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mariasemail7
Good morning Doc. Jones! 😀 So I’ve gathered that berries are harvested when they’re ripe, flowers when they’re in peak condition, roots, generally when the plant is dormant, or in biennials, in the fall of the first year, or early spring of the second. My question here is about when to harvest leaves,…grape and elderberry in particular. I watched your video on the grape leaves for managing cytokine storm. Could you use the bark in the same way, or is it just the leaves? My grape vine is only just waking up here in Southern Chile, as we’re coming into spring. ( I apologize if you’ve already answered this in your book. I can’t wait to read it, but the mail is a little slow getting here.) 🙂
MariaS
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Dr. Patrick Jones
I harvest leaves when they are fully formed and vibrantly happy…really any time in the spring or summer as long as they aren’t looking old and worn out. Grape leaf is what you want. I don’t use the bark.
You can get digital versions of my book too if you don’t want to wait for the mailman to get from Idaho to Chile. Then you could carry the books around on your phone or laptop too.
I used to live in Peru, so we sort of used to be neighbors. :0)
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Ah perfect! Thanks for that, Doc! 😀
That’s really cool that you spent time down here in South America. I think we’re pretty spoiled with the fertility of the soil in our area. Must be all the volcanoes we have around, lol! Would love to see Peru sometime, too,…or rather, I’d love to try all those lovely exotic fruits and vegetables they grow up there! 🙂 On a side note, did you ever come across a plant called, matico, on your travels? It grows everywhere around here, and it seems they recommend it for just about any ailment.
MariaS
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When in Rome do like the Romans. :0)
I haven’t used matico. But it looks like a good one
If it’s Piper aduncum. It’s is the same genus as black pepper but has different (and more) medicinal properties.
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JanetBeck75
I grow Stinging Nettle. I harvest in the spring before it blooms. I cut it down pretty good because it’s well established. I have been harvesting it like in the Spring, Mid Summer and Fall before the frost hits. Always before the new blossoms come out. Is there a problem with what I’m doing. It grows so fast and spreads so quickly, it seems the only way to keep it under control. The fall leaves don’t seem as dynamic after being chewed by bugs, are they still ok to harvest?
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I wish I could get some stinging nettles established. I’ve tried twice, but they’ve never come back the following spring. Any tips?
MariaS
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Does it grow natively in Chile? If it doesn’t, I’d be careful about introducing it. Sometimes it’s rude to people.
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Lol,..that’s a good point! I have seen it sold in the local herbal shops, but I’d better check to make sure it’s already grown here. Merry Christmas, by the way. 🙂
MariaS
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For medicine, I’d harvest stinging nettle any time after it turns stingy, and the leaves look happy.
If you’re going to eat it, harvest before it gets stingy. That way it won’t sting yer licker.
You can also eat it after it’s stingy if you boil it or it’s been dried and ground.
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