Basswood Leaves, Pine Tips, and Ostrich Ferns - Wild Salad and Cookout

[@cookwithme414]

I just comeback picking fiddlehead ! I like to stir fried with soy sauce, and oysters sauce And add bit of sugar, one clove of garlic. If you like to add chicken or shrimp, pork it will have more taste! Other ways I cook it with eggs Or make salad it was taste so good ! I’m from Thailand my husband is Canadian he like to stir fried with onion and butter a bit of salt and pepper just bring the taste! Love your video

[@HaphazardHomestead]

That's wonderful, Easy Thai Cooking! You know is good out there in nature, for sure! Thanks for sharing all the ways you like to cook the fiddleheads. I like your video where you showed picking the tall ones that have not opened yet. Many people don't know that they are still good to eat. I will put your video link here and pin your comment, so that people can see, too. kzbin.info/www/bejne/inzCmoeKhdx6gMU

[@FUfon-gf5ph]

I am so tickled I discovered you!! Whatta Precious person you are!! I luv your vids!!!!! Was hunting how to make redbud jelly & got So Much More!! Thank you & Bless you I hope I bcom as knowledgeable & understanding as you are!! THANKS Again💐🎊🤗💕💕

[@Fatima-qx6uw]

I love how u tests ur food.... And enjoying so much and so thankful..... Great as always. Keep it up.

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Thanks, Fatima Rahman, nice to see you here. I do enjoy eating these wild foods. They seem so fresh and satisfying.

[@foraging_monkey]

I love this video so much. 🤩🤩

[@toddfagan7703]

If all the truckers of the usa had your skills an the excitement of wild edibles the USA would be a greater place .iam trying to be that guy.thank you

[@minnesotasalamander5913]

Thanks for your videos.

[@skylovecraft2491]

Plz keep making vids like these! We can all off-set food costs by foraging! We can change people's perspectives on it one person at a time! Foraging is so fun. I love it!!💗👏

[@songlyon7795]

I love your video’s! thanks and Happy Spring from - Song

[@jasonoliver7881]

You are an indescribably awesome person! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@erwynnipegerwynnipeg8455]

I have this sneaking feeling that you are a wise and kind person from the way you describe nature and your relationship with it, sparing ostrich ferns that couldn't regrow if you took from them

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Thanks for your kind thoughts, e.e. If I am in the same place as an Ostrich fern, at the right time of year, I will eat some, any chance I get. But it can take 4 years for a clump to recover from 1 year of over-harvest. And after 2-4 years of over-harvest, the whole clump often dies. One reason I like eating edible tree leaves is because trees are not so sensitive as plants like the ostrich fern. Enjoy your plants!

[@judyevans6074]

Wow! What a fabulous dinner! 5 stars! Been foraging for 20 years, but never really learned the edible trees...learning so much from you. Thank you!

[@HaphazardHomestead]

I'm always happy to meet another forager, Judy Evans, so "Welcome!". I like foraging from trees because they can support a lot of use. And once you know where some good trees are, they will be in that same spot for a long time! And like Sylvan Guide said in her comment, trees are great because they can support some good edible mushrooms, too. Happy foraging!

[@alexrosen13]

Thanks for the video!

[@sylvanguide7776]

I adore trees. I love them for their nutritional, their medicinal, and utilitarian uses. I love that you often include trees in your videos. A lot of other foragers seem to forget them.

[@HaphazardHomestead]

I understand more now about how your name, Sylvan Guide, matches your love of trees. I agree wholeheartedly that trees are under appreciated for foraging, especially how great the leaves are of some trees. Trees are a great way for people to get started foraging, because there are a lot fewer kinds of trees to get confused. And once somebody finds and identifies a tree to eat, it will be there for a long time, producing a lot! Yay for the trees - and your comment, too! :D

[@sylvanguide7776]

Haphazard Homestead thank you, I still have a lot to learn though. Someday I’d like to teach others about nature. And another great thing about learning about trees, is they’re often the secret to finding certain species of edible mushrooms. Thank you again for sharing your videos.

[@HaphazardHomestead]

You are so right about the mushrooms, SG! Even the dead trees have a lot to offer with the mushrooms. You'll be seeing some tree-loving mushrooms on my channel, but I hope you see plenty in real life, too!

