Talking for 4 minutes and 34 seconds in front of an invasive plant you might want to grow

[@ausfoodgarden]

And so it begins! The anti-clickbait movement. Congratulations,

[@i._.witness]

I support your decision to title things this way

[@roserainy7586]

I second this 😂

[@goldengryphon]

@@roserainy7586 All in favor?

[@sarahktm]

Man, I saw the title and I just couldn't resist clicking on it right away!! 🎉

[@solideogloria3111]

Here for the title

[@csskates]

Commenting with eight words on a KZbin video.

[@davidthegood]

lol

[@gospelofchange]

Really? Does word count count? Didn’t know that!

[@goldengryphon]

@@gospelofchange I'm pretty sure you can count word count, but anything past one word should be good for The Algorithm

[@craigsurette3438]

Autumn Olives are by far my favorite fruit. Invasive or not be damned .They are delicious, amazingly good for you, and will heal the soil and will grow in places other things wont.

[@Stev-pr1je]

He really went anti-clickbait. May you always be as organic as your garden! God bless you sir david the good

[@arisekillandeat7957]

The title is sublime

[@sixfigurebookkeeper7588]

I am definitely interested in your anti-click bait titles 😂

[@JBPowell-y9m]

PLANT: "I am hardy, I grow fast in most soil conditions some even call me invasive." FLORIDA SUGAR SAND: "Hold my Beer!"

[@christopherc.4349]

😂 as a Florida Native 👍yupper 😂

[@kishajones7545]

😂The accuracy!

[@JK-jf7xq]

Leaving a comment. Hitting the thumbs up.

[@Dirt-Fermer]

@@Freeland-Farm replying to your comment.

[@StubbsMillingCo.]

@@Dirt-Fermer replying to your reply to a comment.

[@ashleylovepace1941]

I’m here for the honest title!!! Love your humor and authenticity!!!!

[@gryphonrampant1]

I missed my turn the other day when i noticed a patch of autumn olive in a vacant lot that were so laden with berries the branches were more red than green. Need to go back there with a basket soon.

[@zhartheProprietor]

Your very good at your singular sense of humor

[@dawnteskey3259]

I just watched another youtuber say they would never grow these again. Thanks for another perspective!

[@FebbieG]

I saw this video recommend on my feed, then it refreshed without me telling it to, so I had to go looking for it. I just couldn't resist that intriguing title.

[@RedneckHillbillies]

Came for the title, stayed for the learnin'. These sound perfect for my food forest...especially since I planted *gasp* invasive mint and lemon balm already and am still very happy I did. 😂

[@HWhit9000]

I just made 9 pints of Autumn Olive jelly last month, here on the Cumberland plateau in central Tennessee, where it is illegal to propagate or sell Autumn Olives.

[@exodusfamilybelize]

Love Autumn olive, very tasty, in southern Ontario they are kinda invasive but they really did a great job healing the degraded soil in our neighbourhood.

[@oliviagramly2581]

Liking and commenting on this video to support your new video title plan.

[@runningwarrior5468]

What, man! Are there NO fountains on Michigan!?????

[@davidthegood]

No editing software. ;)

[@jen.BarnesFamilyHomestead]

Welcome to Michigan! Yep, it's growing GREAT all over our Michigan yard 😂 They were here when we moved into the property and they'll be here long after I'm buried in sure. On a positive note...my goats LOVE to eat it

[@notbarbie582]

I was going to ask if goats can eat it. Thanks for the info. I’ll just plant it where it won’t be a problem. Like my spiderwort.

[@joshmitchell8865]

I feel this way about my goji berry bushes that are INSANELY invasive

[@cantseetheforestforthetree9673]

That’s wild since mine hardly ever even fruits, let alone produces offspring.

[@joshmitchell8865]

@@cantseetheforestforthetree9673 I can cut mine back to the ground and they will regrow completely in less than 30 days PLUS spread underground below my driveway to the opposite side. It's wild. I could pick a 5 gallon bucket full each year easily.

