Bristly Hawk's-beard, Roses, Black Locust flowers - a GREAT wild salad!

[@christinashepherd6893]

I look forward to every video u post, I love them and I have added alot of different so called weeds to my diet and love it

[@reginalew9783]

Me too!

[@HaphazardHomestead]

That's so gratifying to hear, Christina Shepard, that you are enjoying the plants growing wild around you. I know that some folks don't care for plants being called weeds, but to me, that word identifies plants that are so prolific and persistent, usually not native to an area, so there's no risk of over-harvesting or interrupting natural relationships. Happy foraging!

[@bonniemackey8426]

Hi Good morning I found some poke salad yesterday a huge plant😇

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Congratulations on finding a poke plant. If it's in a shady or semi-shade location and gets enough water during the summer, you could have a long season of good eating. If you haven't tried poke before, I hope you enjoy it. Either way, if you ever want to give a taste review in a comment, I always appreciate other people's view about wild foods.

[@thespinkadu]

A true forager, beautiful hunter gatherer style! 😊🧚🏽‍♀️💚

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Flowers do make a beautiful salad. You've got me thinking, KettleBlack, about what a grocery store would look like if it had all the wild food I've eaten over my life, lol. It would be a well-stocked store! Nature is amazing!

[@frithar]

YAY!! So excited to see a video from you this morning

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Thanks for stopping by and commenting, fritha grimmsdottir! I hope you have some of these plants around you and can enjoy them, too!

[@simsonsimson2676]

Thank you so much - I look forward to all of your videos!

[@HaphazardHomestead]

You're welcome, simson simson! I'm glad you are enjoying my videos. There is so much bounty out there, growing, just waiting to be appreciated. Happy summer!

[@simsonsimson2676]

@@HaphazardHomestead 🙏🙏🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

[@tonyahunte3458]

Every time I watch a video of yours, I end up saying "I love this woman". I don't think I've ever said that about a youtuber before. You are my rolemodel for how I hope to be. You are simply an incredible human being

[@tonyahunte3458]

Oh! Question: would you ever forage from a pond? For instance duckweed? My partner feels leary about using weeds from a semi standing water source.

[@maggielyn144]

Holly u r just the best 💚

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Thanks for your appreciation, Maggie Lyn! I hope you can enjoy some of the plants in your area, too. :D

[@joyvdw]

Wow 🤩 that salad! I wanted to eat it from the screen!!

[@TellingStewart]

🌱 Your Knowledge is a Gift.. ThankYou for Sharing and Teaching 🙏🌼🍃

[@HaphazardHomestead]

You're welcome, TSJN. I was fortunate to learn many things from my dad, who learned from his grandmother. And from so many people that wrote books, and have shared their knowledge and experience, too, in other ways. There's more to learn about wild plants and mushrooms than any one person can ever know, so we have to help each other out. I hope you get to enjoy some wild plants around you, too.

[@micheleantonello3187]

The yellow Queen Elizabeth rose (1958) looks very similar. Strong, upright growth, (up to 3m). The yellow is a sport from the original pink (1955) and both were very popular.

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Thanks so much, Michele Antonello! That seems very possible. I think it was a Mother's Day gift long ago, like other plants in my yard where I know their history, so I could see somebody picking out a new variety. It definitely has strong, upright growth! I don't spray any of my roses, so the leaves have issues sometimes, but that bush thrives and puts out so many flowers from spring into fall.

[@bonniemackey8426]

Your salad looks amazing I didn't know you could eat rose petals💫

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Some are better than others. To me, the best ones are the fragrant ones that are not red. Blue Girl and White Dawn are my favorites. This yellow one is nice, too. And Joseph's Coat. I'll try any rose that hasn't been sprayed, lol. If you find a kind you like, I'd enjoy knowing which ones they are. I'm always on the lookout! : )

[@LoveourLord24]

Oh I watch your videos and want these wild salads so bad! I'd be afraid I'd kill myself doing this..do you live near KY or TN? I would love to learn from you! Is there an app that could tell us what things are and it's safe to eat?

[@HaphazardHomestead]

I would have paid money for this salad at a restaurant, TNGalVOLS, and been happy about that, it was so good. I'm way over in western Oregon, but we have a lot of the same plants in our towns as you have in KY/TN. You should have black locust trees and redbud trees in your area. With roses, you have to try them out to see if they have good flavor. Some are much better than others, usually the more fragrant, the better. The key is to find ones that aren't sprayed. If you know anybody in a garden club, or can talk with a Master Gardener in your area, they could probably tell you exactly where to find all three kinds of flowers.

