From spring to fall, calendula flowers show their cheery yellow or orange faces, opening during the day and closing up at night. It grows very well in pots and loves the sun. I harvest them for all of their growing season and dry them on screens. Calendula has some pretty amazing skin healing properties. When applied topically, it quickly soothes cuts and wounds and moisturizes dry, itchy, chapped or cracked skin!
It is versatile enough to be used on both people and animals. When working with horses, the petals can be added to their feed or given as a tea. It is very useful for animals with dry, itchy skin. A balm can be made and applied to any scrapes or wounds. The dried flowers are infused in a carrier oil, which becomes the base for making a balm.
Ferrell Hollow Farm has a very healing Calendula Balm available at http://www.ferrellhollowfarm.net/Store.html
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