Guest guest Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 Hi Dave! Nope, no such luck finding the petals at the 2 health food stores here, done looked...I'm lucky there is even a " semblance " of a health food store in this little town!!! lol And that was going to be my next question! Isn't calendula nothing more than those cute little marigold plants that we used to love to grow as kids?? I just might get me some starter plants & start me a little container garden! Would love to grow some other herbs that I could infuse too!! I don't have much of a green thumb, but I could probably handle a few pots of stuff!! lol Thanks for the help!!! hugs, donna Donna Buchholz Something Different Soap & Things - David Lambert Hi Donna, You should be able to buy calendula petals at a health-food store. I've used then to color soap, and have been thinking of infusing them into oil. I don't know how much of the healing virtue would be left in the dried petals, though. Of course you can grow marigolds anywhere, even in a pot on a windowsill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 they aren't the same but they are in the same family Paula .......... in Michigan I used to have super powers but my therapist took them away ..........And that was going to be my next question! Isn't calendula nothing more than those cute little marigold plants that we used to love to grow as kids?? I just might get me some starter plants & start me a little container garden! Would love to grow some other herbs that I could infuse too!! I don't have much of a green thumb, but I could probably handle a few pots of stuff!! lol Thanks for the help!!! hugs, donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 And that was going to be my next question! Isn't calendula nothing more than those cute little marigold plants that we used to love to grow as kids?? I just might get me some starter plants & start me a little container garden! Would love to grow some other herbs that I could infuse too!! I don't have much of a green thumb, but I could probably handle a few pots of stuff!! lol ==========Not exactly. Why you may have been growing calendula as a child, when you purchase plants, you want to make sure you buy calendula and not just " marigold " -- they are of the same family, but they aren't the same exact plant. If you say " marigold " you could get any number of things and still not get calendula. Calendula is beautiful -- it grows like crazy into huge bushes of the followers. Most garden-variety " flower " marigolds stay much smaller. Susan H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 On Behalf Of Donna Buchholz Saturday, February 11, 2006 3:00 PM Re: calendula-Dave Hi Dave! Nope, no such luck finding the petals at the 2 health food stores here, done looked...I'm lucky there is even a " semblance " of a health food store in this little town!!! lol And that was going to be my next question! Isn't calendula nothing more than those cute little marigold plants that we used to love to grow as kids?? I just might get me some starter plants & start me a little container garden! Would love to grow some other herbs that I could infuse too!! I don't have much of a green thumb, but I could probably handle a few pots of stuff!! lol Thanks for the help!!! hugs, donna Donna Buchholz Something Different Soap & Things - David Lambert Hi Donna, You should be able to buy calendula petals at a health-food store. I've used then to color soap, and have been thinking of infusing them into oil. I don't know how much of the healing virtue would be left in the dried petals, though. Of course you can grow marigolds anywhere, even in a pot on a windowsill. The common marigold (Tagetes spp.) . . . As profiled here http://tinyurl.com/de3wp is not Calendula officinalis, which is commonly called " pot marigold " , but is an entirely different plant and is profiled here http://www.gardenguides.com/herbs/marigold.htm. Be Well, Marcia Elston http://www.wingedseed.com " Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot. " Hausa Saying from Nigeria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Thanks Dave...I already know of several places that I can get good quality petals... & will be ordering some soon. ) donna Donna Buchholz Something Different Soap & Things www.somethingdifferentsoap.com - David Lambert Donna, you can find them online easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Donna, you can find them online easily. Dave Hi Dave! Nope, no such luck finding the petals at the 2 health food stores here, done looked...I'm lucky there is even a " semblance " of a health food store in this little town!!! lol _____ -- Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.7/259 - Release 2/13/2006 -- Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.7/259 - Release 2/13/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Sorry, take the period off the second url http://www.gardenguides.com/herbs/marigold.htm for it to work. Also, I think it was Dave who mentioned difficulty growing garden marigolds (Tagetes spp.). They really are easy and you probably did plant them directly where they didn't get enough light to thrive. If you direct sow the seeds when you plant small tomato plants, you shouldn't have any trouble. Or, you can start them in pots and then plant the seedlings directly where you want them with your tomatoes after they are big enough to reach through. And, you are right about their usefulness as companion plants with tomatoes and other vegetables. Their strong odor repels a lot of not-so-desirable insects. You should also keep tomatoes pruned so that light can reach the fruit to vine ripen it . . . This also helps open up sunlight to marigolds beneath or around the tomatoes. I am so antsy for Spring!!! All this garden talk has me chompin' at the bit. We're still mired in rain and cold . . . I feel for those of you in the NE snowstorms!! Be Well, Marcia Elston http://www.wingedseed.com <http://www.wingedseed.com/> " Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot. " Hausa Saying from Nigeria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Yes, just google calendula by the ounce !!! Hugs Judy Green Dragon Herbals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Hi, I would also like to know where to get calendula, thankyou gale Earthfinds <earthfinds wrote: Yes, just google calendula by the ounce !!! Hugs Judy Green Dragon Herbals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 www.herbalsoapsbyrj.com has them and she ships fast. Paula .......... in Michigan I used to have super powers but my therapist took them away Hi, I would also like to know where to get calendula, thankyou gale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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