I love your posts! Very informative. I starting growing marshmallow this year and if I can keep the mice from eating it I look forward to harvesting some leaves this year. I currently use Hollyhock and common mallow in my apothecary.
Glad that you're enjoying weedom! Mallow leaves dry to the lightest fluff! Hollyhock and common mallow are great too, but I find that roots of the marshmallow are the easiest of the 3 for getting that amazing slime :-D
I haven't gotten to the point where I am comfortable digging up the roots of my beautiful perennials. Hopefully the marshmallow will grow like a weed and I can make that sacrifice.
I grew this in fabric pots this year they are 3 feet tall currently and flowering. Will they survive winter in these pots? Or should i harvest or bring in for the season? Also that marshmallow root recipe uses corn syrup. I have seen another cook online create a recipe with no hfcs.
Weedom is in USDA zone six with mallow in the ground for pretty many years. It's perennial dies back to the ground every year, and comes back every spring. This cycle works all the way to zone 3. So depending on your winter, the roots could probably survive in containers if you keep enough moisture on them. I expect that size can become an issue. The roots get large.
Ya, some people wouldn't want corn syrup (nor candy at all). I've heard of marshmallows being made with honey, but this recipe was the simplest one I encountered which had no other emulsifying ingredients other than marshmallow root. Lots of others used gelatin or acacia gum.
I haven't seen any of her stuff, but you're the 2nd person to mention her to me, so maybe I'll check that out. I've consulted with Karen of PubStack success for two short (inexpensive) online discussions, both useful. If you want to try her out, I can put you in touch.
Would you say that you recovered the consulting costs in subscriptions?
There are 3 things that interest me. Driving donor subscriptions while still offering the free info, since that's a health mission. Efficiency of the 'marketing' process so it doesn't eat my life. Streamlining the tax paperwork burden with the Stripe platform if I succeed.
Love this!
I love your posts! Very informative. I starting growing marshmallow this year and if I can keep the mice from eating it I look forward to harvesting some leaves this year. I currently use Hollyhock and common mallow in my apothecary.
Glad that you're enjoying weedom! Mallow leaves dry to the lightest fluff! Hollyhock and common mallow are great too, but I find that roots of the marshmallow are the easiest of the 3 for getting that amazing slime :-D
I haven't gotten to the point where I am comfortable digging up the roots of my beautiful perennials. Hopefully the marshmallow will grow like a weed and I can make that sacrifice.
It reseeds pretty readily. I planted 2, and now there are a bunch. You'll eventually get roots just by the need of keeping them under control.
Marshmallow is fluffly dried, and you can use it to make your own herbal tea. Lovely post, thank you weedom.
Thanky YOU, and x 2 for restacking.
I grew this in fabric pots this year they are 3 feet tall currently and flowering. Will they survive winter in these pots? Or should i harvest or bring in for the season? Also that marshmallow root recipe uses corn syrup. I have seen another cook online create a recipe with no hfcs.
Weedom is in USDA zone six with mallow in the ground for pretty many years. It's perennial dies back to the ground every year, and comes back every spring. This cycle works all the way to zone 3. So depending on your winter, the roots could probably survive in containers if you keep enough moisture on them. I expect that size can become an issue. The roots get large.
Ya, some people wouldn't want corn syrup (nor candy at all). I've heard of marshmallows being made with honey, but this recipe was the simplest one I encountered which had no other emulsifying ingredients other than marshmallow root. Lots of others used gelatin or acacia gum.
Thank you so much!
👍🏼I'm glad it's useful for you!
Thanks for the mention! We haven’t grown this one, but I’ve seen recipes. Fascinating plant.
You bet! Glad you resumed posting. Hope you hit that goal.
I'm debating whether to do some kind of SubStack workshop for growth during the cold seasons. It's busy around here!
Me, too! What kind of workshop?
Was looking at Sarah Fay's writer's workshop. Wonder if she really has the current inside track of Substack.
I totally don't know how to make my content searchable on Substack's search. The stuff they suggest for SEO seems to have no effect.
I haven't seen any of her stuff, but you're the 2nd person to mention her to me, so maybe I'll check that out. I've consulted with Karen of PubStack success for two short (inexpensive) online discussions, both useful. If you want to try her out, I can put you in touch.
Would you say that you recovered the consulting costs in subscriptions?
There are 3 things that interest me. Driving donor subscriptions while still offering the free info, since that's a health mission. Efficiency of the 'marketing' process so it doesn't eat my life. Streamlining the tax paperwork burden with the Stripe platform if I succeed.
Not yet, but it’s too early to tell. Best of luck figuring all that out!