Vegetables & Fruit Trees Leaves You Didn't Know You Can Eat

John from www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you Common Vegetables and Fruit Trees with leaves you didn't know you can eat.
In this episode, you will learn 10 different common vegetables and fruit trees that have leaves you can eat like leafy greens.
You will learn about leaves that are not often eaten and may be thought of as toxic that you can eat.
Jump to the following parts of the Episode:
00:00 Episode Start
00:29 WARNING: Be mindful of the quantity of the leaves you eat.
02:07 Why I grow a garden
03:05 Don't go crazy when eating new leaves
03:28 Eating Tomato Leaves
04:30 Tomato Leaves Healthier than Tomatoes
05:02 Eating Goji Berry Leaves
06:06 Eating Fig Tree Leaves
07:24 Eat Mexican Avocado Leaves
08:22 Do Not Feed these to Dogs
08:49 Eating Nasturtium Flower Leaves
09:27 These are related to Brassica Plants
10:09 Eating Okra Leaves
11:08 Eating Sweet Pepper Leaves
12:10 Eating Cucumber Leaves
12:54 Eating Citrus Tree Leaves
14:19 Eating Winter Squash Leaves
15:30 What other leaves can you eat in your garden?
16:02 Start Slow and Built Tolerance
After watching this episode, you will be able to expand the varieties of leafy greens you are growing in your garden by eating the leaves of fruits and vegetables that you are already growing that you didn't know you can actually eat.
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Jump to the following parts of the Episode: 00:29 WARNING: Be mindful of the quantity of the leaves you eat. 02:07 Why I grow a garden 03:05 Don't go crazy when eating new leaves 03:28 Eating Tomato Leaves 04:30 Tomato Leaves Healthier than Tomatoes 05:02 Eating Goji Berry Leaves 06:06 Eating Fig Tree Leaves 07:24 Eat Mexican Avocado Leaves 08:22 Do Not Feed these to Dogs 08:49 Eating Nasturtium Flower Leaves 09:27 These are related to Brassica Plants 10:09 Eating Okra Leaves 11:08 Eating Sweet Pepper Leaves 12:10 Eating Cucumber Leaves 12:54 Eating Citrus Tree Leaves 14:19 Eating Winter Squash Leaves 15:30 What other leaves can you eat in your garden? 16:02 Start Slow and Built Tolerance

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[@vickielovesrandy]

I pick the leaves in my garden, dehydrate and powder them for super greens in my smoothies

[@rosalindhu7633]

Sweet potato leaves are cultivated in Asian countries for its anti cancer properties. It can be stir fried with garlic as a vegetable dish.

[@juliefall2892]

Any variety green purple ?

[@minkademko2335]

Grape leaves have been used for cooking. Wrap seasoned rice, ground meats and onion, garlic, like stuffed cabbage.

[@GoldenBoy-et6of]

Whatever you put in the grape leaf needs to be already mostly cooked like a wonton! The reason is cause the grape leaves cook extremely fast so you make the filling and you have the leaves layed out than you put the cooked steaming hot filling into the leaves and fold it so it naturally stays folded around the filling like a envelope and you do that quickly with all of them than you heat up some oil and fry them for just about 30 seconds cause they start becoming rubbery if you cook them to long! Jewish people commonly cook stuff in grape leaves and their super picky about how long the leaves are cooked!

[@chwang623]

John, do you remember chwa from fiverr several years ago? That was me. When you called, I was standing in line at the supermarket. That's why I couldn't talk. Please help me grow my greens. I live in the high desert of California. I love fruits and vegetables and I want to grow my own. I bought a tshirt!

[@2007srv]

Hi, how are you I live by the high desert too. If You need help drop me a line . I love organiocs . Grass valley , Reno, Susanville . Gets pretty hot sdhouldn't be a problem . If you can get straw/ hay . put on top of soil to keep moisture in .

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[@livingsoilunicorn2755]

My kids like to eat Grape leaves while pretending to be giraffes 🤣 Another great video, John!

[@emilybh6255]

Red Raspberry leaves are not only edible but can be used by pregnant women to help insure and easy pregnancy and childbirth. The famous Dr. John Christopher was a big advocate of using them for this purpose. Also the leaves of a Rose of Sharon tree are edible as are Pomegranate tree leaves.

[@anniemiklavcic7997]

My mother told me to do drink this but unfortunately I ended up with a c section. Not say it doesn't work but it didn't for me.

[@emilybh6255]

@@anniemiklavcic7997 You also have to eat a good diet including no dairy and no meat or not too much of it. Dr. christopher always advocated mostly a raw food fruit and vegetable diet.

[@highlandscommunityclub1160]

Thanks! didn’t know Pom leaves were edible.

[@GoldenBoy-et6of]

@@anniemiklavcic7997 did you use an epidural? Almost all woman who take the opiates or get the fentanyl epidural end up having to have c sections because their lower half is temporarily paralyzed so they cant push at all.