[@dawnpiper5883]

My husband is trying to get me to allow him to chop down our very beautiful twisted willow I won't let him of course as I too love trees. It does shed leaves and in winter the raking is non stop but it is so beautiful to see. He says it's not worth all the trouble and it's no use to any wild life I found a big green caterpillar once I think it was a moth thing. Anyway I love trees so she is staying

[@kimkayoda3941]

thank you for the North Woods! I learn so much from you.

[@HaphazardHomestead]

I'm glad my videos seem helpful, Kim Kayoda. The North Woods are so great. I'd like to spend a whole spring season there sometime.

[@itsjustmetomc4848]

I just love your videos! They are so enjoyable and informative, thank you for sharing. Shalom Tom from Arizona

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Hi Tom from AZ! I'm glad you are enjoying my videos and the great plants. You have some interesting plants there in Arizona. Stay cool in that hot weather!

[@chezmoi42]

Thanks so much for sharing your picnic with us! Those are some of my favorite things, especially the linden leaves. I'm lucky enough to have two in my courtyard, where they not only give me shade, but allow me to graze on their young leaves. You are so right about the delicately scented, mellow flavor. I also enjoy inviting friends over later to harvest the low-hanging flowers to dry for tea. It's a lovely, old-fashioned activity that makes us feel like we should be dressed in white linen frocks instead of jeans. The ferns that are common here are the lady fern and bracken, which makes more of a monkey's paw than a fiddlehead. We do blanch it before sautéeing, just in case. I've spent the last 27 years retired in France, where among other things, I've become addicted to mycology and botany, with the accent on the edibles. I am so happy to have discovered your videos which fit right in with my interests. I love sharing my knowledge with others, too, leading wild salad/mushroom walks on my own and with a couple of nature associations. One nice thing I've discovered about violets is that the leaves are very soothing when chewed, and help if you feel a little dry when out for a walk.

[@HaphazardHomestead]

I"m glad you found your way to my channel, chez moi! I'm glad to meet someone else that like eating Linden leaves! And thanks for sharing your experience in the comments, too. It helps other people realize that wild food is real food. And that includes the wild mushrooms, too, there are so many good ones. Happy foraging and Bon appetit!

[@VonFowler-fw3yh]

One day I saw what I thought we're fiddleheads, wasn't sure so I waited a few days and to my surprise it was poisonous Hemlock. I still look for the fiddlehead when I'm out gathering but I always think back when I almost made a fatal mistake. There is no antidote for the poison. I love watching you find and taste nature's bounty. You are a real diamond in this world . Keep it up please.

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Oh man, I'm glad you looked closer, Von Fowler! Between the Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum) and Water Hemlock (Cicuta spp.), there's opportunity for bad mistakes! But there is so much good eating, too, that is so satisfying. I hope I can help folks appreciate the bounty that's out there.

[@eksophia]

Oh my gosh I'm so excited! You had to have been practically in my backyard. I'm a little over an hour north of the twin cities just on the Wisconsin side of the St Croix River. And when you talk about "visiting friends", I totally resonate to that. The woods of Minnesota / Wisconsin are family. I couldn't describe it better than that. Watching your video, I couldn't help but feel proud and I hope you really enjoyed your time here. 🤗 Your campfire meal is very much something I would do.

[@HaphazardHomestead]

You live in such a beautiful area, eksophia! My time there was too short, but I'm glad I got to stay past my work meetings in St. Paul and head north for even one night. It's hard to beat a campfire meal fresh from the woods! Happy foraging!

[@AMonikaD]

Hello there my "new best friend I never met"!! You're so absolutely awesome that I just have to tell you that! Great to see that great face in a cute hat to go with the fantastic story telling voice. And yes, finally a mention of the Linden Tree, had no idea its also called basswood. You ever collect the flowers for the tea?? It's the best tea ever. I grew up on that. However, why oh why do I find many of the plants you show us just plain bitter? I found the wild grapes and even the newest leaves were ...bitterish. Same with the Maple leaves. I hate bitter flavors- that's why I never ever would enjoy any beer. Are all wild plants bitter to one degree or another? I'm gonna go try my basswood now since you say it's not....lemme see... Sending much live from Canada!

