Growing and harvesting Calendula Flowers

🌼 Get the Calendula Skincare ebook: https://lovelygreens.com/calendula-a-... In this video, I share how I grow calendula flowers, how I harvest them, and how I use the petals to make calendula oil. Oil infused with calendula can be used as a skincare ingredient, as a safe herbal remedy, and even mixed into salad dressings and consumed. That’s how safe calendula is – you can eat it. It adds a natural golden color to baked goods, salads, and other dishes. Calendula flowers (Calendula officinalis) are an easy-to-grow herbal treatment for skin complaints ranging from eczema, chapped lips, and burns to minor cuts and sores. It’s safe and effective for most people, and there are many studies showing how calendula extract helps speed up skin healing. There has also been some research into its use in anti-aging. All the more reason to use calendula flowers as a natural medicine and skincare herb. 👍 If you enjoy this video, please give it a thumbs up and subscribe (thank you!) 🔔 Remember to TURN ON notifications to know when new videos are out 00:00 Intro to Calendula flowers 01:20 How to grow calendula flowers 02:18 How to harvest calendula 03:02 Two ways to dry calendula flowers 06:25 How to make calendula oil *Lovely Greens is a participant in Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to earn commissions by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. This is at no extra cost to you, and I appreciate your support 🙂 Further links & info: Food dehydrators USA https://amzn.to/2Alabuv Food dehydrators UK https://amzn.to/2LLeC6g 📚 Get My Book 📚 USA: https://amzn.to/3fKMij1 UK: https://amzn.to/3wkkW9g Canada: https://amzn.to/3wkkW9g More places: https://bit.ly/3OaBz1k 🌼 Natural Calendula Salve: https://lovelygreens.co.uk/shop/heali... Growing & using Calendula flowers: https://lovelygreens.com/how-to-grow-... Calendula beauty & food recipes: https://lovelygreens.com/tag/calendula/ 👋 Connect with me • free newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/lovelyg... • https://lovelygreens.com/discover-lov... •   / lovely.greens   •   / lovely.greens.iom   • Become a Patreon:   / lovelygreens   #herbgarden #herbalism #gardening #calendula