Perennial Vegetable That Thrives On Neglect? INTRODUCING KATUK.

Why You Should Be Growing Heat-Tolerant Superfood Katuk Right Outside Your Door:
Scientific Name - Sauropus androgynus
Katuk is a heat-tolerant survival plant that thrives with no irrigation & no need for fertilizers or amendments of any kind. It is a perennial vegetable, meaning that in warm climates - it will continue to produce year after year without the need for replanting. Katuk is most definitely considered a top permaculture plant for this reason, plus being so nutritious (high in protein, important minerals & obviously lots of cholorophyll/phytonutrients). It provides sustenance to many dishes around the world in tropical/subtropical climates.
Did we mention the nutty flavor is similar to peas or peanuts?
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[@STEPIQUE]

Take just the leaves, make a green curry with coconut milk and add sweet potatoes and slices of pinnacle. It will blown you mind. Eat with rice and some turmeric powder and salt fry fish fillet. bammm

[@pollywog1983]

I mix this in my salad with moringa,cranberry hibiscus and some very hardy asian greens that will grow through the summer. And the tips are great for a snack while I am farming outside. It has reseeded all over the farm. Great video to help get this info.out. Thanks again. Love to have you visit Planet Claire Farmacy!

[@jasminerebanks3598]

Daun katuk i love it, that is my mother favourite vegetable too Have a lots daun katuk in central of java Indonesia

[@rebellionpointfarms6140]

i am not sure why everyone like the short videos. I like a full range of info and something to occupy my mind for a few minutes longer i guess. GREAT info though. Keep up the list of foods. I have my spring list of plants already forming.

[@jeff6899]

Time, my good friend. Maybe for Pete as well. We all have a shortage of it these days. Contrast the great info you get from Pete in just a short period of time (he does put out longer, more thorough video's)...vs. the on & on & on video's Jon Kohler produces (nothing against him at all--but sometimes you just want him to get to the point & the facts !)

[@michelesanchez6828]

I make a salad with katuk, cranberry hibiscus leaves, and cherry tomatoes.. Saying hi from Puerto Rico 😄

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Yum! Hi Michele 👋

[@ayina111]

I'm nursing so I eat katuk almost daily. It really creates wonder much!

[@artctr]

DAMN! Your show is looking so great. Good job, on all of it and of course the education. Thank you for what you do.

[@joelmd]

From my experience I can tell you that this plant likes shade better than direct sun. I confirm it because by accident I moved my pot to a place where the sun hits it a little in the morning and now with more time in the shade the plant develops faster. It already has flower and fruits. I don't know if anyone else has noticed this

[@rwdesigner]

Loving the short videos!

[@nonnoziccardy4353]

I picked up one of these from Pete, it’s thriving and tastes amazing! Thank you my friend for all you are doing 🙏

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Sweet! Thanks for sharing 👊

[@sufficientlivingsamsonmoor4322]

Love your videos thank you for all the knowledge that you are passing to others.

[@jeff6899]

Too funny. The past few days, I have been thinking about propagating my Katuk--which I LOVE to browse & is one of my favs--and going thru a couple old videos yesterday, re-watched 2 of yours on Katuk--including the one where you re-interviewed the gentleman living on his own food plot for a yr.

[@crusaderI969]

The only veggies that survived South Texas summer heat were longevity spinach and peppers. And just barely. I'll give katuk a try.

[@alexhenao7072]

Love this stuff! We were serving Katuk grown by Shadowood farm at our restaurant Cypress on Ocean down in Stuart and our guests were loving it

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Very cool Alex!

