Egyptian Spinach: Seed Pod Pickles & Leafy Greens for the Florida Heat (Molokhia)

[@oneofyou6773]

Hi, if you dry the leaves, you can sprinkle them on your salads. They add a lovely slightly lemony earthy taste to them.

[@amoorebecca1]

I really love this amazing plant, am from Nigeria & we eat it cooked soup, the mucilaginous nature when cooked aids the consumption of my of starch food. I preserve dry & packed crumbled leaves for all seasons consumption for sale

[@itziahurtado]

I had it for the 1st time today in replacement of spinach. I used the smaller ones. taste delicious.

[@christopherlane57]

This plant is common in Japan and having eaten it a lot, I can say that the flowers and seeds can make a person feel nauseous. For me that included the leaves I ate during the flowering time. Whether that still stands true once its pickled I've no idea, and perhaps it doesn't make everyone feel the same way, but I thought it worth sharing.

[@cezanniemelchor2395]

In Ilocano it's called Saluyot, it's cooked with garlic also with bamboo shoots, a little bit of fish sauce (Bogoong).

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Cezannie Melchor - very cool to hear about how it's used internationally! It helps me to come up with new ways to use it. You are in the Philippines? Or where are you? ~Mel

[@queenbeeetta]

Hello Pete, hope you and your family are doing well. great to see Melissa in front of the camera again, she really is good and very knowledgeable, i think having Gavin saving and selling seeds is a great idea i will definitely be buying some seeds :) look forward to your next videos..happy gardening!!.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Etta J - Thank you! ~From Pete, Mel & Gavin

[@Chickmamapalletfarm]

I know that there aren’t a lot of fiber artist out there, but this plant is also the plant that jute is made from. I have a good forests in my back yard and I am a fiber artist, growing this for the first time this year and going to try my hand at making jute sting🤞🤞🤞

[@benburger230]

Thanks for the exact video I was looking for! I chiffonade it and added to lentils with some moringa cause I need some more greens!! Also two red lentils all from my garden

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Glad it was helpful!

[@RejectHumanityReturn2Monke]

Jute! Those are abundant here in the Philippines and we call them Saluyot. There's also the japanese variety which we call giant saluyot because it grows faster and has bigger leaves.

[@IntentionalHomesteading]

Will start from seed earlier in spring next year. I had to transplant one that was about a foot tall to somewhere else in the yard and it did just fine after a few days of looking pretty rough

[@Dominique_85]

Check out Haitian LALO recipe, its the same leaf they call lalo. The best dish ever. Made with meat and white jasmine rice 🍚 on the side

[@nccgolden3626]

Thank you. I would’ve loved if you shared how to pickle the seeds.

[@whiskeywomanwhisks]

Thanks for info-wish I’d seen it sooner🤪 I grew this spinach first time this yr.and found you while looking up info to save the seeds. If I’d seen sooner I would’ve tried pickling some-there’s always next year😜

[@jimallison6125]

Pete, Do you know if egyptian Spinach is deer resistant? I live in Gilchrist County and we have lots of deer running around. Also how about Sassoo spinach? I have plants of both ready to be planted. Thanks. Love your videos.

[@1d1hamby]

I love pickled okra too. I use mustard seed, garlic, rice wine vinegar for sweetness and a little fermented cherry peppers for a little kick. Add other ingredients as desired. Have you tried jewels of opar (Talinum paniculatum) for greens? That is my favorite.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

d hamby - I like your recipe! We don't have jewels of opar, but I finally have the seeds for next year. I tried it in the Learning Gate School Garden. We though we had it back on the farm, but learned that it was mislabeled as soon as it went to flower - turned out to be Thai waterleaf/Ceylon Spinach ~Mel

[@kingcharles7523]

What do you pickle them in?

[@lucybyrd1810]

Arc welders here in Central Florida I've never had them pickled I usually eat the leaves in a salad

[@rustedoakhomestead]

Look forward to Gavin getting his seed business rolling!!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Rusted Oak Homestead - Cool! We all are too! It will be a great experience for him :) ~Mel

[@merrymakersinc.7404]

Dear Gavin, I am soooo excited!!! I can not wait to buy seeds from your store. It is going to be so much fun to see each season what you want to share from your family's garden. Thanks so much

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Merry Makers Inc. - Gavin wants you to know that he wants to send you seeds "first thing". (He's taking this pretty seriously.) Thanks for the idea & your support as always! ~Mel

[@merrymakersinc.7404]

:) “Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around encouraging young things to grow.”

