Herbs N Weeds
An amateur backyard herbalist that likes to share history and uses of common plants that you may encounter everyday.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 11 minutes
- Episodes
- 16
- Years Active
- 2025
Choosing The Right Oils
Hello and welcome to another episode of Herbs N Weeds. Today is all about choosing good essential oils. In the the show I give a step-by step DIY basic way of distilling oils at home that I will try …
Get To Know: Milkweed
How to Identify Milkweed (Common Milkweed – Asclepias syriaca)
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | Perennial herb |
| Height | 2–6 feet tall |
| Stem | Thick, upright, often reddish or green with fine hairs |
| Leaves | Large, … |
Get To Know: Chaga
How to Identify Chaga
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Type | Fungus (not a true plant) |
| Host Tree | White or yellow birch trees (especially Betula papyrifera or B. pendula) |
| Appearance | Charcoal-black, crusty, and cracked… |
Get To Know: Calendula
How to Identify Calendula
Key Features
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | Annual herb |
| Height | 12–24 inches (30–60 cm) tall |
| Leaves | Lance-shaped, slightly sticky, pale green, alternately arranged |
| Flowers | Bri… |
Get To Know: Burdock
How to Identify Burdock
Key Features:
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | Biennial (2-year growth cycle) |
| Height | Up to 6 feet tall (2 meters) in 2nd year |
| Leaves | Large, heart-shaped, woolly underneath, res… |
Poison Ivy Relief
Today on Herbs N Weeds I talk about a couple plants that will help you with a poison ivy rash. The two main plants I talk about are St. john’s Wort and Jewelweed. I also give a recipe from *The Herba…
Get To Know: Hawkweed
How to Identify Hawkweed
Key Features:
- Botanical Name: Hieracium spp. (most commonly Hieracium pilosella, also called Pilosella officinarum)
- Common Names: Mouse-ear hawkweed, yellow hawkw…
Get To Know: Ox-Eye Daisy
How to Identify Ox-Eye Daisy
Key Characteristics
- Family: Asteraceae (same as chamomile, dandelion, yarrow)
- Height: 1–3 feet tall
- Leaves:
- Basal leaves: Spoon-shaped, toothed
- Upper l…
Get To Know: Wild Roses
How to Identify Wild Roses
Key Features
- Leaves: Compound with 5–7 oval, toothed leaflets.
- Stems: Woody and thorny (curved or straight prickles).
- Flowers:
- Typically 5 petals, ranging f…
Tinctures For Beginners
In this episode I introduce different types of tinctures that are used as extracts. My favorite and the most common is alcohol extraction. I also touch on glycerin, vinegar, and water based extractio…
Get To Know: Elderflower
Identification of Elderflower
- Botanical Name: Sambucus nigra (European elder)
- Family: Adoxaceae (formerly Caprifoliaceae)
- Tree/Shrub:
- Height: 10–30 feet (3–9 meters)
- Leaves: Pinnately …
Start A Garden
Hello and thank you for tuning in for a new episode. Today’s show I just threw together out of my brain without any notes, but it is one of my favorite things to do, and that is gardening. I implore …
Get To Know Lemon Balm
Identification of Lemon Balm
- Botanical Name: Melissa officinalis
- Family: Lamiaceae (mint family)
- Appearance:
- Height: 1–3 feet (30–90 cm)
- Leaves: Bright green, ovate with slightly serra…
Get To Know: Feverfew
Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) is a plant that has been used medicinally for centuries. Here’s a comprehensive overview covering its historical and modern uses, identification, notable historical co…
Get To Know: Dandelion
In this episode, I dive into the world of dandelions—one of the most common and most misunderstood plants in the world. From its bright yellow flowers to its health-boosting roots, Taraxacum officina…
Get To Know: Ground Ivy
For the first actual HerbsNWeeds podcast, I am talking about ground ivy. Other names used for it is creeping charlie, field balm, alehoof, catsfoot, and several others. Ground ivy is part of the mint…