[@chongseitmooi2593]

🌿🌿🌿 wonderful sharing Often I use to cook as soup 🍜with boiling soup based first n add in sugar n salt some pepper garlic eggs🥚🥚 otherwise nice to stirfry w`some slice mushroom 🍄 or blend n boil with Thai parsley 🥜nuts w` adding some salts for healthy yummmm herbal soup🍜

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

😋

[@mapuanakupuna3471]

Your content, camera work/video skills just keeps getting better & better! Aloha nui!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks so much! My man Lennon doesn’t play 🎥🙌

[@mikethefenceguy]

Thank you brother! Another great video! So education and inspirational! I was just trying to remember what this plant was called the other day as I heard it is perennial and thrives in our climate here in Florida, now I know! I'll be on the lookout for this one!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks Michael!

[@blissbackyard7052]

Once katuk take hold, it can be hard to eradicate. It will regrow from bits of leftover roots, much like comfrey. Im in Orlando, zone 9b.

[@basuhdewa8711]

Daun katuk buat urap lezat banget....

[@thuffman44]

I was able to kill 3 cuttings from neglect, LOL... I'll be visiting ECHO to purchase a few to start over and hopefully I wont kill 'em this time. I fell in LOVE with the flavor of Katuk when I was introduced to it.. thanks for fooling with the camera Pete! Love your videos. Wishing you nothing less but the best of success! 🐝🐝🐝☮️☯️

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks Tim! Once you get them established they’ll do great.

[@HowToGardenChannel]

It makes a great salad green

[@eswaribalan164]

Really? We always put it in a soup or dhall.

[@HowToGardenChannel]

@@eswaribalan164 Yeah, I do a mixed greens and include it use the young leaves it's great.

[@daynaandsteve]

It so does thrive on neglect! Haha I have an area in the jungle I planted some a few years ago, forgot about it, hacked back the jungle recently and there it was! And who thr heck gives this video a thumbs down?

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thats awesome! It’s a summer time favorite for us. I hope to tour the big island one day 🙏

[@daynaandsteve]

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL We have 9 acres of awesomeness. If you tour the Big Island make sure you add our homestead/farm to your list. Lots of great stuff growing.

[@martinkosmak6800]

Wow Pete, that's amazing!! I have couple of these plants and they grow like weeds (I'm in Davenport just south of Orlando) I never knew what it was and couldn't find out anywhere. I'm going to start harvesting it and enjoy it. Thank you so much for your videos, for the awesome information please keep it up!!! Hope to see you soon at your farm, I'm working on list of plants I would like to purchase from you. I'll try to contact you when I'm ready.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks Martin! I look forward to meeting you one day

[@secnimicaellachingtgp1364]

👏👏👏well said Pete…..we love Katuk here in Malaysia

[@da1stamericus]

Dear Pete.. thank you for reminding me that I meant to start winter moringa plants. Be blessed.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

🙌

[@SpearChuckUngawa]

I grew up with katuk in the New Smyrna Beach yard but can never remember having ate it. I see it a lot in Central Florida today, I'll be sure to acquire some

[@milkweeddreams8828]

My bush is so beautiful I am so guilty of not cutting back, it's hard for me to trim my stuff, they hide the neighbors...my bad lol...!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Too funny! 😂

[@fortmyersfruitforest5214]

Wow Ima add some Katuk now, didn’t know its so nutritious

[@GatorLife57]

Just bought a Katuk plant and Okinawa Spinach from H.E.A.R.T. in Lake Wales yesterday. I was hoping to see you there Pete. I said hello to Josh. Ty4Sharing Yall be safe !!! Wolf🐺 👍👊👍

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

That’s awesome! Thanks for supporting Josh and the efforts at heart.

[@GatorLife57]

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 👊👍

[@fruitfullivingcostarica]

I have katuk growing on both sides of the houses and eat a handful most days

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Awesome!!

[@awesomepursuit1840]

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL where exactly is your nursery? Id love too come visit I'm in NE FL between Jax and Gainesville

[@autumnmeadows4079]

Excellent presentation thank you

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks!

[@brotowali2625]

Daun Katuk ( Bahasa ) its Good One for breastfeeding mothers make alot off MILK for Baby .. great Pete ..