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Hey, AMonikaD! Thanks for your kind words of support. I'm glad you found this video. I wasn't sure to whether to use Linden or Basswood, because I'm more used to the Basswood name. I think you will like their taste better. I made a video a couple years ago about the bitterness of wild greens (kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHm1pneheZhjhqc). Some people just are more sensitive to those flavors. If you don't like the taste of coffee or beer, that's a sign that you might not like the more bitter greens -- at least for right now. Let me know what you thought of your young Linden leaves. They should have a mild flavor. Thanks for watching and commenting and appreciating the plants around you!

[@kiras6241]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 I had a good laugh about the bitterness 😅🤭. Today,June 6,20, I went out took plantain leaf and one other thing that I can't remember the name,but I know exactly the plant, and tried and oh😱😨man!! They both were so bitter 🤣I've laughed at my self so hard🤣🤣. I can eat dandelion but, man!!, those 2 were something else. I'm in PNW as well, so a lot of plants that I can recognize in my area. I thought it was a fun stuff to share.

[@dawnpiper5883]

I keep looking at the weeds and dandelions and thinking any day now. I just aren't brave enough . I absolutely love your approach to wild things

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Thanks for your comment, Dawn Piper. It is a big step to eat your first wild food, especially greens. IF there's anything I can do to help out, let me know. There is a wild thing out there for you to enjoy, just waiting for you! :D

[@kathyhughes7074]

Wow, you are good. Loved how you searched out & made a great, healthy dinner. Good job!

[@thenaturenerd1369]

Fiddlehead ferns are a lovely flavor -- especially ostrich ferns. Thanks for sharing your wisdom, as always!

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Hi, The Nature Nerd! I'm glad you enjoy the Ostrich ferns, too! The most expensive dinner I've ever eaten, $75 in the 1980s (so figure inflation and that's a lot) at some engineering conference, and what did they serve? Ostrich fern fiddleheads! I still have to laugh about that! Happy foraging and I"m enjoying your new channel!

[@nataliexbrutality]

Will you be my friend and teach me your ways locally!? I dare you and want to learn how to forage the Willamette valley!!!

[@saraskold9631]

That looked sooo good! thank you for sharing !

[@HaphazardHomestead]

It was such a great dinner. I sat by that campfire by myself all night, listening to the owls and breathing in the air from the forest. The north woods of Upper Midwest are wonderful. It was nice to be there, even for a short time. I'm glad the Ostrich Ferns and Pine tips were at a perfect stage for eating, and the Basswood leaves were so good!

[@HomsteadingThePioneerWay]

That makes my mouth water girl, keep em coming

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Hi Brenda, thanks for stopping by! It was a great day and evening there in the north woods. It really was a delicious foil dinner and salad!

[@yeshuaisthewaythetruthandt515]

Thanku for the tips on the edible fiddle grooves n The not fiddle

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Even the non-Ostrich ferns are beautiful, though. Between the groove in the stem, the orange-brown papery flakes, and the old spore fronds that over-winter, the Ostrich ferns are pretty distinctive. It's so nice to see a giant grove of them. I hope you can find some, too, sometime, myfairy talegimail!

[@sarahpauline4904]

You were in my neighborhood. Sorry I missed you out foraging.

[@GiveitaGrow]

Its cool to see you made it up to Minnesota! I instantly recognized all of these plants, there is even a Basswood tree in my front yard!

[@HaphazardHomestead]

You have such good plants and forests up there in Minnesota! I think you'll like the Basswood leaves to go with your nice salads. They stay mild even as they get larger, too, and are good for wraps then.

[@squirrel_bait]

Another great video. Thank you so much!

[@HaphazardHomestead]

You're certainly welcome, Squirrel Bait! Basswood leaves are some of my favorites. I'm glad you enjoyed seeing all these plants.

[@PK-zq2st]

North central MN here Just got done picking a bushel basket of basswood leaves. We fill them with chick pea and coriander lemon rice. Roll them up and stuff them in jars top off with oil and vinegar and pressure can they are delicious.

[@wild-radio7373]

You are such a blessing! 🤜👍🤛♡♡♡

[@HaphazardHomestead]

I appreciate your appreciation, Aname Aname. Plants are amazing!

