My grandmother used to allow my brother to eat dirt with a spoon. She said he knows what he needs. My mother had a fit. But my brother seemed to get over his sniffles and cough. Love nature
Pediatrician said the same to my mum when i was a cbild and used to go in the garden and eat dirt, is said is biofeedback, and at the worst i would get worms😅
Who knew??? Gosh Terri what an interesting video on those artichoke flowers! I noticed your tunic right off, love it, and of course, you made it!, thanks for sharing.
It's funny that just this week I was with a friend who suspects she might have kidney stone issues and she asked if there was anything I knew about that could help. And here you come with one answer:) The threads of the universe are amazing.
Root artichokes are very 'farty' but good. The fact the wind is foul suggests cleansing. . . I grew up on globe artichokes, quite different from root. Once established they come back year after year. My father had a forest of them as do we. Once strong the roots can be split in quaters and replanted in well rotted manure to boost numbers. It's known in India that they are a complete food, Sister Mother Teresa of Avilia lived on only them for decades as do Vaisnava Monks. Be aware earwigs love to live in them so submerge in water before boiling. Bees and especially bumble bees just love their voluminous nectar production, one can smell it in the purple flowers. Love from Tipperary. 💖🙏💫
You've inspired me to get some Jerusalem artichoke plants and put them on a little plot near my garden shed. Thank you for your channel. I learn so much every time I watch.
I was told that if you put them in a bowl with water and lemon juice and let them in that for 10 15 mins l, or you squeeze some lemon juice on them while they cook, they wont cause so much flautolence
I always let me kids run around in the dirt. My sons love to help me in the garden and get dirty. They are always running around barefoot too. I am always trying to find natural ways to help build up their immune system, especially since school in strting in our area soon.
When I lived on my farmstead I grew sun chokes and often made a creamy, delicious potato and sun choke au gratin. Also, they were great raw in salads, and steamed and mashed like potatoes. My chickens would sometimes scratch them up and eat them, as well. You video caused me to miss sun chokes which cannot usually be found in markets. Love your videos. Lowell does a remarkable job of videoing the life of the garden and the sentient creatures therein.
We call them Sunchokes. I have grown them for years. They get so tall! I have had mine in same spot for many years - I just harvest some and leave some tubers in the ground and they come back fine. Some years they don't flower - they don't flower here until October and some years we get a killing frost before they can flower - still produce! Your weather is much milder then ours. Have a great week and look forward to next Sunday video. Many Blessings from Vermont
I learned a lot from this, and it might probably have saved my uncle from dying last year from his years of on/off kidney stone problems. He was too old to be operated on and so they did the usual sedation and killing method instead. He was living a full life up until the previous day, driving 20K miles a year and so on.
We have these everywhere! I need to gather some..I feel we find in great abundance what we need…I have an extremely dry mouth and now I know what will help!!! Thank you Terri!
Good morning Terri ☀️ Love your tunic! It looks wonderful on you! A dear friend gave me some tubers this year. My first time growing them. This video is perfect timing for me! Everything looks full of life around you🌱 Thank you 🌼
Hello Barbara - so glad to hear the video was good timing. They are so easy to grow , just pop them in and they take care of themselves. Enjoy your garden xx
I’ve never seen these used medicinally so thank you for sharing that information…looks like it needs to be contained as well as possible…a large barrel and see what that will produce ..obviously as great foraging food as well as ornamentally beautiful…awesome that it’s a prebiotic …as always sweet lady wonderful information …stay blessed
Hi Terri and Lol, Have a beautiful sunny day, same here... Thank you so very much for all the positive loving energy sent, very , very grateful!!!! Beautiful work with the tunic, the colours do you well!!!! I enjoy so much your teachings and the way that you are humble even when you are an amazing healer!!!!! Blessings and more blessings, once again I am very thankful you guys!!!! I enjoy every musical note and silence in your music , Lol!!!! In here, the greenhouse is up, but , the plants are not there yet....everyone is dealing with different things, projects, etc.... But, is coming.... I will look for the plants to not sure I seen them here....Thank you so very much for all you guys do, your heart-felt work is making a huge difference for many of us!!!😃🙏🌹
I was only today discussing that we all need to eat some dirty and my Uncle has always said that we need to eat a ton of dirt before we die, with regard to keeping children clean and presentable. So with that, I quite agree with you about not washing this tuber as there are many benefits to not washing what we eat. Thank you for sharing this plant with us today Terri, I have only this year learned about this plant, but was unaware of its medical use. Once again a great film that you both have made, I look forward to seeing what else you film later.