[@SAYBORG27]

Nice 👍🏼 another one ☝️ keep pounding Pete !!!!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks Rafael!

[@SamsAdventures247]

More on this topic please. #food forest

[@eswaribalan164]

Sayur manis, sweet greens.

[@james7751]

great partnered with green monggo bean, alternative if u dnt have bitter gurd leaves or moringga... perfect.

[@nancynahnigoh3550]

My favorite katuks with pumpkin green , bamboo shoot , large leafy ferns mostly grow in tropical jungle , add salty bean sauce stirred fried it together so yummy or you cook in coconut milk with turmeric powder sooooo yummy

[@inthestyx5641]

I bought some katuk in the spring, doubled what I bought and put in a glass of water until cuttings grew roots and leaves. In early summer I planted outside. Most are doing good but I have lost a few. Seems to be the ones in direct sun died.

[@LilyyyoftheRose]

inthestyx mine in direct sun has also died, maybe that’s it!

[@inthestyx5641]

moonmoon I think that is The problem. I put down two layers of cardboard and 6 inches of mulch then I use a long pointed metal stake to poke a whole threw the cardboard and into ground then I plant my rooted cuttings into that. So we are most likely looking at either too much or too little water or too much or too little sun. Having ruled out water and me living in Texas I'm looking at too much 🌞. So this spring I'll plant three times as much lol...

[@LilyyyoftheRose]

inthestyx i wonder if they would do well in shade, and then how much shade. I’ll be transplanting my poor little wilted one to another bed, if it withstands the move then it’ll be a kicker resilient seed producer! i still got hope haha! I’d maybe try interplanting them with a guild, research what they’d grow well with, something to give them a little shade perhaps.

[@ananthabhat1774]

This plant is helpful to increase heamoglobin level , take 30-40 fresh leaves mix with coconut add salt and graind and drink with curd ..These leaves have some kind of smell not liked by everyone . Sanskrit name is Chakra muni ,kannada name:- vitamin soppu

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing

[@kellyclark7517]

Tastes like peanuts and wheatgrass to me😜

[@hfvhyugsyugfsyugfs]

Here in Borneo Island, we call this 'sweet shoot', stir fry with eggs it simply delicious. Can't take too much of it because this green vege is cold in nature.

[@toddstropicals]

We grow it also in Tampa 😉👍

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Sweet!

[@dantoppa1265]

Cheers Pete now the hard part trying to find it.6 weeks no rain no wonder if still looks great ,it's dry as here no rain in 7 months hopefully some coming in the next couple how drought tolerant is it I have irrigation but temps are getting into 100 deg Mark soon

[@rasta7225]

OK just started 100 moringa trees, well almost done..... Can you mix both say in a smoothie? Thx ✌✌🌱🌿🌾🌼

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Yes, definitely! That a super-combo 🙏

[@rasta7225]

Thank you. And that was 100 seedlings not trees yet.✌🌿

[@kellyclark7517]

I’m soooooo happy u don’t pronounce it like Kaaaaaaaaaaaytuk😂😂😂 thx Pete! U saved the day! Pound dirt my brother🤙🏽

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

😆👊

[@bobjohnson1096]

I love your videos but your music levels ouch my ears!

[@mulyanimayangsari]

I love katuk... the taste is so good... i plant this vegetable in front and back yard... good for women pregnant and mom have baby (good for the mom milk) sorry, my english is not good.. 😅

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

It’s is delicious 😋

[@eleanorpakilit]

Hello Pete! Good day from Loma Linda, California. Can we grow Katuk here in California? It would be awesome if it does. I already have one morninga tree, Malabar spinach(we call it alugbati in the Philippines), amaranth spinach(Asian Chinese green amaranths/widely known as kulitis in the Philippines) , lots of sweet potatoes and a dozen of taro plants.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Hello Eleanor! Yes, you can definitely grow katuk. Mine has died back in the winter but always recovers.

[@melissasocal962]

I live in Ca (San Gabriel Valley). I am growing Katuk and it is doing well.