[@xianvox22]

Hmm, good to hear this confirmed. I just planted one a few months back. Fortunately the neighbors got a bird feeder a dozen feet away, so I don't think any birds will go after it's fruit and spread it. But I was surprised that it fruited so quickly after planting. That kind of productivity did give me pause, but I got busy and never followed up on it.

[@preschoolhomestead]

Welcome to Michigan! Autumn Olive is a hot topic in local FB foraging groups. Some say to go scorched earth, while others say to harvest and enjoy. I'm somewhere in the middle. Love the title, by the way! 😂

[@ren2ski]

Maybe sometimes the ‘weeds’ rehabilitate a damaged landscape because the native plants can’t repair the damage as it’s so extreme - but may take over later when the landscape is ‘repaired’ by the succession of the ‘invasive’ species….😊

[@vansgardens2304]

The zippy title hooked me. Welcome to Michigan, be sure to look for some paw paws while you’re up here.

[@sqeekable]

Great title!

[@HeatherNaturaly]

Kudzu may not make 'delicious edible fruits' but the entire plant is highly nutritious. The roos are starchy like potatoes, the leaves can be sautéed in butter and garlic or steamed, and the seeds can be boiled and eaten, tho the seeds are tiny and the pods inedible. It is a fantastic fodder plant. It grows a foot a day, so in a week you can cut the vines and let them dry; roll them up and store them as hay. Wonderful survival plant!

[@xianvox22]

Came here to say the exact same thing!

[@codeN_8]

Thank you. So good to know!

[@cayandchris]

Thanks for sharing!! I’ve been wondering the benefits of kudzu as it grows everywherreeeee

[@goldengryphon]

@@cayandchris I can't find it around here. I think the closest to East Texas it gets is Louisiana.

[@cayandchris]

@@goldengryphon for the best as it’s so weedy 😫 we’re in Florida! It goes crazy on the East coast

[@DivineMercyFarmstead]

Best Title Ever

[@Dust2LivingSoil]

Tell you what David I definitely like your algorithm decision. Got me 😂😂

[@Dust2LivingSoil]

David survival seed bank ❤ we need it! There’s another gentleman you might find very interesting I’ve seen him on Facebook on KZbin he goes by Pablo and he talks all about native species and gives history lessons on them y’all could make a great team to have a seat Bank!

[@kinniabear]

My favorite Autumn Olive was killed this year by an insect, it burrowed right into the trunk. First time i have ever seen that happen.

[@feralkevin]

I have seen this before, seen several of them die. Interesting I also don't see that many in the wild here although they are considered invasive

[@Zxr-r6q]

Reminds me of mimosa(Silk tree) a commonly known anti-depressant, the damned things grow everywhere in Alabama.

[@stephaniemoore-fuller9082]

When I was in the Youth Conservation Corps in Virginia in the 70's, we planted *hundreds* of these! I had forgotten, if I knew then, that it fixed nitrogen. I never saw a full-grown one, just the 1-2 ft starts that we were planting, so I have never tried the fruit.

[@akersquarteracre8002]

Commenting, like others, about the title. Love it.

[@sarahbehler5437]

Have a few in my yard. They were heavily shading my gardens. Try to cut & trim them, have tried to cut them down, but they grow back bigger & better! Ha! Had to move my gardens instead! (Because of you & folks like you, I have gardens! Thank you for all of us who never would have imagined growing things!❤)

[@goldengryphon]

I'm still in the "plant killing" part of my gardening. This has been a hard year for learning what does well and what absolutely doesn't. It's nice to hear from someone further down the path that it does get better. Thank you.