[@wild-radio7373]

@@HaphazardHomestead heya♡ you are in Eugene? I'm in Portland :) maybe you are my new internet sister!!♡♡♡ I'm a wacky woods mama with two thirteen year olds ;) in new to this whole world of yummy plants, but with time I will improve! 🤜👍🤛♡♡♡

[@teeky-rh9lz]

I love your videos from Georgia.

[@paulatowne]

Lately I've been serving quiche with lots of dandelion flower heads in it. It's delicious and has a bright saffron color. People can't guess the main ingredient. Most often they think it's artichoke.

[@HaphazardHomestead]

That's an interesting taste review, p towne. Thanks for that! I do like the dandelion flowers in a quiche. I haven't put their whole flower heads in, just the flower petals (like in this dandelion flower and hop leaf quiche: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHe8h316nJuIi5o), but I'll try that with the whole flower heads.

[@susanbolton6946]

Thank you for another video!

[@HaphazardHomestead]

You're welcome, Susan Bolton. There's no end to the good eating out there, waiting for us in the outdoors. I hope you have some of these plants around you!

[@lornabartlett2744]

I was happy to see your face today and in you're good looking hat. You were travelling, that's so wonderful to hear your story. I learned a lot and I so enjoy your voice and how you always bring us great content on the photos of the Edibles that we so enjoy. I did go on a beautiful brisk walk today and scooped up some native Wild weed tender greens and I'm washing them off picking clean getting out and getting happy thank you. I got the spruce tips and they taste like lemon , the Dandy lions and flowers but I need to identify the chickweed better and I decided not to eat them and they didn't taste all that good but they look like chickweed. 🤔⚘ I must say that I did get sick on fiddleheads once they were pretty toxic🤮 I was nauseated so I really want to be careful next time I ever attempt to eat them must be really clean cuz they gather sand and toxic water perhaps. I saw a tall Elm seeds Hanging Out Of Reach and I'm going to go back and see if there's some way I can hand-pick some you said they were really good and I must try the eastern white pine because I planted some on my property I'll have to get them nice and tender can't wait sounds really good

[@HaphazardHomestead]

I've worn that red-checkered hat for many years - it's an old favorite. Nice foraging in picking clean, Lorna Bartlett! I'm glad you like your spruce tips. There are several plants that people call Chickweed, and some of them are better cooked. You'll be seeing one of them pretty soon in a video, so stay tuned! Too bad about your fiddlehead experience. The Ostrich fern can be affected by pathogens after flooding. That's one of the main reasons for cooking them well. And then, there are ferns that people get mixed up with Ostrich fern that do get people nauseated. I hope your experience with the Elm seeds and pine tips goes better than with your fiddleheads! The Elm seeds have a short window of sweetness, so if they are getting papery without much flavor, they have gotten too mature. Wild plants can have such a short season! Happy foraging!

[@lornabartlett2744]

@@HaphazardHomestead Right on ! HATS OFF TO YOU ! I'll take away with this knowledge an appreciation and how adaptable I can be. I rely on people as You ! I'll send you another update on your channel in the comments. I enjoy reading others comments also. 👩‍🌾I too, can be happy to get ready to continue to learn. Foraging native tender local food wild plants, are speaking for themselves. The news reports on the radio interviewed people regarding foraging native wild plants. Heads up ! Hunting & gathering has started to CATCH ON AS FEEDING US AS A FAMILY, of the best way to find varieties on or within our back yards.😋🤭 Eat above the ground in the spring to summer and in the winter below the ground in the autumn, winter months is a time of flavor to savor! We can get tired of oatmeal & flaxseeds to much of the same staples can begin to taste bland. 🥴

[@VonFowler-fw3yh]

I wonder if you mis identified the fiddlehead with deadly poisonous HEMLOCK!

[@phantomb8832]

I recently subscribed and tried your fried dandelion recipe- so delicious! Thank you! - and even though I'm in Australia where many of the plants, fungi and trees you feature are not easy to come by, if at all, I enjoy your videos very much. The world really is one big salad bowl!

[@HaphazardHomestead]

That's a good way to put it, phantomb, a big salad bowl! I'l glad you enjoyed your dandelion flowers. It's amazing how even on the opposite side of the world, dandelions are going strong. Even if we don't share a lot of the same species, we can share the same love of what's around us. Happy foraging!