[@LoveourLord24]

@@HaphazardHomestead thank you!! Your knowledge is amazing!!!

[@ashleegreene4538]

I make rose candles & satchets. Makes my house smell so good. You can also use the petals in a hot bath or foot soak.

[@songlyon7795]

yummy goodness! tx

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Yummy, indeed, song lyon! Have a great summer!

[@mealbla7097]

Yea so happy to see you

[@1vtmom966]

That's a great way to tell bristly hawks beard! It reminds me of how plantain leaves do that fiber pull out thing too.

[@chezmoi42]

Thanks, Holly, that's a gorgeous salad. I'm lucky enough to have a Black Locust in my yard - well, yes, I love the flowers, but those darn spines - I always forget about them! Wisteria is another nice salad jewel, earlier in the season. Have you noticed that yellow roses often have a lemony flavor? I've used my deep red climber in salads, too, almost a raspberry flavor, but yes, I do have to clip the tip. I also put some in cookies once - sealed them in a tin for a couple of days, and the flavor really permeated them. Used my gran's classic refrigerator cookie recipe.

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Grab in the wrong spot and black locust will remind us all of its spines, lol. I've used scissors to cut those flower clusters plenty of times, just for that reason. I would like to taste a lemony yellow rose, but none so far. Same with a raspberry flavor! I will have to try your cookie idea with a Blue Girl rose in my yard. It makes a great rose jam that would work so well in something like a simple sugar cookie. Thanks! So many things to try! :D :D

[@rockreader4298]

That's interesting Chez, because I recently popped the cork on a rose' named Moonlight and Roses, taste testing it and commenting that "It taste like lemon nectar and roses", before I noticed the name on the bottle. ( :

[@bushpushersdaughter]

I planned to feast on the black locust blossoms this year, but three days of heavy rain and wind took them out at their peak. I was so very disappointed! But it makes me look forward to next year! Love you and your videos!

[@HaphazardHomestead]

I feel you, dawn e! It was a rough year for black locust flowers here in my part of Oregon's Willamette Valley, too. But I can't begrudge the rain with the drought we've had. But it sure is making the wild greens harvest a good one. Eating wild plants helps me appreciate that year-to-year difference in the weather. Happy foraging!

[@jameswoll]

I'm glad I clicked your video. You really cheered me up! Thanks for that. You sure know how to eat!

[@HaphazardHomestead]

You're welcome, jameswoll. We all can use some cheering up sometime. Putting black locust flowers in my salads cheers me up, they are so good in salads. I hope you enjoy my future videos, too!

[@Eden-Quest]

Hi, Holly! I missed your cute face! It's your ol' pal Eden Quest from tsū. So glad I met you online years ago. You've enriched my life! I located a black locust (in Connecticut) several years back and had the opportunity to deep fry the flowers, like you showed in one of your previous videos. SO YUMMY!!!❤ Now, I crave them! Unfortunately, I haven't had any in a long time, because, when I moved out of CT, I can't seem to find any around where I currently live (SW Virginia).😞 However, my family has gained an appreciation for all that is edible weeds, many thanks to you! I love each and every one of your wonderfully informative, high quality videos! Please, keep up the wonderful work. I look forward to your next one!👍🏻👍🏻

[@panthermoon6984]

i so love your videos! thank you

[@HaphazardHomestead]

You're welcome, panther moon. There are so many great plants to get to know. I hope you can enjoy some yourself!

[@reginalew9783]

I love your straight forward but detailed yet easy to follow format Holly! Thank you

[@HaphazardHomestead]

I'm glad to hear my videos are easy to follow along, Regina Lew. I really do hope that people can get to know the plants around them, too, and enjoy all the abundance and good eating that's out there.

[@lilcricket4379]

always looks delicious, Heidi 😋 I tell folks to try your channel for foraging a fine meal. thanks again.

[@rockreader4298]

How Scrumptious looking, Holly! I know they say a rose' is not a true wine. That being said, I recently tried a rose' wine titled "Moonlight and Roses", that would accompany your energetically vibrant salad beautifully. ( :

[@buickinvicta288]

I LOVE this! Thanks for the inspiration 👍 I have many edibles out back.

[@HaphazardHomestead]

You're welcome, Buick Invicta! I'm glad to hear you have some wild plants to eat around you, too. It's amazing the abundance that is out there. Happy foraging!

[@sabbyjones2308]

I love love loved this video you always show me something new and I always try them except for the redbud and the black locust flower I know if there is a food shortage my family wont go hungary thanks to you.