[@sarahbehler5437]

@@goldengryphon Hahaa! Yes! Plant killing stage! I know it well! Hate to say, I think it continues? Maybe all gardeners kill as much as they get to grow? Just don’t admit it! Every year is different. One year my swiss chard was the most beautiful plants I’d ever seen! Since then, can not get them to grow. Too wet. Too dry. Too many bunnies! Past few years I had tomatoes but the squirrels would get them all! Would see them running down the fence with great big tomatoes in their mouths! This year I planted 4 tomato plants. All too close together. Never watered them. Totally neglected them. And they have been the best tomatoes ever! Sweet & wonderful on sandwiches. No idea why! Plant things in multiple places, and sometimes the same plant a week or two apart. Some will die, others will thrive! Half my dahlias never came up. Half my nasturtiums didn’t make it either. But the ones that did are out of this world! Someone once told me, if you have livestock, you have deadstock…it comes with the territory. Maybe it is the same with gardens? Plant more than you need and, then, if they do well, share them! Keep planting! Someday, things will happily grow! ❤️

[@ivyjo1943]

Me and my daughter just picked and ate these today. We absolutely love them and its one of our favorite fall foods in our food forest!

[@TheTamrock2007]

Central Georgia here. When I moved to the property I was excited by the autumn olive hedge. But that and Chinese Privet are trying to take over.

[@davidthegood]

The privet is a big problem

[@notbarbie582]

@@davidthegoodbut good goat feed!

[@royrodgers567]

Awesome video. My Wife says I have an issue with creating my own methane lol

[@carmiezaya9849]

Best title yet!

[@ss-kz9ee]

Every country has invasive species from other countries. In Australia we got cane toads from America to eat up all the cane beetles. And also rats tail grass for cows. Which no matter how much people throw chemicals at it . Its here to stay. The key to reducing it is other grasses, trees , legumes, green manure species to compete with it. It works.

[@56243G]

This is the first one I've watched in awhile. Couldn't resist the click impulse.

[@Cheezitnator]

I love kudzu jelly, it's made from the purple grape tasting flowers

[@goldengryphon]

I know you can use kudzu as a chicken feed, but I can't find much information on that. Maybe the chickens eat it as a defensive mechanism? I'd love to know more about it.

[@rockstarmommie13]

So pumped you’re in my neck of the woods! Welcome to Michigan!!

[@davidthegood]

Beautiful state!

[@susanneclaussen5103]

Thank you for your video, and I really love the title 🎉

[@Lisieux722]

I felt so compelled to watch this video.

[@comfortablynumb9342]

I bet that tree would go crazy in the mountains of Central America. Too crazy.

[@aroguewave]

The clickbait title made me watch this video.

[@taylorswf23]

Yeah, major bait and switch but the thumbnail was too enticing

[@katelync2892]

We have tons here in south western Kentucky. I made Autumn olive sauce for the first time this year. It’s surprisingly delicious.

[@katelync2892]

I definitely would consider it invasive here & would not suggest planting it.

[@BarbaraShafferIsagenix]

Wow! This is incredible! I can't believe how neat this video is! Nobody should not watch this! This is the one and only thing I'm going to plant forever! Thank you for sharing this information with everyone but no one will believe you. Always remember the number one rule that everyone should know: never play with the algorithm!

[@DesertGardensHomestead]

I grow this in Tucson, Az. Along with Goumi and Silverberry.

[@xianvox22]

Ohh, I've been wanting to get those. Where did you get your plants/seed? I'm in Los Angeles, but I pop into Phoenix once in a while.

[@DesertGardensHomestead]

@xianvox22 It's been so many years now, I forget.

[@rachaelyounger5657]

I'm gonna have to look into this! I suspect it might not like our summers here in central Texas. In other words, I'm working on my 'grocery row garden", but its slow going. I'm working, homeschooling and got plenty of church ministry that also use my time. But I've got 2 figs that I'm going to put out next week, and I know what area I'm going to sheet mulch around them and the peach tree I put in last spring. Mostly getting ready for next spring, but I also started a bunch of root veggies in "jelly rolls", so some of those might make it to that garden area. Between the poison ivy, green briar, and limited time, this is all slow going!