[@elbourne]

Oh yes! Will be buying seeds from Gavin. He is so cool.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Don Elbourne - we showed him your comment! He's ready to do his part!

[@lrll5745]

I just discovered molokhia but we don’t sell them here in Japan… I am growing some and I hope I will be able to sustain them to get the pods They look awesome …like the morangay pods…we used to make moranguy curry in Singapore but Japan is too cold for this tree…so sad ….coz it’s specifically yummy! Thanks!

[@VelvetandToads]

Hi, great video, do you pickle them with vinegar or through fermentation? Thanks!

[@nancyfahey7518]

Now that's a video. Can't wait til the seeds get going.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Nancy Fahey - yes! Woo hoo! Thanks! We'll keep you posted... :) ~Mel

[@jeff6899]

When you first started this Pete (or really kicked it in), I thought you were responding to a 30 day challenge from Justin...now we get great video's from you guys every day ! :) Love my Egyptian Spinach but never considered all the myriad of potential uses...What is interesting is last yr I was really worried about this reseeding everywhere...since some seeds had scattered...but amazingly, the only ones that readily came up were those I collected & planted in a raised bed ! Very pleased with that... ! Thx !

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Jeff - we've only had a couple plants reseed themselves & thankfully it has worked out without looking too chaotic. Yes, we thought the 30days was just for kicks, little did we know that we would end up enjoying it so much or that we would have enough content to keep sharing. This whole experience has changed a lot for us & we can't wait to see what else comes up down the road! ~Mel

[@darkswede1]

Hi there, I made mbloukya for dinner today, I cooked it the Tunisian way from powdered Mboukya. So delicious but not for everyone that's for sure.

[@larrylehman751]

Very informative thanks y all

[@mystiquerose620]

Hi..i picked some egyptian spinach seed pods that were fully grown but not fully ripened..the reason being is because of frost will they still mature and ripen to collect seeds if left indoors on a windowsill?thanks

[@judithrutt4835]

Love that you will sell seeds. So hard to find local seeds. I'm in!

[@couerleroi1]

Thank you

[@TaraSpangler12]

thanks u Pete im new at your page love to see your plant in real life

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

+Derek Spangler - Happy to have you here! We hope to have some sort of a party/gathering for everyone here at some point in the near future! Hoping you are somewhat local? Or willing to travel?

[@TaLeng2023]

We almost never eat them raw in the Philippines. They're boiled and then get a bit slimy, like okra. Not surprising since they're the same family.

[@asupremum1246]

I saw lots of Egyptian spinach in a garden today. I asked the lady in the garden if the plants were grown from seed because I haven't seen them offered locally anywhere as potted plants. She said yes it was from seed. She then pulled up an entire plant with some roots and handed it to me! It's 5' tall! Will it grow if I cut it back and stick it in the ground? I live in USDA zone 10 in Florida and I would love to add this plant to my garden. Is it necessarily an annual or could it perhaps be grown as a short lived perennial here in zone 10? I'm hoping the latter. There's no seeds on the plant she gave me.

[@Proulxericm]

I'll definitely buy some

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Eric Proulx - Awesome! We'll let you know very soon!

[@amesfamilyfarms5693]

Hello, I was wondering how long it would take for the plant to start to seed. Its late in the season and I want to plant in a pot so I can take it in during the winter. Just checking to see if that would be a bad idea or now.

[@louismagee9715]

Can they thrive in containers as well. I just planted some today on my balcony in San Antonio, trying to get a head start on them .