[@Tessa-hg4hn]

Fig tea is very good to lower blood sugar as well as rosemary tea

[@cynthiacollins2668]

Some of my corn got over-mature so it didn't all get picked. The fallen kernels sprouted. It was way too late to let it grow to produce corn. I tried the 3" tall sprouts. They tasted really good (corn flavored)and crazy sweet!

[@88Ont]

I use rose of Sharon leaves and flowers for omelettes and goji and pepper leaves for soup.

[@spotlockbaits3689]

Man it’s so good to see you so passionate after about a year or so that I haven’t been able to watch or grow my own garden. I come back and see it come across my to watch lost and you never let us down with your passion and knowledge. Keep it up brother!

[@titanlurch]

Strawberry leaves, dandelion, prickly nettle and comfrey just to name a few.

[@apenza4304]

I add a couple of small tomato and basil leaves to my tomato sauce and it adds a nice subtle addition to the flavor. The wild turkeys come through the yard and love the tomato leaves.

[@juliefall2892]

Tomato leaves are poisonous

[@kathilinton7915]

I recently tried my roselle leaves and they were so good. I am not sure what to do with them yet but the sour flavor may mix well in fruit salad.

[@iyahbinghiiyatah2456]

Yes, a little sour but really nice. I combine them with other greens.

[@terencechandler845]

Pumkin leaves are pretty yummy good for wraps as well. 😁

[@candyceclaybornn1360]

I have tried pumkin leaves and was surprised at how good they are, but my throat gets a scratchy discomfort for a few days after, even after I boiled them, and I did just eat the young ones. How to you prepare yours? I might just be a little alergic, which would be a shame, if so, becaue they really do taste great

[@juliefall2892]

Oh they are so prickly

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[@zacharyhoover3146]

Thanks for all the great content. You've got a fine channel and excellent knowledge. Stay amazing!

[@bryanlloyd1099]

As always thanks for all of the great information!!

[@susantillander2080]

I recommend passion vine leaves - sweet and yummy 😋

[@patriciadavis7444]

THANKS FOR THE GREAT INFORMATION ❤❤❤

[@highlandscommunityclub1160]

I love nasturtium leaves in salads!! I’m going to try fig leaves next spring.

[@life-rethought]

thank you for the richer info.

[@HB-yk4ut]

I am using sea buckthorn leaves. Love them.

[@pranatharthiharaniyer7290]

John.... Great video... Thank you for sharing information...

[@figtree393]

I will have to try my Fig 🍃. Thank you

[@user-mg5ni7pu2s]

Thanks great information John

[@SunshineCountryChickens]

Amazing info I never knew thanks John!

[@margaretbarker4434]

I feel happy to hear this great information thank you so much😂❤❤❤

[@johnliberty3647]

I ate squash leaves, not so great but if I needed to I would eat them. It was like eating felt. I love okra leaves and want to get a variety developed for leaf production. I tried cucumber leaves and got a stomach ache. I ate Amaranth leaves too but everyone knows about that one.

[@yeevita]

People use squash leaves to wrap other food for steaming or cooking. I have used young squash leaves for stirfries. They are tender and not as fuzzy. Also, different squash leaves have different textures.

[@stevescuba1978]

Squash blossoms are pretty tasty though!

[@sunsethomescr]

Great videos . I love green plants . and i like to boil , and salad was so much enjoyable and nutririous🥰 I have sa grow garden in my yard🥰

[@mayyang8742]

The Epiphyllum , night blooming Cereus flower are super yummy.

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Great video!

[@davidolunna3582]

Thank you Sir

[@Thagardengnome]

Keep up the longer videos 👍🏽

[@ragheadand420roll]

Thx john

[@neozzickmixes3987]

"The difference between medicine and poison is the dose." Doesn't necessarily apply to everything, but where applicable.

[@MemoGrafix]

Keep in minds folks he said SWEET Potato leaves. I've heard of someone dying after eating White Potato leaves.

[@colonagray2454]

Im actually starting to generaly doubt his wisdom on any of this with some of the things he encourages. This is a big chanel and some of this information could hurt people.

[@yeevita]

@@colonagray2454 Billions of people eat sweet potato leaves. It is a stable. My mom saved more money feeding us sweet potato leaves than sweet potatoes. It was a constant harvest for most of the year and yummy.

[@terribelle3]

​@@colonagray2454He didn't say even one wrong thing AND he gave cautions, so what are you talking about?!

[@colonagray2454]

@@terribelle3 well its been 9 months im not about to rewatch and find out haha.

[@amyblueskyirl16]

Also currant and blackberry leaves! Pigs got in my veg garden, ate all the tomato and squash leaves, didn’t like the parsley lol

[@colonagray2454]

Neighborhood dogs ate all my mint and some toxic plants but ignored my tomatoes. (I hope those dogs are okay)

[@amyblueskyirl16]

@@colonagray2454 Pigs are smarter than dogs?

[@colonagray2454]

@@amyblueskyirl16 haha i mean i would say some pigs are smarter than some dogs.I hope your garden is recovering btw.

