing to look out for.. I just went out and checked their necks cuz they have been losing feathers around there vent and their skin is so red. I looked at their necks and sure enough... lice.. I just ordered some ivermectin.. it can't get here fast enough
“The large, less fluffy leaves are less useful medicinally” and “in the first year stage, take only about a third of the leaf matter…” ok, so I think I’ve had this plant for at least a couple years, growing wild out in my blueberry patch. I think I even mowed it down a couple times. This last week was the first time I’d ever heard of Mullein, and it just so happens I’ve been sick with something weird for about a month. A cough, plugged up ears… So I went out and picked a bunch of the biggest leaves, washed them off, spun them, and laid them out to dry. Then I found your video. Should I even bother using these big leaves? I don’t want to pick the rest of the plant now, as I’d like it to keep growing, but I’m fed up with doctor-prescribed remedies that have done nothing to help me, and I want to try some tea. Any advice?
I’m so glad that she was able to get better 🙏 my Dog Dak is a boy and he is at the hospital at this moment we at waiting for blood test results back to see if he has Addison’s disease. I really hope my online friends can help us with Daks medical expenses. So far someone donated $25. Dollars. We already spend over 3,000
