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The listing, Make Money with Jewelweed has ended.

My wildcrafter buddy and I pick a LOT of this plant. We were unable to fill all of our orders for it this year. Soap crafters use this to make jewelweed soap that is used for poison ivy relief. It has become a very popular soap. I have known the price of dried jewelweed to go for 45 dollars a pound.
You can make your own soap, its a simple recipe that I am glad to share with winners of my auctions, or you can grow it to sell to soap makers. Better yet, grow it to attract hummingbirds. They will gravitate to this plant above all others when it is blooming.
This plant makes small capsules that "pop" at the least amount of disturbance and will throw their seed a considerable distance. Collecting the seed is a real challange and each pod only has four or more seeds each. These seed were harvested from our personal stash in the Appalachian Mountains grown wild.
Our last order for this plant was for 100 lbs. Commercial soapmakers have a difficult time obtaining it and are begging for it as well as the small time soap crafters.
The Native Americans used this plant fresh to help relieve the stinging, spread and itch from poison ivy, poison nettle, a variety of rashes, insect bites, etc.
A must for every medicine cabinet.
I also have some of our soap made with this up for auction now. Check it out.

this auction is for thirty very difficultly obtained seed.

If you are willing to pay pal me 2.00 for shipping I will double the seed count, other wise the count will be for 30 +

Questions & Comments

ok---just as long as she dont get my jelly--hahahahahaha--then there will be a war alright--LOL HEHEHEHE

Nov 18th, 2012 at 10:28:49 AM PST by

I plan on making fresh this coming week. will save a jar of it for you. Kids have stole all I had but the one jar in back of my fridge now, greedy guts they are. I'm hiding this batch and next year they can help me pick if they want any. dang chiggers are vicious.

Nov 18th, 2012 at 12:32:16 PM PST by

Where do you sell the plants at?

Nov 19th, 2012 at 4:58:49 AM PST by

There are a variety of options to selling. We buy sometimes from other crafters ourselves. When you get a good patch, contact me and I'll help explain the drying process and what to do with it if selling it is what youre interested in. It is used by many soap makers and at the very least, a post or flyer at your local craft store and or an ad on craigs list should get you started.

Nov 19th, 2012 at 6:28:37 AM PST by

Where on Lista can I find the soap from this Plant?

Nov 19th, 2012 at 10:44:26 AM PST by

click on that ugly pic of me and it should bring it up. This soap is going fast as tomarrow I am mailing most of my stock and donating it to our service men and women serving in Iraq. They got some vicious bugs over there.........

Nov 19th, 2012 at 12:10:27 PM PST by

She is actually my grandma!!!

Nov 21st, 2012 at 12:25:13 PM PST by

Ha ha, well I can't hardly turn her over to check now can I ? Love that dog......pet him for me, would ya?

Nov 21st, 2012 at 12:29:40 PM PST by

fanned & watching---hey I'm a cantankerous old lady too--lol

Nov 24th, 2012 at 12:50:21 PM PST by

Glad to have you. Check out my ocoee seed auction too, getting interesting in there. fanned ya back

Nov 24th, 2012 at 3:04:11 PM PST by

no offense intended ladies but you all sound so much like my dear friend from Georgia---you all sound like real down home folks---very nice to meet cha all! I LOVE the conversatin' here---and I wonder ---have you ever though of having a gardening blog? thank you for postin' these seeds---I know how hard it is to get some seeds 'cause I've done my fair share of wildcraftin' seeds too--including tree seeds. White blackberries? YUM! hope you don't mind another old cantankerous lady joining in your conversation---ceptin' I'm in California--you ladies have a beautiful day!

Nov 24th, 2012 at 1:09:56 PM PST by

Lots of cantankerous old ladies on here. Just remember, I worked hard to earn that title and I earned it well.........pull up a chair......

Nov 24th, 2012 at 3:13:06 PM PST by

Make sure you send me a recipe for the soap with my Seeds and thanks for Listing

Nov 25th, 2012 at 6:20:49 PM PST by

hello menopausin--see i told you she had really cool plants and she only has a few listed now--i havent ever been in a bidding war with one of my listia friends-lol--but i see we both want this-LOL--hhmmmm--if you win agter you grow yours maybe u will auction me some of your seeds?? did she tell you about the white blackberries??

