KnC Worm Farm

09/20/2026

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09/20/2026

09/20/2026

Good morning ~ we hope that you all have a beautifully groovy day!

09/19/2026

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09/19/2026

Good morning ~ Soon we will be planting our fall garlic! Here's a wonderful video from our good friend Mary from Mary's Heirloom Seeds. Check her out, let her know that the Worm Ladies sent you and remember to have a groovy day!

Mary's Heirloom Seeds website:https://www.marysheirloomseeds.com/...

09/18/2026

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09/18/2026

Good morning! Let's talk about beautiful Echinacea. We can literally use the whole plant, the leaf, stalk and root. Once you learn more of this beautiful plants benefits, you will not want to be without it.

There are actually three kinds of echinacea- E. Augustifolia, E. Pallida and E. Purpurea. E. Augustifolia has the strongest properties of the three.

Echinacea is an endangered plant so *growing or buying your own Echinacea is preferred to harvesting in the wild, so we will not cover foraging with this plant.

The roots and aerial parts are used from the plant. Aerial parts are most often used for herbal teas, while the roots of this plant hold the most powerful medicine from the plant.

Harvesting the aerial parts can be done in the 2nd year of growth. It's as simple as cutting the stem above the lowest pair of leaves. Strip the leaves and flower buds from the stem and just lay them flat to dry.

Harvest the roots of a 2-3 year old plant in the spring or fall. You can dig up the whole root and take pieces of it from the root ball to harvest. Removing the whole plant will help you thin out your Echinacea garden patch.

To preserve your leaves and buds simply take the dried parts and store them in a dark area in an airtight container until you're ready to make your tea.

To preserve your roots you can dry them to use in concoctions later, or you can start a tincture. We will cover how to make tinctures later in this segment.

Once you have your roots out shake off the dirt and rinse them in cold water and pat dry. Chop or cut the roots up into smaller pieces. Take the pieces and lay them out to dry in a well ventilated area out of direct sunlight. Let them sit for at least two weeks. Once they're dry, store them in an airtight container out of direct sunlight.

In this process, you can also collect seeds for more plants if you'd like. That's all for today. Thanks for joining us and remember to have a groovy day!