Thank you for the wonderful information Terri. I'm always looking for ways to maintain or improve my gut health. Much appreciated From July of Canada 🇨🇦
Hello to you both , great information once again , the sun shines and flowers grow bringing the food harvest too. Such a versatile plant with so much to offer. Thank you for sharing your garden world of wonders. Hugs & Blessings. 💚🌹
They were fed to me raw, by my father, when I was a child. I have never had any as an adult. I remember them giving me gas. I was given some, about 12 years ago, to plant. They never came up.
Good morning terri,happy sunday, im now going to watch your film,,your tunic is just wonderful, you look perfectly lovely,,I shall comment after I watch your film, thank-you 😊
I am so glad you made the comment about children being too clean and sanitised these days. Everything is over clean now. Yes I remember being a child on the farm and being told a little soil did you no hard. I'm still healthy now and hardly ever get colds.
I absolutely love your tunic! ....and Jerusalem Artichokes are amazing plants and so versatile. But they can cause wind. There are not also here called "fartichokes" for nothing. 😜. Seriously though, a great plant to grow!
I look forward to your videos every week. So informative and inspiring. Thank-you for sharing your knowledge of plants. Also I love the music and artistry of the videos with special attention to your sweet dogs and cat...very calming to watch. Your re-purposed garden tunic is lovely!❤
So nice of you, you are very kind with your lovely comments. It is Lol who plays the music and edits the films - he is an artist and a musician so has a good idea. Have a lovely week xx
He is very good at filming your videos and I do like the music very much please let him know how much we all appreciate his hand in making the videos we watch each week 😊👍
Thank you Terri for this very informative video, I will definitely try growing these next season. You and Colette are my inspiration, blessings wise woman.
My Dad grew Jerusalem Artichokes because it was good for diabetics. I would make a relish with them. Wish I had some now. It was so delicous. After hearing the medicinal benefits, the relish might be a good way to add a small amount to meals to aid digestion.
We have grown these in CT in two different locations - we took them when we moved! just 6 tubers were started and now we have at least 50 to 100 growing on our property - the voles and mice love them though - so best to harvest in late fall after a frost not spring for us! We found that we need to boil with some vinegar or lemon juice or slow bake at 350 for 90 minutes to help break down the inulin - causes some very painful gas in some. Eat just one wait 24 hours to see if you are sensitive...
Very diplomatic. "Foul and loathsome wind". Interesting & humorous to hear some of these old quotes as to how they described things. Throwing a few more in now and again could be good. I hope all wind was of the refreshing kind. Nowt as bad as foul and loathsome wind but at least it's summer and you can open the windows if it stops raining.
Hi Terry, I was just watching one of your films on Lemon Balm. I thought I would put a message about it here so you would find it. I make Lemon Whips. I decided to try putting lemon balm in the blender with some water. I whipped it to a fine slurry and then let is sit for ten minutes. Then, I strained it. I gave some t my husband and had some myself. It was so strong that my workaholic German husband had to go to bed in the middle of the day. Some time later, I gave some to our daughter when she was in a crying fit and it helped her calm down and relax. A couple of weeks ago, a young friend was visiting and started crying as she had been having a tough time. Our daughter suggested a Lemon Whip to comfort her. So, that is, as far as I know, a new method for preparing a really strong calming drink. I love your films. Maxine Rogers a Druid from Canada's West Coast.
When I was a wee tiny kid, I used to dig a hole in the backyard and fill it with hose water, and then I would stir and stir and stir with a big spoon from the kitchen until it was a thick muddy soup. Then I would pour cereal in it and eat it. This always got me in so much trouble! One time my grannie came over and said "Oh just let her do it, she knows what she needs". Now as an adult looking back I can see that the only thing unhealthy about that was probably the cereal, ha ha!
I love this! I have had two in a pot for the last year. When there is a break in the rain today I am going to put them in my garden. I never knew how good they are for you. Love your channel I learn something new all the time. 💚🌱
Thanks Miranda😃. They are really sweet. They have to have their cuddles every morning and if one is out without the other, they always have a rub and a lick when they see each other again. xx
Hiya Terri, oh agree 💯 remember coming home after a day of playful adventures regardless of the weather my siblings and would be covered in dirt and straight into the bath tee hee fabulous memories. Blessings luv southern Ontario Canada 🇨🇦🐝
I began growing them last year. I planted a handful of tubers in some dirt in the entry garden - mistake! ha ha ha They grew nearly 15 foot tall and so big that three adults joining hands barely covered the circumference. The tubers remind me a lot of water chestnuts. Last year I did not harvest them until the flowers began dying back and they were so plump. They were the size of red potatoes. This year I planted them for privacy. ha ha I will try making medicine with them this year. Thank you for sharing this information, Terri. Continued blessings. Peace, love and light from NW GA USA.
