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The listing, Make Money With Jewelweed Plants 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.

Questions & Comments

Thanks. I posted the comments right after each other, so you hadn't answered yet either yet. I sold my house two years ago and moved into an apartment. Maybe I'll see if I can talk a friend of mine to grow it at her house.

Dec 27th, 2012 at 4:16:21 PM PST by

well it doesn't take a lot of the plant to make soap. One good sized stalk will make more than enough to last the season and then some. I mite put some of my soap on here again soon.

Dec 27th, 2012 at 4:37:50 PM PST by

Sounds much like the trouble I have harvesting Alstroemeria seeds. If you stare at the pod, it pops! F & W

Dec 27th, 2012 at 7:22:58 AM PST by

haha, yeah, we hold our breath, tred lightly and grab while we can. Then when we do grab, a hundred around it pops showering the area with seed. It's a tricky business.

Dec 27th, 2012 at 7:39:05 AM PST by

YAY! time to get a "jewelweed magnet" then or else try to find those little buggers on the ground with a magnifying lens---yeah right! LOL

Dec 27th, 2012 at 10:56:40 AM PST by

Sometimes you can catch the escaped ones by laying a sheet on the ground right near the edge of a stalk and quickly bend it towards the sheet, well, not really, cause them buggers explode about ten or more feet, but if the ground is wet, you can just sit on the sheet, drink your choco vino and take your time, hahaha, lots of time.

Dec 27th, 2012 at 1:12:26 PM PST by

Found you via a comment on another auction. This is fascinating! How well do they do indoors, if at all?

Dec 27th, 2012 at 2:08:24 PM PST by

I stay in the woods, don't have any houseplants and actually, I don't even garden. If I need something I just hike down a path and find it. I have no green thumb. From what I've read this plant is in most of the lower United States and many northern ones too. They require some good sun, partial shade and rich soil. The further south you live, the longer the growing season. They get pretty tall to try to grow indoors, however, they could be started indoors perhaps then moved out when it warms up. They do well next to a building and near rain spouts too.

Dec 27th, 2012 at 3:49:45 PM PST by

Almost forgot... What area can they thrive? I'm in central FL on the Gulf Coast - area 9.

Dec 27th, 2012 at 2:09:49 PM PST by

mmm, kinda answered that in my other post. If you google jewelweed you can find a vast array of information on them. I help my friend pick plants and seed to sell on her online pantry she has. We pick what we've used for years and what we get orders for. Jewelweed is something I grew up using and can't imagine being without some soap around.

Dec 27th, 2012 at 3:52:42 PM PST by

I would love to buy some soap. My son runs a golf course and his crew got a nasty case of poison ivy last year. I could not find the soap anywhere. Would love to have it on hand for next year. I'll be watching this for sure.

Dec 27th, 2012 at 5:14:34 PM PST by

save the credits, lol, I'll try listing again soon.

Dec 27th, 2012 at 7:29:12 PM PST by

here in vermont it is call simply wild snap dragon.

Dec 28th, 2012 at 9:06:07 AM PST by

Yes, it is a member of the snapdragon family. There are several varieties.

Dec 28th, 2012 at 11:49:32 AM PST by

seeds are also edible taste like a walnut.

Dec 28th, 2012 at 9:07:35 AM PST by

Well now, I'm right careful bout what I stick in my mouth, however, I figured if you aint dead then I'd try it. Just popped a few in my mouth and didn't get the resemblance. Maybe I needed to chew more, ha, but they are too hard to gather to waste on one mouthful, Guess I'll go break open one of my walnuts now, You got me craving em.

Dec 28th, 2012 at 11:48:16 AM PST by

W & B and posted to my twitter too---got any hot coffee this mornin'? crazy weather here in No. Ca. LOL warm and cold---warm and cold--- yesterday the sun was shining bright and it was beautiful! but I can't wait for spring!

Dec 28th, 2012 at 11:23:23 AM PST by

sounds like me a few years ago, warm then cold, warm then cold. Ha. No snow yet except on the upper mountains. Might drive up tomarrow and take a gander.

Dec 28th, 2012 at 11:43:27 AM PST by

brrr.. snow! arrrgh!---I put up a new bid!

Dec 28th, 2012 at 11:48:10 AM PST by

good, i'll take all I can get, lol.

Dec 28th, 2012 at 11:54:47 AM PST by

Questions.... what zones do you think it grows in? I assume it reseeds itself. And is it really a weed? How much room would I need to grow it? I have huge vegetable gardens, but not much spare space....

Dec 28th, 2012 at 8:56:36 PM PST by

jewelweed grows in most of the U.S. cept maybe alaska or maine. It does need good sun and dies back with the first frost. I've seen small patches and large ones. Seems it would be easy to manage as it pulls up root stalk and all without digging.

Dec 28th, 2012 at 11:25:25 PM PST by

wanna winnit! lol

Dec 29th, 2012 at 10:42:03 AM PST by

you got your eye on most everything......ha did you not ever get your personal message I wrote you?

Dec 29th, 2012 at 11:25:27 AM PST by

like I told you, I NEED THESE! !!!!!! lol

Dec 29th, 2012 at 4:45:17 PM PST by

Wish you the best of luck with your bidding. I have some soap posted too and if you win that I'll be putting a few seed in it .

Dec 29th, 2012 at 6:09:23 PM PST by

YIKES!

Dec 30th, 2012 at 4:07:31 PM PST by

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