[@amyblueskyirl16]

@@colonagray2454 Put up a fence and replanted with kale, sage, and lavender 😂

[@nancyhatcher3320]

Does anyone know if you can eat cantaloupe blossoms?

[@GoldenBoy-et6of]

Okra and roselle are closely related direct relatives!

[@candyceclaybornn1360]

Rose of Sharon and pumpkin are the only leaves I have found that taste good. Rose of Sharon does not have much flavor, pumpkin taste wonderful raw (have a great crunch) and there are receipes n You Tube of how to make a soup for them

[@MrRockrobstr]

Fig leaf tea is good

[@user-do1cs9qh4s]

Japanese barberry leaves.....very tasty.

[@baneverything5580]

Black eyed pea leaves are up to 40% protein. I assume asparagus pole beans are too since it`s a very similar closely related variety of hot weather plant in the cowpea family.

[@matchpoint14]

Blackberry leaves, blueberry leaves, wild scupadine leaves, sweet potato leaves, radish tops, squash leaves, black bean leaves, hostas, day lilies (entire plant) all are edible

[@Tinksmeadow]

Fig leaves make great tea.

[@lindadenmark1410]

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[@fishnlady]

Oxalates are the biggest issue I have with most leafy greens which make kidney stones.

[@sheltonrex]

If I may ask a question I am brand new to indoor tint growing I have a 2 x 2 little tent being delivered to my house and I’m wondering what the best vegetable grew all winter long would be inside of it I want to try some new style lettuces that I haven’t really eaten a whole lot of but is there anything that I should use in that tent to maximize the small amount of space that I have that I could grow all winter long and eat when I need it

[@sheltonrex]

Or would it be possible to maybe do two styles of plants like lettuce and maybe one tomato plant

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fire vid

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[@Ded-Ede]

3:05 are Pigeon peas leaves edible, raw or cooked as greens in diet?

[@nP0131]

How do okra leaves compare to bele/aibika?

[@undersixty]

My friend says we can eat coralbell leaves. Have you ever had that??

[@alphaomega8373]

If you ever unsure about greens. Boil and drain 3 times.

[@colonagray2454]

Eh i dont know about that. If your not sure dont eat it until you are better informed from an expert. Plants can be deadly. Mind you this is more true with foraging but wise in general with potential foods. The LD50 isnt always observable in 1 serving but can build up in your systems.

[@GoldenBoy-et6of]

@@colonagray2454 in the vid the guy says that tomato leaves are edible but they absolutely arent. They will end you If you eat to many! You are absolutely right not to take everything as 100% true! Fig leaves also are super high in latex so if someone has a latex allergy it will end them super fast if they eat just a tiny piece!

[@thebitcoingarden]

Plants grow, store energy, then use that energy to reproduce somehow. Plants don't want to be picked/messed with usually, they have compounds in them that discourage picking/eating/harming them at different stages of their life (this is almost always different in each plant). Sometimes they have psysical deterrants discouraging human/animal/insect from obtaining the energy source (tubers, flowers/buds, or nutritious leaves) they've stored (think of thorny roses or the stinging nettle). However some have fruits that are "encouraged" to be picked and spread their seed (think true apples). It's important to distinguish between these type of plants and adapt our ways of harvesting, processing/preserving, and consuming. Some plants one shouldn't ever eat raw but are ok if, for example, fermented and some plants (not many IMO or in strict moderation) are fine raw. It's very important to pay attention to ones body and how it reacts to all foods wild and domesticated. Fire is good there's a reason humanity has taken off since we found out how to make and harness it. Create and preserve easy to digest food so our bodies can focus on thinking instead of digesting (digestion takes A LOT of energy if it's done incorrectly). We're not cows, God bless 😁

[@thefishfin-atic7106]

what about the lectins in the tomato leaves?

[@gofigure4920]

Oh no... i would not eat leaves from Dark shade plants. Not from eggplants, peppers nor tomatos. They trigger arthritis. Probably a builtup of uric acid and other problems. 😮

[@bluemoon8268]

… I make an Italian soup using summer squash leaves …

[@mayyang8742]

Chili leaves are yummy

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Can I eat cucumber leaf?

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Can you eat lunar laeves

[@Nicholas.Tsagkos]

"Tomato leaves, stems, and unripe, green tomatoes, all contain solanine, a toxic glycoalkaloid found in all members of the “deadly” nightshade family, but they contain very little of it. Tomato leaves and stems also contain small amounts of tomatine, another toxin of the same family."

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Where do you get your seeds?

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His stuff he grows

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[@beatch42]

When things taste bitter, that's your brain telling you that there's things in what your eating that you probably shouldn't eat much of

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😂😂😂

[@hoodvegan1833]

His face every time he eats a leaf 😂

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Due Diligence

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Boiled poison ivy

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people have drowned in only 2 inches of water

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You have not aged in years.

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The African people KNOW that

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So do EVERY other country ❤

[@MyLifeOnFruits]

I’m gonna try my tomatoe leaves 🍃 in a salad!! Thanks for the video 🎉

[@melindaeash7192]

Can we eat tomato sprouts?