[@douglasd327]

I would love to take a walk in the woods with you

[@HaphazardHomestead]

There's a lot to see in the woods, that's for sure. But if the mushrooms are out, I go pretty slow, taking pictures and video, too. Enjoy your woods, Douglas D!

[@VonFowler-fw3yh]

I'd like to gather food with you and share the outdoor feelings

[@alwaysfabulous9965]

Looks great :)

[@HaphazardHomestead]

It tasted even better, Always Fabulous. Nature is delicious! :D

[@jmetzger2427]

I pick dandelion flowers to nibble on all summer. The flowers are so goood. Between homeschooling grandkids and a job hubby got during the covid scare I missed getting the spruce tips at their best but did find a few white pine tips that were not to far along and tried something new. Right tasty! And I'm sure they're past prime picking but I know where there's a clump of ferns that I want to try to identify. If they look like they match all the id points for ostrich ferns I'm going to see if I can find any fiddleheads that aren't too far along and try something else new! I love your videos!

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Thanks for your taste review on the pine tips, J Metzger! It helps people gauge what they might want to try, too. I know what you mean about a picking season getting away from you! It happens, but at least there is always something else coming along, ready to harvest. I'm glad you have a longer season with the dandelions than with the spruce. The easy way to spot an Ostrich fern stand is to look for those old spore fronds. Happy fern hunting!

[@a.d.9429]

I keep waiting for you

[@HaphazardHomestead]

And here I am. : ) Thanks for watching and commenting, too, Annie Daimary!

[@a.d.9429]

@@HaphazardHomestead 😄😄😄

[@Chrissvarietychannel549]

We don't have ostrich ferns in southwest Ohio. But We have everything else you picked. I love wild salads. We ate a bunch of chickweed last week in a salad.

[@HaphazardHomestead]

You have some good wild plants in southern Ohio, for sure, even without the Ostrich fern. I liked your recent video on your chickweed salad. Chickweed is such a productive plant in the right spot. Happy foraging!

[@Chrissvarietychannel549]

Thank you

[@LoveourLord24]

Can I come over and have supper with you??? I love veggies!!!

[@stephanie53127]

I love your videos and knowledge thanks you so much for sharing 🙂❤ I wish we could post picture here I miss Homesteading I when camping with family resently picked some salads was amazing ate it all as some family members watch in disckust and maybe even a little horror I shake my head at that they have no idea what their missing

[@HaphazardHomestead]

I'm glad you are enjoying my videos, Sister Stephanie! I agree about having pictures in the comments. It would help a lot. Even if nobody else around you wants to enjoy your wild salads, you have the right attitude. They are missing out on some good eating, for sure. You never know, though, how it will rub off on them in the long run. They may come around and want you to help them make a great salad, too. Happy foraging!

[@songyardbird2513]

Yummmm a lishous. I just wish you would write a field book that I could take with or at least recommend what I should buy(please). I have dreamed of taking a foraging class for years. Of course I lived in the city and worked 12 and 16 hour shifts. I am an RN. Anyway never mind all that nonsense! I watch a lot of these wild edible shows and you are the best, by miles. Thanks Song from Elyria, Ohio

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Thanks for all your nice appreciation, song yardbird! I do need to do some videos on foraging books. There's a lot of them out there and it can be confusing trying to decide which one to spend money and time on. Cities have some good foraging, but 12 and 16 hours days and the demands of being an RN would make it hard to fit in foraging, for sure! I hope you have some time to enjoy the great wild plants and edible weeds in your area. Ohio has a lot to offer that way.

[@bonniemackey8426]

Hi I Love Ostrich Ferns!🌿 although I didn't Know you can eat them!

[@HaphazardHomestead]

They are a beautiful fern, aren't they? They seem so majestic, in a way that other ferns aren't. It would be nice if they grew in everyone's yard, in a cool corner with rich soil.

[@kevinw9073]

I have a native garden through most of my yard, and always take time to chew the Common Blue Violet. I am forever pulling out the invasive Bishops Weed. I have to stay on top of this one because it spreads very fast. I recently found out it was brought over from Europe for the purpose of making a tasty salad. I have yet to try this one.