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Thanks for your appreciation, Sabby Jones. That Crepis setosa is not the easiest of the wild salad greens to recognize, and there are False Hawk's-beards, Hawkweeds, Hawkbits, and well as the different Hawk's-beards. They are all worth getting to know, though, like so many of the other weeds out there. I'm glad you are enjoying the wild plants around you! Happy foraging!

[@gabrielwimmershoff7614]

You bring a smile to my lips watching you. Your one in a million. Bless you sister.

[@tuuktuffk3055]

I needed this, it's great to see you upload a video. Thank you.

[@HaphazardHomestead]

I'm glad my video helped out, Tuuk Tuffk. I hope you will enjoy my future videos, too. I'm working on some right now! :D

[@RealBurzum44]

great video, very calming and interesting! 👍❤️

[@kianahiapo]

I love your videos! I have adopted your New Year's salad tradition!! I enjoy how you forage clean and organized! Thank you for the content!

[@HaphazardHomestead]

I'm glad you are enjoying my videos and the wild plants around you, too, kianahiapo! I hope your New Year's salads are all wonderful! When I lived in Michigan, sometimes a wild tea was all I could get together, lol, but it always tasted good, too. Happy foraging - clean and organized! :D

[@tracicomstock6525]

Thank you sooo much!!

[@HaphazardHomestead]

You're welcome, Traci Comstock! I hope you can enjoy some of these flowers, too, sometime. Those black locust flowers are so good in a salad!

[@kleineroteHex]

I had a volunteer black locust, but it did not make it through winter😕 I replanted it anyway since the stem was still green. Wish I had roses, but can't have it all..... now I must keep my eyes open for crepis while I munch on tiny burdock roots ( just way too many all over the garden).

[@thegadgetrulez]

That is just beautiful! :)

[@ashleegreene4538]

Can you make a video on Queen Anne's Lace? How 2 harvest the wild carrot & how 2 eat it.

[@douglasd327]

Hi Holly! I have no idea what kind of rose bush that is but its pretty though. I like these foraging salad vids as I'm branching out from mushrooms amd have the encyclopedia of north American edible plants field guide and accompanying book. I see those crepice satosa all over the place- now I'm totally gonna start making salad from them and dandelions 😀

[@HaphazardHomestead]

These Crepis setosa can make dense patches of plants. When the plants start to mature or the days get longer, the leaves can get too hairy to eat in big pieces in a salad. But chopping them into tiny pieces, or using them for cooked greens is still good. There are so many plants that sort of look like a dandelion, but it's worth the effort to sort them out -- hawk's-beards, false hawksbeards, hawkweeds, hawkbits, cat's-ears, sow-thistles, wild lettuces, and on and on, lol. With a base of looking at details to know your mushrooms, you might enjoy sorting out all these "sort of dandelions", Douglas D! Happy botanizing!

[@ErynLizabeth_TheVegan]

You videos are a delight. I had NO IDEA you could eat locust flowers, since I was always just told the bark/wood is toxic to dogs so I avoided them. And I honestly never thought of eating rose petals. This is gorgeous, and I will be trying this!

[@HaphazardHomestead]

I'm glad you are enjoying my videos, Eryn S-S! I'm also glad people can eat things that dogs shouldn't, like chocolate and grapes. Those black locust flowers are really good, redbud flowers, too. With roses, you have to try out the ones you come across (that haven't been sprayed), because some are better than others. The fragrant ones seem like they have more flavor, but some will be bitter down at the base. If you try any of those flowers, I hope you'll leave a taste review in the comments sometime! Happy flower foraging!

[@HealthyLifeFarm]

Your salads always look so delicious and nutritious! I hope all is well my friend… Take Care, Peaches 🥰🌸🌸🥬🌱

[@kerrybaker8043]

Please post more videos, i greatly enjoy them!

[@johnlassie]

You are amazing! Wish it was spring so I could try this salad. So good to meet you at Petit Jean this weekend. Your mom had some excellent paintings. This is John Lasater by the way

[@susanfromthemountains1754]

Each video you make us wonderful. I just love 'em! Thank you very much!

[@michelemcneill3652]

I'm going to have to try the black locust flowers, I have them in my yard. I have wild roses I'm going to try now. I love your videos.

[@ashleegreene4538]

I have a wild climbing pink rose behind my house in the woods. I did fry some dandelions in the spring. They were ok. Not much flavor.

