April (Part 4 of 4) of the UK Wildcrafts Foraging Series Next in the series- • Foraging in May (Part ... Foraging Hazel Catkins- • Hazel Catkins- A Winte...
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@UKWILDCRAFTS2 ай бұрын
For the people saying it’s illegal to pick Japanese knotweed- this is completely false. It’s an offence to purposely spread a schedule 9 invasive plant but that’s not the same thing. Just be careful not to help it spread like I said in the video. Please read the gov.uk website, it says nothing about the collecting of it being illegal
@ymwang9732 ай бұрын
Even if the Japanese knotweed has grown quite tall, it's still edible. You should only eat the top section, though. Peel off the skin as it's quite sour when eaten raw. To prepare, blanch it in water and then soak for a while. For serving, crush some garlic and fry it in oil until fragrant, add diced bacon and cook it thoroughly, and then add the Japanese knotweed cut into segments. Of course, you can also make it without bacon. This is a Chinese cooking method that you might want to try.
@UKWILDCRAFTS2 ай бұрын
This sounds great, will give it a go thanks 😁
@jillatherton46602 ай бұрын
I knew it as wild rhubarb, providing a drink when playing in wild places.
@VJLasorsa2 ай бұрын
Thank you. Please keep the calendar going forward. It’s all very interesting and informative
@UKWILDCRAFTS2 ай бұрын
Thanks will do 😁
@andrewvaccari1904Ай бұрын
Knot weed is truly a gift for us and the insects in late summer. The flowers get covered in hover flies and bees generally. So does balsam.
@heatherthunderhawk4852 ай бұрын
💚 I love wood sorrel
@UKWILDCRAFTS2 ай бұрын
Me too 😁
@theunclejesusshow82602 ай бұрын
I'm getting lots of Knotweed and Nettles now. I'm actually eating Knotweed with eggs and hummus Right Now🌠👍
@hevchip7412 ай бұрын
This is my favourite wild food channel, you explain so well and your photography is clear, wonderful, no unnecessary talking, just informatikn, thank you.
@UKWILDCRAFTS2 ай бұрын
Appreciate it thanks 😁
@graemedevine96512 ай бұрын
Always a pleasure, thanks Lewis.
@UKWILDCRAFTS2 ай бұрын
You’re welcome 😁
@user-pw2ze5xl4p2 ай бұрын
Thanks for another great video. I've learned a lot from watching your foraging videos. You are a great teacher. Always looking forward to watch your video. Have a great weekend.
@UKWILDCRAFTS2 ай бұрын
Thanks much appreciated 😁
@Suzitao2 ай бұрын
Thank you Lewis. I have learned a lot from you. I didn't know to eat Himalayan balsam as a shoot/sprout..what a great idea..my local woods is chokker with this invasive. Also new to me is how to use Japanese knotweed (though I had heard it is edible). Yesterday, I foraged a full carrier bag of greens..wild garlic, bistort and nettles. It makes me so happy and I will be foraging for the rest of my life. (I made dock pudding fritters..something local to Calderdale. Infact, on 21st of April it is the dock pudding world championship in Mytholmroyd!) 😊
@UKWILDCRAFTS2 ай бұрын
Yes harvest those Himalayan balsam shoots 😁. I’ve heard of dock pudding but not tried it. I’ll have to give it a go
@valeriewatson52602 ай бұрын
Very interesting Thank you for taking the time to explain in detail the differences between plants, I like to forage and make my own remedies so this is great! Didn’t know about the young birch twigs as pain relief …
@honorata19352 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@EmmaO19322 ай бұрын
Love your videos! So glad youre doing more vids in this series. Hope to see more
@UKWILDCRAFTS2 ай бұрын
Thanks. I’ve got a few more for the series planned this year 😁
@EmmaO19322 ай бұрын
@@UKWILDCRAFTS ooo yay!
@frogsmadeofrocks2 ай бұрын
I'm from Poland and wild flora here is quite similar to UK. We have japanese knotweed as an invasive plant too and rhubarb pie is something my grandma always makes when I visit her. Can't wait to make it myself but with a little twist!
@andrewcarey26742 ай бұрын
We would drink the water out of the knotweed
@melissalambert76152 ай бұрын
I enjoy your videos and often stop it to look up a plant. The Himalayan Balsam is ornamental jewelweed. I've heard jewelweed is good to treat poison oak. Wonder if the H. Balsam is also. I have a nice patch of Wood Sorrel. I'll put a bit in a salad once in a while but mostly just like the plant. Early bloomer and takes a good bit of shade. Hello from rainy Oregon.