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Violets look good enough to be in a front yard landscape, even where people can't have a vegetable garden. I'm glad you enjoy them, too, Kevin W! It's amazing how many edible weeds came over just like your Bishops Weeds - as food plants that were easy and reliable to grow, even on their own.

[@kevinw9073]

@@HaphazardHomestead I love to transplant those violets all through out my yard, they thrive in shade and spread so nicely. I do have some ferns as well, but have not yet tried to give them a "taste test." One thing about gardening is you are forever learning!

[@HaphazardHomestead]

There's more to plants than any one of us can even know -- so I appreciate when somebody shares their experience with me, like you have, Kevin W. Not all the ferns are good to eat, based on flavor and their plant chemistry. But if you have a cool spot that holds water well enough for violets, maybe you can have your own personal Ostrich fern patch. Happy gardening!

[@kevinw9073]

@@HaphazardHomestead Thanks! The best part m day is on my hands and knees getting dirt in my nails. All life comes from the earth, so why not enjoy it!

[@plantedbasedman9845]

Yup subbed

[@sandraferguson5788]

That was very interesting in the future can you also show the whole tree or bush as there is so many different trees an matching the leaves to the tree would be a great place to start when out finding stuff. Ex Linden leave or basswood variety?

[@heidimorrison7595]

I love to blanch the fiddle heads and then add them to some homemade pizza that I cook on the grill!

[@lifeofyooms3026]

Hi. I was wondering if you could do a video about Juneberries aka Serviceberries

[@candaceaustin4258]

My sons would see a beautiful salad on the table & ask: Is this from the yard. Yep I'd say.

[@HaphazardHomestead]

That's the way to do it, alright, Candace Austin! You've got some fortunate and well-fed sons. Happy foraging!

[@diedrehood9961]

I'm thankful for the new videos. You are the best. Thank you. please give us tips on emergency gardening. Thanks again. Love your content.

[@HaphazardHomestead]

That's so nice of you to say, Diedre Hood! That's an interesting topic you are suggesting. I really feel for everyone struggling with problems today. I hope my videos can help. I know that foraging wild food and gardening both have fed me a lot in my life, and done the same for so many other people, too.

[@lorihunsaker1945]

I never have, but am so curious.

[@HaphazardHomestead]

I hope you can get to know some of these plants, Lori Hunsaker. Those Basswood leaves are so worth getting to know - the other plants, too. Thanks for commenting!

[@Plantmomofthesouth]

I've eaten ostrich ferns cooked with coconut milk

[@corriedossenbach3344]

You can eat basswood/tilia leaves? Who knew! Thank you!!

[@HaphazardHomestead]

If only more people knew how good they are. They are easily in my top 5 favorite tree leaves to eat. I hope you can enjoy them, too, Corrie D!

[@kleineroteHex]

You are sporting a new hat 😊 Your salad is sort of my staple, a few leaves of lettuce and a whole lot of other greens ( dandelion buds, leaves and blossoms, violet leaves and blooms, johny jumpup blossoms, chickweed, a bit of ground ivy, a few plantain leaves, a bit of carrot greens, the sow thistles are up now - at least I think that's what I pick😁 some parsley, cilantro and chives) all from the back yard. I'm missing out on tree parts! I don't think my ferns are of the ostrich kind, I will have to check, now that I know what to look for. Thank you! Do you know if clematis flowers are edible?

[@HaphazardHomestead]

That's my cool weather hat. I've worn that for a few decades now, so it feels pretty comfortable. I like your salad style, kleineroteHex! That's a good assortment of plants. It's amazing what all can grow in a backyard. Happy foraging - and I hope your ferns are Ostrich ferns!

[@kleineroteHex]

@@HaphazardHomestead no, no ostrich ferns, but hey I got plenty of green stuff :)

[@kiras6241]

I've been making dandelion jelly for a couple years now. Wonderful stuff. I have this question ever since we've moved to PNW. We have salmon Berries all over the country and it seems no one ever picking them and never even taking about them. They are huge and gorgeous and delicious looking berries and tasty in my opinion. Could you, please, share your thoughts about salmon berries? Thank you as always 🌱

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Very nice on making the dandelion jelly, Kira S! I don't get it, either, about the Salmon Berries (Rubus spectabilis) being neglected. I don't have any video on them yet, but I will put them on my list. They are worth knowing!