[@goldengryphon]

Slow and steady! You got this!

[@jvin248]

While I'm in MI, here is a Maryland suggestion regarding autumn olive: "What to plant instead, Winterberry (Ilex verticillata), spicebush (Lindera benzoin), gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa), Southern wax myrtle (Morella cerifera)."

[@davidthegood]

Yes, though those are not edible, so not interesting for food foresters.

[@CopperIslandHomestead]

Welcome to Michigan!

[@orangefool1527]

QUALITY 👏 CONTENT 👏

[@3FeathersFarmstead]

I think your strategy is working! Plus A.O. is a very useful nitrogen fixer withe benefit of fruit, if you keep an eye on it!

[@VikingPreparedness]

Thanks. Gonna find and plant this

[@babyfaceJackson]

This plant is everywhere where we are in Missouri. It is a pain to try and remove, it rips up the chainsaw chain. It grows at the base of every tree and everywhere. Once it starts growing you can't remove it without much trouble. But we will be harvesting the plethora and trying it now.haha

[@goldengryphon]

According to another commentor, goats love it. You might see if you can borrow a goat or three and pen them up in a small area to eat it down. It works for controlling poison ivy, too.

[@GrandmomZoo]

😂 love the title, love the video, rebel food forresting all the way!

[@ilostabet9295]

this is the best video ever (doing my part for the machine training).

Watching you talk in front of an invasive plant I might want to grow ONLY for 4 minutes and 33 seconds because of KZbin converting your 4:34 sec video into 4:33.

[@hilarylonsdale608]

Good title

[@tahliel]

Love the title. Very intriguing

[@cherilynne1946]

Thanks for the information, DTG. Sitting at nearly 3,000’ elevation in western NC (packed clay and rocks), I’ll consider autumn olives for the grocery row garden I’m planning to start next spring. Just a bit nervous about its propensity to spread. It took a LOT of hard work to dig up (using an excavator) a jungle of bamboo that had taken over one end of the small house I bought. It was like trying to defeat aliens, and now I’m suffering with ISPS (invasive species phobia syndrome). They refused to be eradicated.

[@melanieallen3655]

Ooohhh interesting! Cheers from Australia😊

[@YeahMcMad]

Video title gives late 2000s early 2010s poppunk vibes, love it.

[@SpringdaleHomesteadNWFL]

You should bring some of those seeds back home this way

[@ColleenCBooks]

They're even found here in the hedges in Ontario Canada! Absolutely gorgeous little gems!

[@FastGardeningMichigan]

I have autumn olive and comfrey planted in the same hole. Neither can be stopped.

[@hermansnerd57]

I watched this video and then commented on it.

[@goldengryphon]

I am commenting on your comment. Very accurate and insightful!

[@millergrrrl]

I want to try illeagnus here on the Gulf Coast. Maybe it won't be invasive here. While kudzu seed pods and seeds are inedible, the young leaves, vine tips, flowers and roots are are edible. Dried root powder makes a thickener mixed with water (kind of like cornstarch), the young tender leaves can be used in spinach applications, and the flowers make tasty syrup, jelly, and glazes. Plus to use up some of those larger, tougher vines and leaves - many livestock LOVE to eat kudzu! Goats, rabbits, and hogs are 3 that I know of, but I would guess that cattle and sheep might also like it.

[@carolt4331]

FYI You can make delicious jelly from kudzu 😄

[@babetteisinthegarden6920]

Thanks for the info

[@sarap1409]

Hahaha I do love your titles

[@MiladyMeowMeow-bf7nk]

Loving the video titles! And everything else about your videos as well 😄

[@antonioperez119]

I'm having the most trouble growing invasive and regular stuff in my yard. Trees are Tree bore food.

[@shanemillard608]

We've got these on our new place in Kentucky. I have mixed feelings on them. I like them more than bush honeysuckle

[@aetreus88]

they taste like sour candy where im at

[@thehealinghomesteadkc]

This is awesome! I love the title!!!