Nov 18th, 2012 at 4:13:46 AM PST by

Ok now, you girls settle down......haha. If you dont win any before I run out I'll save you some.........and yeah, I gotta list them blackberries again...maybe tonite. I do have just a few of them though, very few. sorry. Next year I plan to gather more. I wan't planning on listing them on listia but realized how nice it would be to share some of my favorite plants with people on here. I see lots of seed listed, but never see my favorites, so I'm putting them up....good luck

Nov 18th, 2012 at 7:34:29 AM PST by

Check out my page got some Heirloom Seeds going on plus Superhot Peppers

Nov 25th, 2012 at 4:58:47 PM PST by

wow

Nov 25th, 2012 at 5:16:53 PM PST by

Now to have someone out bid me so i can go for the package deal (Wink) !!!

Nov 25th, 2012 at 4:54:15 PM PST by

go for it

Nov 25th, 2012 at 5:16:30 PM PST by

good mornin to ya! lol---lemme see now ....where'd I put that cup for my coffee? where'd I put my glasses? where's my shoes? hmmmmm,,,,,have a fine day!

Nov 25th, 2012 at 9:34:00 AM PST by

You drank the dang coffee, the coon hound has your shoes treed outside in the bushes somewhere and them glasses are on your head......boy, you must be kindfolk.

Nov 25th, 2012 at 12:56:43 PM PST by

hmmm...I see someone called menopausin commenting---nice name---my cantankerous old lady friends just call it mentalpause....have you heard of it?

Nov 24th, 2012 at 5:17:11 PM PST by

I think so, don't know, not sure, I forget, LOLOLOL maybe kinda

Nov 24th, 2012 at 6:39:34 PM PST by

F&W too!

Nov 24th, 2012 at 1:11:18 PM PST by

Just fanned ya back. Check out my seed blowout auction, a little of all I'm offering. Good opportunity to get greedy and take it all......

Nov 24th, 2012 at 3:08:03 PM PST by

I have a huge patch of them growing wild across the street from me! I will have to see about harvesting next year!

Nov 23rd, 2012 at 4:08:39 PM PST by

yeah, and call me if you need a buyer......

Nov 23rd, 2012 at 4:25:12 PM PST by

ok elizabeth i see you found her and all her goodies--LOL--you already got the other soap so be nice and share and let me get the next batch--LOL---i was having trouble with internet yesterday and i was upset that i couldnt get in on the bidding for last soap auction---but YOU AINT GETTING MY JELLY!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL--riflmbo--what a great auction !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love fun auctions like this with friendly bid wars !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nov 21st, 2012 at 10:36:37 AM PST by

HAHA goldcartgirl, I was gonna tell you that you aint NEVER gonna win if you don't bid more than 100 credits.....hahahaha...Now you quit trying to stir the pot up would ya? I'm gonna sit here and eat this last batch of jelly and think about you.....hahahahaha......I aint made that new batch of jelly anyway, and probebly wont till later this week so just calm down.

Nov 21st, 2012 at 12:33:02 PM PST by

Hey krisejakesplace if I win these can i use your land to grow them!!!:D

Nov 21st, 2012 at 1:01:16 AM PST by

hahaha When he discovers it, he will cash in, haha , and thank you for it. I scatter patches of this all over while hiking so it will be there the next year I go there.

Nov 21st, 2012 at 5:49:16 AM PST by

Guess I better not get in on the bidding war but am wondering if this plant will grow in Mid-Michigan? Our temps do get 0 degrees and below. When the winner of this auction gets a bumper crop and puts more seeds on Listia in the future, I'd love to try to grow them.....

Nov 20th, 2012 at 3:40:12 PM PST by

Keep an eye on my auctions as next year I hope to have a larger variety to offer on here. I will probebly be listing some more jewelweed and ocoee for sure.

Nov 20th, 2012 at 4:07:39 PM PST by

F&W the wa

F$W The bidding wa5r is on Ladies!!

Nov 19th, 2012 at 10:43:50 AM PST by

I try to keep plenty of soap in stock but now am getting low. Guess I'll get my stash out this weekend and make another batch. I do have a little more seed, not a lot though, and it wont be replinished till next fall good Lord willing and the creek dont rise.........

Nov 19th, 2012 at 12:12:56 PM PST by

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