[@kiras6241]

@@HaphazardHomestead yay!! Thank you very much.

[@tallcedars2310]

Couldn't wait until morning to check the ferns we have, so I grabbed a flashlight and headed out in the dark. YES!, they have the groove in the stem! For a decade I've wondered what kind they were & here it was so easy to spot the groove and positivly identify, I found I was grinning out there. This fern is now added to my wild spring edibles. One thing did cross my mind tho. Since they grow by underground runners, would it be alright to make a patch in the garden? The soil is more fertile and loose compared to our hard clay so I'm afraid they may take over the garden. Would love to hear your thoughts on this, thanks once again!

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Hey, Tall Cedars! You are building up your outdoor grocery store with more greens! :D Usually, people are more concerned with not killing them off the Ostrich ferns by over-harvesting. So it shouldn't be too much to keep them in check in your rich garden soil. The studies I've seen say it can take 4 years for a clump of Ostrich ferns to recover from taking more than half of the fronds in a clump. So it's not like mint or creeping thistles!

[@tallcedars2310]

@@HaphazardHomestead Hi Chris, I was so thrilled to find the OF is what we have, it made my day! And great to hear it will be fine in the garden, not to mention it will add some pizzazz as well. I see I had lost my head with excitement and hadn't thought about the care needed to harvest the plant that will slow it down as far as spreading. Really appreciate your patient reply:)

[@tallcedars2310]

@@HaphazardHomestead Hey Chris, I am building my grocery store and loving it, much appreciated. And I sure enjoy seeing your channel growing, it is awesome :) That's wonderful news ferns won't take over the garden, yeah! Will dig a patch for them and next spring be right there waiting for them to pop up. Will love to see them in the garden too, ferns are one of my favorite wild plants! All the best from HH:)

[@jessen5152]

Do I see a whole mess of ramps in the ground around the ferns around 6:12?

[@HaphazardHomestead]

That would have been nice, but no, those are not ramps. You can see on some of them that they are mottled with a brown pattern, like a fawn or a trout. They have a lot of common names: Fawn Lily, Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet (because the little root bulb has a little canine-tooth-like knob on it). It's the Erythronium americanum, in the Lily family. They have already flowered and set seed around those ferns, so their leaves are fading in color. I do eat those, or their relatives, when I find them in good condition. But I got too excited about the Ostrich Ferns, lol.

[@letsbehonst8611]

Can you eat basswood when it's bigger than your hand?

[@ed9068]

👍🏻😃

[@HaphazardHomestead]

:D

[@bingochea05200221]

I love to eat firm, I cook for sauted with garlic, anyway, I have notice there have some wild garlic there thier leaves looks a like plantain

[@ashleegreene8871]

I live in Georgia. I need help with how to harvest wild garlic scapes & store them in the freezer. Their taking over my yard 😐

[@HaphazardHomestead]

I hope this new video answers your question, Ashlee Greene. Wild Field Garlic scapes make great eating. I'm excited for you to enjoy them, if this is the plant that you have in your yard. If this is the right plant or not, let me know. And if you try them, I'll look forward to your taste review. Here's my new video: Wild Field Garlic Scapes - kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmOoh6SLi9moiNE

[@cynthiacrawford1573]

I'm in Georgia, I want some too :)

[@Karoline_g]

Why the emphasis on ostrich fiddleheads? Are other ferns not edible or just less tasty? Thanks.

[@HaphazardHomestead]

I hadn't been in the same region as the Ostrich ferns, at the time they are ready to harvest, for many years. So I was excited about seeing and eating them. I overlooked a lot of edible plants, that are in the video, because I was focused on the ostrich ferns. They are especially tasty! Some other ferns are edible, others are non-toxic but bad tasting, and others are not for eating. If I get into a patch of other edible ferns, you will see that sooner or later! : )

[@Karoline_g]

Cool!! Thanks.

[@spacejihadist4246]

If I'm an edible plant and someone invites me to dinner, I'd run away.

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Lol, spacejihadist! :D

[@chansamonephommachack8920]

That salad doesn’t looks as good as your.