[@joon148B]

I had no idea you could eat rose petals. What knowledge you are sharing. Thank you

[@Plantbasedrose]

Your videos make me smile. I absolutely love your content ❤

[@Dumboldboy]

I want to reiterate what the others have said about your great content, and give credit for the courage to try different flavors right in front of us... Thank you. Selfishly, I'm hoping you get some of that "Extra time" to teach us some more.

[@MoniMeka]

Omg, that looks amazing! 😩😩😩😩

[@sidlewis757]

Meeee toooo

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Yay! Thanks, Sid Lewis.

[@susanfromthemountains1754]

I love your videos. Keep 'em coming🙌❤️ Thanks you!

[@AlbertKimMusic]

beautiful and looks delicious

[@CynthiaMurray-zg7sl]

I believe this is what we just call hawk weed (definitely easier to say than bristly hawk's beard). We love to snack on black locust flowers when it's in bloom

[@ashleegreene4538]

How do you find black locust flowers? I live in Georgia. Not sure what to look for.

[@tallcedars2310]

Hi Holly, Happy New Year! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and are ready to take on the new year whatever it may bring. Missed you this summer, but that means you were busy, that's a good thing:) I'm making a big change in my diet that eliminates plant foods almost entirely, sorry to say. Had thought wild plants would help me in my recovery but have seen a steady decline unfortunately. Watched The channel Nutrition With Judy on oxalates and wondered if that may help clear the brain fog and low energy I have. It's been 2 weeks and feel a bit of a change for the better, which encourages me to stay on the carnivore diet, with condiments only, so not true carnivore yet. Happy to say if the this diet doesn't work out, I'll be back on keto with plant and meat. You haven't lost a subscriber but I wanted to say that my comments may not be the same as before. Will miss my foraging for weeds immensely, and my garden. It was so nice to get out and hunt for dinners! You showed me how to cook greens and that got me off and running with wild plants, it was awesome. I actually hope to come back to wild greens as it was fun to cook with also. Well, all the best and happy foraging this spring, I will be watching!

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Wow, that's a big change, Tall Cedars! Whatever it takes to have good health for you, that's what counts. I really hope it works for you to get rid of your troubles. Maybe you will turn your garden into a flower patch and enjoy the change of pace. I've appreciated all your comments over the years. I'll be posting some videos with wild mushrooms in them, so maybe you will still find something you can hunt for and eat. Take care and have a great spring, when it finally gets up your way!

[@terrorent]

I learned so much all I see is food in my yard without even planting any vegetables. I have 3 Mulberry trees I never ate before made a bunch of greens for my pitas from my yard. Mint, dead nettle, plantain, dandelion, mulberry leaves, clover, violets and I have more yet to be identified. Not to concerned about my garden weeds anymore because I can eat them too.May not even plant a garden anymore.

[@thehedgerow]

Miss your videos!!!!

[@KK-qm1mr]

I love your videos! A question: You often use naturally occurring shade as a way to get more mild, tender plants. Have you ever put plants in darkness on purpose to make them tastier?

[@wrapsbyrachel5571]

for next year -- how do you deal with ants, bugs in the black locust flowers? No matter what tree I harvested from there were a ton of bugs all up in there.

[@tuuktuffk3055]

Hold yup, are all rose petals edible? Please help. I have a rose bush in my garden. Can you do a video on roses?

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Only some of them taste good enough to enjoy, in my experience. In general, the more fragrant ones taste stronger and better. Down in the comments, there was mention of yellow ones with a lemony flavor (although not the ones in my yard in this video), and red ones with a raspberry flavor. I have a Blue Girl rose that is so tasty. I don't spray my roses with fungicides against black spot, or pesticides for aphids, so they have to be survivors, lol. And the base of the petals, where they turn white, can be bitter on some varieties (just stack the petals up and trim off the base if that's the case). I wonder what your roses will be like - I'll look forward to what you find out!

[@ashleegreene4538]

WHAT PLANTS & FLOWERS CAN BE HARVESTED IN THE FALL FOR A WILD SALAD? ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

[@ashleegreene4538]

GOT ANOTHER QUESTION. HOW DO I TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A REAL CHANTERELLE & A POISONOUS MUSHROOM? I HAVE LOTS OF ORANGE/YELLOW MUSHROOMS IN MY YARD. PLEASE DO A VIDEO ON WILD EDIBLE MUSHROOMS. THANK YOU

[@sheepyleepy..2806]

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[@HaphazardHomestead]

Good timing, sheepy leepy! ; )

[@sheepyleepy..2806]

@@HaphazardHomestead yup