[@doloinc]

Yes. I left some in a 6 gallon pot and they still produced dozens of seed pods, so bigger pots will allow it to reach it's potential. Very resilient and nutritious plant. Easy to see why it is so precious in the middle east

[@graftedin3]

My Egyptian Spinach is about 6' tall and has many seed pods. When do I gather them for seed, do I wait till they turn brown. I live in North Alabama and I am approaching the first frost date? Thanks Tommy

[@graftedin3]

Nevermind, I have more than enough seed,as the seed pods are turning dark. Look forward to growing next year with my own seed. Tommy

[@johntamez7971]

First! ;) I love the idea with gavin saving seeds and selling them! Post up a link! Have any papaya's that don't taste like throw up?lol Also, you guys getting tons of rain from this tropical wave? My back yard and garden is flooded!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

John Tamez - Yeah 1st Friend! The rain has been pretty minimal over here. Lol with the papaya! I (Mel) am with you on the funky mix of musk & hydrochloric acid with the smell of the papaya, unless it's ice cold. Everyone reacts different - Pete loves them & they pretty good with lime. I like green papaya salad too. The savory smells & spices cover it right up. no seeds for papaya at this moment. We'll be shooting a video with Gavin's seed opportunities tomorrow & it should be up Sunday or Monday. ~Mel

[@lucybyrd1810]

Good evening, what month did you plant your seeds? How long did it take to grow tall enough to eat> (I'm in Orlando). Thank you

[@LarsOliverMuff]

Thanks for the great video. I love the outro!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

larolimu - so glad that you liked it! ~Mel

[@SamsonRecon]

what temperatures can they tolerate?

[@bellaschilling7758]

Back home in Asia we called that, Saluyot (Philippine dialect) ..yes it is healthy…

[@user-pl1hz8pu1p]

I grew this over the summer. I was successful. My mom tought me how to do it. When do you open the seed pods in order to save them for next year? I tried a green colored seed pod, but seeds were white.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

The seed pods are ready when they are brown and dried out.

[@user-pl1hz8pu1p]

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL ok, thank you so much. Also, i am harvesting my Jute leaves, some of them have spots on them, kind of maroon color. Does this mean they are not edible at that point? I think i should have harvested them sooner?

[@ChristopherPisz]

What's the max temps it can handle? It gets to be 105 here.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

That might be it’s limit!

[@vickygo6390]

i would like to buy some seedsof your egiptian spinach or jute seeds. can u please let me know how to order?and how much is the price with shiping.

[@ilonggoconnectionnv]

Can they survive winter?

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

They might be a perennial in the true tropics but here we are growing them as an annual.

[@benjamin7627]

Who Pete and his wife's marriage? 😅

[@Traveler1226]

My Molokai's seed pods are short and round. And red After they come out from a yellow flower. Any idea why my Molokai seed pods are short and round instead of long like yours?

[@lukehummel1605]

That is a different type it's latin name is capsularis.

[@waldensiansylph4869]

Where do you get your seeds to plant this Egyptian Spinach? Would love to plant some here at home!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

We’ve been saving them for the last 5 years. I have plants available now and hope to upload seed to our online store very soon.

[@droma51090]

Where can I buy these seeds? Amazon link not working what's your user name?

[@GatorLife57]

Pete, Melissa, and Gaven....how can I purchase some of those seeds ??? Wolf🐺 👍👊 P.S. How do you pickle them ??

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Hey Wolf! We have plants available.

[@GatorLife57]

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL thanks !

[@GatorLife57]

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL ....I really want an Okinawa Spinach plant. I have 2 longevity spinach plants about 8 inches now. 👍👊

[@cxvd7996]

Will this grow during the winter in FL?

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

cxvd7 - no, it's more of a heat loving crop. We usually start the seeds in February/March & it's pretty toasted by the first cold snap of early winter unfortunately. ~Mel

[@rossielomb8634]

Interested in buying some seeds

[@davidkhalil608]

HOW I COULD GET THE SEEDS???

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

We sell it on our online store

[@mystiquerose620]

How long are the seeds viable for plz?

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

They seem to last a few years for us if stored properly in a cool dry place.

[@mystiquerose620]

Thanks

[@reiyen4761]

Add some frog legs it’s good to go

[@ryad1281]

You really are not doing it right.. gotta eat it like a soup atleast the leaves, that's a good idea pickeling the pods though!

[@ryad1281]

It's very good as a soup with rice and chicken