Knowing when to harvest your medicinal herbs is different depending on what part of the plant you'll be using for medicinal purposes. For some herbs, it's essential to harvest them before they flower, others you want to harvest just as the flowers are blooming, while others you will actually let completely die back in order to harvest the roots. Follow along as Carolyn walks you through the Cottage Garden, showing you how she harvests each herb or plant and what they can be used for. For more info about medicinal herbs you can grow yourself, check out our blog post: https://homesteadingfamily.com/15-medicinal-herbs-to-grow/ And to learn how to dry fresh herbs, visit this post: https://homesteadingfamily.com/how-to-dry-herbs/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MORE ABOUT US! WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we’re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us! Visit us at https://www.homesteadingfamily.com/ and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!! Click any of the links below for instant access to free video training resources: - Healthy Healing at Home- Free 4 video workshop on our herb course Herbal Medicine Cabinet: Colds https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt - Bread Making workshop- Free 4 video workshop on our masterclass, The Art of Homemade Bread https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop - Meals on Your Shelf- Free 4 video workshop on canning. The Abundant Pantry: Canning https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop Click any of the links below for instant access to these free downloadable PDFs: - Homesteading Family's Favorite Holiday Recipes - A PDF download filled with our family’s favorite holiday recipe. https://classes.homesteadingfamily.com/favorite_holiday_recipes - 5 Steps to a More Self Sufficient Life- Simple PDF download on 5 steps anyone can take wherever they are to start a more self-sufficient lifestyle. https://classes.homesteadingfamily.com/5_steps_to_a_more_sufficient_life - Thrive Wellness Checklist- A simple PDF download for healthy living. https://homesteadingfamily.com/TWC_YT - Permaculture for Your Homestead- PDF download that is an introduction to permaculture with some strategies for applying it to one’s homestead and garden. https://homesteadingfamily.com/PFYH_YT - Carolyn’s Cottage Garden herb list- PDF with Carolyn’s favorite herbs for growing at home. https://homesteadingfamily.com/CGHL_YT - Carolyn’s Make-Ahead Breakfast Casseroles- Carolyn’s favorite make-ahead breakfast casseroles. https://homesteadingfamily.com/MABC_YT - Your FREE Guide to Preserving Eggs- PDF download with multiple ways to preserve eggs. https://homesteadingfamily.com/Eggs_YT - 5 Steps to a Healthy Garden- PDF download with an explanation of what makes healthy soil and 5 steps you can take to improve your garden https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsGardenYT - Save the Crumbs- Several Recipes for using bread leftovers, a less committal entry to bread than the workshop. https://homesteadingfamily.com/STC_YT - Fearless Fermenting- A PDF on basic lacto-ferments. https://homesteadingfamily.com/FF_YT - Fermenting Tomatoes- PDF download on fermenting tomatoes https://homesteadingfamily.com/FT_YT - Preserving Culinary Herbs- Downloadable, step by step directions to drying, freezing and salting culinary herbs. https://homesteadingfamily.com/PCH_YT - Render Your Own Lard- PDF with instructions on how to render your own lard. https://homesteadingfamily.com/RYL_YT