[@drewsfoodforest_tv]

Goes good on salad

[@antinomy10]

When do you harvest the berries and do you have any tips on preparing them? Or you just eat them raw?

[@ipeter7472]

Where do we buy all these plants? You don’t sell to the public

[@seanmckillop1247]

I have wanted to grow this for some time now but very hard to find here in Arizona.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

I’ll be shipping to Arizona 😁

[@princeofcharm]

Every katuk bush grown here are literally neglected. But we love eating it.

[@liliyasgardenchannel8876]

Love the dramatic intros lol

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

It’s all about the cinematography 🙌

[@daydreamingpebble5339]

👍

[@Syoma]

I use it as replacement for spinach

[@feltingme]

Would it grow in zone 10 in Los Angeles a few miles from the ocean or does it like the heat?

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Yes, definitely. You’re in a great spot to grow katuk.

[@udin2006]

Can i plan this in Ontario, canada. As you mention it is perennial..

[@Savingusnow]

My Katuk is putting out some white pods. When should i harvest those for seeds? Anything i should know?

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

When they open typically. They’re edible before they open

[@francestutt3661]

Can you use it as a fertilizer?

[@cathypearman5338]

I would love to get some from you. You said you sell them i believe i live near you . P.R

[@Nightengale0000]

I got it

[@cathywest8776]

What is the hardiness? I am on the Oregon coast zone 8b.

[@vahlla78]

I was trying to find out the same thing. Google wasn't much help surprisingly

[@georgegreek834]

How does one get to check out your nursery? I’ve gone to Sulcatagrove on an appointment type for one tree and left with 4 lol. I would definitely like to visit (I live in Tarpon Springs) if it’s a possibility.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Hello George! Please email the office to schedule an appointment. Thanks [e-mail]

[@georgegreek834]

Pete Kanaris GreenDreamsFL thank you 🙏🏼 😁

[@debrasilbert4536]

Sounds like you started to say to minimize intake, similar to moringa? I've heard it can "build up" in your system, which I have no idea what that means but it sounds ominous.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

You really don’t want more than 20% of your daily intake of this plant. I’ve never heard that about moringa.

[@inthestyx5641]

I planted a single stalk every 24 inches down the front of my yard as a hedge. I was hoping they would grow more stalks from that spot but nothing yet. Looks like I'll have to plant more cuttings next to the established ones. Any thoughts or experience on the matter would be appreciated...

[@superunknown2436]

Your soil is too dry they should be spreading more

[@inthestyx5641]

I'll try it however when I was watering twice a day the katuk didn't like it and would turn yelled and start to die off. When I stopped and gradually water less and less it started to do best after I water heavy every 3 days.

[@LilyyyoftheRose]

do you have the area well mulched? that can help with watering

[@salexxavier]

Pete, you said that your flowers turn into little balls. I have seen pictures of plants with WHITE Balls on the flower stems. Mine only ever go to a green/yellow/red flat looking flower. It never seems to make anything else. Mine are all clones of each other, so I wouldn't expect one to be different from another. However, is it possible I have maybe a Male only variety? I would really like to get some that form the small white ball shaped fruit that I have seen in a very few pictures. Thanks! 😀 Love your website (ordered several things, but not Katuk) and I want to come make a purchase in person once just to see and pickup a few things you don't ship.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Some varieties dont produce the bulbs

[@salexxavier]

I think I'll mossey on over to GDFL and have a look. Thanks Pete!@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL

[@kemosabikeemanart]

More P.K. G.D.FL! Pound Dirt Woooo!

[@oliviahill174]

Mr. Kanaris do you ship to California ??

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Soon. I just applied for the proper stamps to ship to California.

[@debSilbert]

so what's the issue with eating more than 20% of your diet a day?

[@fireeye33]

Can daun katuk survive USDA zone 6.5? I love cooking this leaves they are super easy to be propagated too....