[@Trevkongable]

I’m watching because of the title !

[@arlisswirtanen7794]

I only came here and commented due to the title. But always enjoy your videos.

[@sgmarr]

I never search of autumn olives! Sounds interesting.

[@mikhailkalashnikov4599]

This is for the anti-algorithm.

[@HoboGardenerBen]

Nice to see you have kept your channel going for so many years now. You always had a different vibe than the other teachers, like Sean of Edible Acres or Charles Dowding. Different, but good :)

[@davidthegood]

Thank you

[@abigailwurtz9106]

Captivating title!

[@laureth8]

Michigan food forest person here. I don't plant 'em and I don't take care of the ones that come up. But I also chop down the ones that taste bad, and make fruit leather out of the ones that taste good.

[@StubbsMillingCo.]

3:18 that’s cuz Kudzu freakin sucks!!!! Yeah!! Hope yall stay safe on yalls trip David and Family!! Blessings and prayers!

[@beevernougats3745]

Yes great title

[@Leonidimus59]

Fun fact: you can graft Goumi on Autumn Olive since they're related. Use Tillamook (aka Carmine) cultivar - it's bigger and way better taste than the rest. Of course Goumi grows fast too, but not as fast as Autumn Olive.

[@lornabaker4039]

Have you seen some successful grafts between the two? I asked someone if they were compatible and was told they’re not. It would be super cool if I could grow some goumi berries on the aggressive autumn olives that are trying to take over the world!

[@xianvox22]

It's there a difference in taste?

[@xianvox22]

Between the two plants, not meaning just grafted plants.

[@Mmsherman101]

These are all over my family's property in PA.

[@dougwilliams216]

Plenty of them in AL. We make jelly from them. They have invaded our woods, but we love to watch the birds fighting over them.

[@GLG_YT]

YES!!! NO CLICK BAIT!!!

[@taylorswf23]

Might as well 😊

[@paul.1337]

All the ones I've tried that I've found in this area were both very sour and astringent. They're weed status here.

[@cobococreek1224]

5 or 6 yrs managing a KY property of mixed brambles/woods and I haven't seen a need to mess with the minimally spread "wild" autumn olives that are here...things like bush honeysuckle are more rampant at spreading it seems and get attention. The berries are a yummy snack when I stop on the trail to contemplate what to do about the plant, which ultimately leads to nothing after some surveying and seeing plenty of natives and not too many young autumn olives in the general area as years go by. Birds carry off seeds, I know, and maybe I'll get around to doing them in similar fashion to callery pear and honeysuckle where I prune heavy after flower/before fruit.

[@aussiebushhomestead3223]

How refreshing to not be hit with a ridiculous click bait title, that turns out to be nothing what it seems. I much prefer the 'what you see is what you get' approach! 😅

[@paulknoblauch9101]

Had to click for the title. Click Click Boom!

[@goldengryphon]

Catchy song, too. (Chk Chk Boom is a song by a K-pop band, Stray Kids)

[@paulknoblauch9101]

@@goldengryphon Click Click Boom is a song by Saliva.

[@christopherhickey5464]

You forgot to mention that you will be using words such as “the”, “this”, “it”, “and” and such. Lol😄

[@yankeegonesouth4973]

I confess this plant is a conundrum to me in Southern Appalachia. I would never plant one and don't have to because the birds do it for me. So, I could fight autumn olive now or just enjoy the fruit, which really does taste great. I don't really like letting it go, so I might graft goumi or silver berry on top, which are relatives that are supposed to not be as invasive. Probably I don't have the time to fight it, since I spend my time now fighting Ailanthus, Chinese privet, callery pear and Bermuda grass. Ah, now that's the life for me! 😅

[@breaking_bear]

Hahahahahahah! Hilarious best title of the year!

[@jacksonstacy3813]

I have a beautiful gumi berry bush it’s related to autumn olives