Wonderful! Great information about the Helianthus, and I love your tunic! Looks great on you, and it's very fashionable! I also love the pretty fuschias and hollyhocks in your garden. Great camera work and love the music and your pets, as always. Thank you! 🌻🧡🙂
Thanks so much, Terri. What a versatile plant! We're planning our Polytunnel planting and outside beds, too, thus will definitely add Jerusalem Artichokes to our planting list. Love your new top. With gratitude, love and blessings. Nina. x
Thank you Terry for this video! I’ve been looking for a different plant to put in our garden/landscape! Beautiful sunflowers with medicinal properties. Win win!
Thank you so much for these, Terri (and Lol and pups!). On your mention I purchased the River Cottage Christmas book last week and just in nick of time was able to purchase some blackberries at the local farmers market. Blackberry Whiskey is now in process. It is really worth reading the enriching memoir commentary in this book if anyone is on the fence between just winging it or investing in the book itself. I'd never have even heard of River Cottage without your mention, and for years I've searched for inspiration about an annual bit of magic to work with Blackberries that might last more than the time it takes to wolf down a pie. So thank you, Terri, Again!
Hi Terri - You are such a joy to watch and learn from. I’ve never had that type of artichoke before but I would love them. Thanks for all the great info. Have a fun week ahead. Hugs! 💕☀️🌼
🌻Dear Terri, The artichoke roots reminded me alot of "Arabi", a almost ginger looking root vegetable which i later found out was the hidden Feast beneath the elephant Ear plants,which are so jolly &tropical always. This info came to me so much later in life, that i went into a sort of OMG/red slipper/it was there all along Moment of shock & wonder.i love this about herbs &plants and nature entirely. It is true, this flower is very common in some areas. Next time i find them ,it will be so exciting to try their delicassy. Thank you Danu's Irish Garden!!🌱💐P.s -the bleeding heart red flowers R just SOOO gorgeous/cheers
Connemara Fushcia..Automatically makes the garden take a delicate soft turn. the colour is just Lush, the bleeding heart flowers are oh so similar, i think may have white and red colouring (similar red-sometimes with deep royal purple)with dangly pistons-hence the dripping blood ref../a severe name ,for a delicate flower!,found in the colder north -E&W parts of america. 🍓🌹@@DanusIrishHerbGarden
Good morning!! I had a beautiful bed of artichokes that had been growing and replenishing themselves for 15 years. Went out one morning to find my husband had decided to pull them all up without saving any for me to replant. Bet you can guess what that lead to!😁 what a great idea and how cute is your tunic. Heading to my closet! Have a beautiful day.
Don’t worry about it, they’ll come back. I planted 10 tubers last year. Harvested kilos and kilos of massive artichokes all through October/November/December. However, this year I pulled up over 50 that came up in the potato bed I put there. I thought I’d got them all! But no way. They are incredibly invasive, but I love them. They have continued coming up among the potatoes ever since (I put them up the other end of the allotment this year but they haven’t flowered yet) so I expect another containment battle! So abundant, I also did them in jars of pickles, lovely!
I have just enrolled on a herbalism course and ordered a shipment of books! Wish i'd have discovered you earlier. I love your outfits by the way, very earthy. 😊
Jerusalem Artichokes are deliciously earthy. I think they go well with walnuts. I'll travel far for a Jerusalem Artichoke! I've heard pheasants are very fond of eating them.
Hi! Thank you for the amazing video! Where is the best place to get seeds for these lovely plants in order to grow them? I’m a newbie in regards to gardening and herbal meds. Thank you my dear 💜
Love your videos,looking forward to them every week,these are the "news"about the world I choose to listen to:positive,regenerative, educational and beautiful to watch...
A wonderful and beneficial program! Thank you so much. We plan on moving soon and I am looking forward to planting some Jerusalem Artichokes in my new garden. And I have taken your advice to heart, and stopped over-sanitizing our produce from our own organic garden and orchard. The closer we are to nature, the healthier we will be. Peace be with you friend. 🥀🌻🍀
Good luck with the move John and many blessings for health and happiness in your new home. Glad to hear you will stop over sanitising your own organic produce. xx
Hey Terri, I love your tunic it's beautiful. Thank you for all the information on Jerusalem artichokes. I didn't really know anything about them and now I want to plant some 😁 I hope you have a lovely week as well 💚🌙🌿
Thank you Terri I appreciated always & enjoy everything you post. I have never heard of this plant, it has amazing qualities. I will now keep an eye out for this. Have a wonderful week 💗🥰💗