@dee51842 ай бұрын
Love your videos I’m learning so much from you. 🙏
@UKWILDCRAFTS2 ай бұрын
Thanks 😁
@Mrgingerdread12 ай бұрын
I used plant sunflowers and Jerusalem artichokes around it to prevent it spreading,i worked.
@bertieschitz-peas4292 ай бұрын
Interesting video Lewis, i didn't know knotweed was edible. I never see bamboo shoots in my local area even tho i've checked thickets of the stuff, when are they sprouting now or anytime in the summer?
@theunclejesusshow82602 ай бұрын
I eat Knotweed and many other wildedibles, mushrooms included. Humans are welcome to visit
@kimberleyfeakes95742 ай бұрын
Lewis - Can you eat it uncooked?
@antonycoe12902 ай бұрын
That's a nice little blister on your thumb. Let me guess.... Using a rake?
@albert23952 ай бұрын
I've heard that you can cook japanese knot weed, like you do rhubarb.😊
@Nathanhiggerz2 ай бұрын
Wow: they look just like asparagus 1:37 9:09 wood sorrel Is shamrock right? Can garlic mustard leaves counter the oxalic acid affects?
@bbs34702 ай бұрын
That river looks like full of raw sewage.
@UKWILDCRAFTS2 ай бұрын
It’s not. It’s a fairly clear stream
@BeekeeperBen2 ай бұрын
Will picking it make it spread more?
@lovedaybebe58812 ай бұрын
Do you have to be careful that they haven’t been sprayed with weed killer ? Or would that be really obvious ?
@jt6592 ай бұрын
Funny how a plant spreads like mad in one spot but not another. My friend a few miles away has a small patch of Japanese Knotweed in his yard. He doesn't manage it or anything and it's been there for a couple of decades but it's the only patch I've ever found.
@dane24872 ай бұрын
Someone knowledgable told me this is common and I have observed this. Though Also seen it in large clumbs along river. It is hard to know how common this is when there is a huge business out of eradicating it though I wont fancy it near my house :)
@jt6592 ай бұрын
Once I found out about its very high trans-resveratrol content, I added it to my list of Spring foragables. I'm not buying some "superfood" powder when I can eat weeds for free. @@dane2487
@user-vg5rv5xf4u2 ай бұрын
Nnotweed is delicious in a pie
@user-ty5ys2zz8d2 ай бұрын
This looks like himalayan pink! japonese knotweed is a bush. Correct me if i am wrong. The pink needs distroying it kills all native plants and leaves river banks in danger.
@UKWILDCRAFTS2 ай бұрын
Himalayan pink? Is that another name for Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)? That’s the second plant in the video. The first one was Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica)
@cgisme2 ай бұрын
Being pedantic. Isn’t that knife illegal being fixed blade? (Personally I think the current knife legislation is ridiculous)
@nickybrewer33082 ай бұрын
Lock knifes over 3inch is not aloud . Fixed blades are aloud not curved
@darwindarwin1412 ай бұрын
Not if you have a legitimate purpose for having it , like camping or foraging
@sbjchef2 ай бұрын
knotweed is notifiable and you aren't allowed to move, cut or process it
@UKWILDCRAFTS2 ай бұрын
What’s your source?
@theunclejesusshow82602 ай бұрын
I eat it and will continue
@adrianbew96412 ай бұрын
You are right and is notifiable to environment agency and local council.
@theunclejesusshow82602 ай бұрын
@@adrianbew9641 Looking forward to your next video, Hahaha
@sbjchef2 ай бұрын
@@UKWILDCRAFTS the law? It's on the gov.uk site
@hArtyTruffle2 ай бұрын
Another great video full of useful info. Thankyou ✨🫶🏻✨ QUESTION: do all plants with Oxalic Acid in them have “oxalis” in their Latin name? And does cooking them destroy the Oxalic acid or should I avoid them altogether. I only ask because Oxalic acid/acid is something I personally have to avoid. Thanks in advance 🙏
@Suzitao2 ай бұрын
These are reduced by cooking but if you have arthritis they are probably best avoided. I do..and only use a tiny amount..eg of wood sorrel as a garnish. I probably shouldn't use any..but...hope that helps!
@WeAreAllOneNature2 ай бұрын
No, most plants with oxalic acid don't all have 'oxalis' in their name.
@UKWILDCRAFTS2 ай бұрын
No Oxalis are just the wood sorrels. There are quite a few other plants that contain oxalic acid, especially the Rumex genus which contains the other sorrels and dock. I’m not sure about if cooking destroys it