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Maybe as an annual started early spring.

[@fireeye33]

Pete Kanaris GreenDreamsFL thank you. I thought when you said perennial, it meant hardy perennial.

[@MrJoshcc600]

I have 8 of these. About a year and a half old chest high. All dying. Don't know why. They all just seeded heavily and are dropping every leaf from the bottom up and look quite pale yellow. I've tried fertilizer and water. Live in south Florida no frost

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Interesting. Only time they’ve ever died back for me is during a cold winter. That’s really odd.

[@rocky-fo4qe]

where is the nursery, wd luv to buy one!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Hello! We’re in north Pasco county. Please email us to make an appointment.

[@farisasmith7109]

Besides eating it raw how do you cook it? Stir fry?

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Yes, soups, steamed and stir frying etc.

[@joansmith3492]

can it take any frost?

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

And recover yes. It can get set back during a cold winter.

[@amychirinosphotography]

Why limit intake?

[@thepouncingfox5904]

There's a chemical in it that in high doses may cause problems www.eattheweeds.com/edible-katuk-sauropus-androgynus-2/

[@toneyjohnson8910]

Sun or Shade or both what does it like.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

It prefers dappled light but grows in full sun also.

[@ovojayledge]

420th like Pound dirt!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

💥 👊

[@PopleBackyardFarm]

I don't think I have ever heard of this vegetable

[@blainecelestaine4543]

You didn't say why you shouldn't eat to much per week?

[@LaRa-youknowit]

Do deer eat it?

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

I haven’t had that issue here.

[@m0sredrum]

Get 10 out of 10 in an aeroponics cloner. I have a bunch!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Awesome!

[@Mrbfgray]

Slick production. I'll bite.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks Bo! 👊

[@donwells9494]

Why not eat Ketuk constantly?

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

It has a chemical compound you don’t wanna eat too much of.. www.eattheweeds.com/edible-katuk-sauropus-androgynus-2/

[@parih929]

My flowers don’t get to fruit. We have pollinators

[@LilyyyoftheRose]

my katuk is dying, i thought it was of neglect and too much sun! something else must be afoot! living in Bay Area california

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

That’s weird. I’ve only seen them die back and go dormant in really cold winters. They always recover great the following spring.

[@hyperghoul]

Best for pregnant women

[@boringopr4369]

I'm gonna cook katuk tonook sorry tonight😂😂😂

[@Etienne4201]

Do not eat too much raw katuk

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Yup!

[@aurelia4297]

i didnt know katuk is a superfood....i have it in my garden.......and never eat it.....will be propagating and eating it......

[@BackOnElectone]

You need to educate your viewers to not consume raw katuk! A while back ago some Taiwanese die from drinking smoothie made with Katuk every day, the toxic built up and it become fatal. Do a Google search and you can find the report.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Hello! Did you actually watch the whole video? I’m very familiar with what your talking about and discussed it in the video. It has nothing to do with RAW but the amount consumed on a daily basis.

[@BackOnElectone]

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL Yes I watched the whole video and you mentioned about not consume more than 20% of the diet, but you didn't mention about the fact that it could be deadly. Viewer may think over consume may just make people sick like diarrhea which in reality it is more serious than that. If there is one thing I have notice, health nuts over consume super food and the mind set of the raw the better (raw food diet, vegan etc) and people these days do not do extensive research before getting on new diet, etc. People may think Katuk is just the next kale, and add a bunch in their salad and smoothie.

[@meimeihiew7661]

Watch how Malaysian cook this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqqUpZaLpNxlbJo

[@heavens.sorrow]

"Thrives on neglect," kinky plant, eh?

[@nightyfischer]

00:24 pls never do that again. Love from Austria

[@markbroe1257]

So I had to sit through a Trump commercial to watch this. Is that really your decision or KZbin's? Cause if you made me watch that we are done.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Hey Mark! No, I wish we could choose advertisers. That’s a weird one for a gardening channel.