EatTheWeeds: Episode 05: Wild mustard greens

[purity4all]

I'm so glad I found this video. Last year when my mustard greens came up in my garden, I noticed there were lots of plants growing on the side of the roads that had flowers that looked the same. When I asked my Sister in Law a 4th generation local if they were eatable she said "no sister! those are wild mustard, that's poisonous." I'm going to find a picture to take with me so I can positively identify them and if they are indeed wild mustard, I will have a freezer full. Any look a likes?

[xxmightyonexx]

This was my first time viewing you (because I bought mustard greens) and instant subscription, the cats were simply the olive oil on the tasty pile of greens (versus "whipped cream" on the "cake") that is your style.

[celticgaurdian1400]

I prefer my greens either boiled with a baked potato with a sliver of butter or steamed with a small amount of concentrated beet juice and a dash of lemon to lighten the flavors. Careful, the flavors might be a little too much for some people (my folks).

[HarperDearMilo]

I like the cats meow at the end. Great video!

[Gunnarsguns]

Found a stand of this today and the proliferation of the seedpods was incredible....thousands. I plan to go back and gather seed pods for sprouting this winter

[johnny102marvin]

There are a lot of videos on wild edible plants on YouTube, but I only trust your videos because YOU EAT THE PLANTS.

[PirateOfTheInternet]

Today I went out and found myself a wild mustard plant. Boiled it up just like in your video, but cooked it less because I like that mustardy bite. Very nice!

[DanielManahan]

is that arugula? what is the differnce?

[EatTheWeeds]

@DanielManahan No, it is wild mustard. Arugula is a distant relative, but is smaller, a different shade of green, different leaf shape, is more bitter and peppery.

[gaiagale]

Awesome video ...timely too!

thanks for sharing

[wheelori814]

wish i liked greens, well cooked the way my sister made them was good with a pork neck bone. I think thats how she made them anyways... lol

[KYMAMI]

hello,Green Deane,love your videos so much.I have a question,I cant recall the name of the plant,but it grows in bunches,tall sorta like Poke,but leaves are smaller and gray,maybe very light green to blue,we had rabbits that loved to eat this plant,it grew all over around their cages,I ate some,it tasted so good,please tell me what it is,this was in Morehead Ky,thank you

[EatTheWeeds]

@KYMAMI Rumex or sorrel?

[rbvmtr]

I'm stuck !

I'm not sure of looks somewhat like a mustard garlic ,but leaves are round and shine , flower is yellow . I couldn't help but to sample kind a like celery , chunchy,watery didn't make me sick so I'm thinking maybe in the wort family did happen to find mugwort yesterday I say this is rather fun watching things pop up and tring to identiy something that maybe lunch tomarrow !

[EatTheWeeds]

@rbvmtr Was it the toxic butterfly weed, senecio glabellus? Where do you live?

[rbvmtr]

@EatTheWeeds

Indiana , indianapolis no looks nothing like the butterfly It has rounded shiney leaves and only one small yellow flower very low to the ground I don't think it will get any bigger than maybe 4 inches in hight growing in the wooded area

[EatTheWeeds]

@rbvmtr  The butterfly weed is so called because it attracts butterflies, not how it looks.

[rbvmtr]

@EatTheWeeds

yeah , I looked up the butterfly weed looks nothing like what I'm tring to describe I found a few patches with purple flowers this morning so I suspect it maybe of , V. pubescens or willowherb family , it grows in groups having single small flowers 4 to 5 petals

[EatTheWeeds]

@EatTheWeeds send me a picture

[jgharsha]

I was wondering what the weeds were that are in my backyard after a huge amount of rain this winter, and tasted a leaf after watching this video. They are definintely wild mustard. Whoa, are they good. Will be harvesting and drying as an herb for extra punch for soups, dressings, and sauces. I'm truly sorry I pulled as many as I did, but the existing ones are going to get eaten. :)

[Dompropat]

Hi, nice video! I am growing a couple of mustard seeds in a small pot and as we know, it's winter and i don't know where to put the plant. it is still very small and drowsy. i just need to know the right climate. thanks.

[EatTheWeeds]

Where do you live?

[johnu78]

Excellent video! Do mustard greens grow year round?

[EatTheWeeds]

No, only one to two months in the spring. You can grow cultivated ones for longer.

[johnu78]

Okay, thank you very much.

[DavidandJeannie6]

I read in the Saturday Evening Post about a woman who claims that she reversed her macular degeneration by eating greens. Has that disease ever been a problem for you?

[EatTheWeeds]

I'm not that old yet! Macular degeneration can sometimes be caused by a lack of something in the diet.

[DavidandJeannie6]

LOL, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to suggest your age. I am near-sighted, myself. My vision has been getting worse and worse since I was 9. I'm not looking forward to aging causing even more problems. I'm almost 36 and I thought that symptoms start in late 30s. I guess I'll have to start eating more greens so that I can answer the question for YOU when it becomes a concern for you when you reach my age... :)

[grymmtymm]

that's a interesting pepper cracker, it comes apart into two. why?

where did you get it?

[EatTheWeeds]

The pepper mill can be used two ways. One can grind and have the milled pepper caught in the bottom and then added as one wants, or one can take off the bottom and grind away lettet the pepper fall on the food rather than collect in the bottom of the mill.

[AsperGirl]

Hi, Thank you for responding, Mr. Jordan. I just highlighted your video and website on another forum. I will post my reply to your chenopodium video, as it helps differentiate mature lambsquarters from young jewelweed (Impatiens).

[EatTheWeeds]

Hmmmm... jewelweed usually likes it damp, if not wet, and in partial shade. Chenopodium wouldn't grow well in that environment. It likes full sun and well-drained soil.

[RedHorse2006]

"Oliver, turn off the camera"... lol, great video. Fellow viewer, MatureHealth was right on saying, "Excellent series. Is this being syndicated or something? It's great."

Green Deane, you should have a series on PBS, Discovery, or even the Food Network. Informative, and with good humor, your shows are fun to watch!

[EatTheWeeds]

He's a great cat, a good assistant but he sometimes doesn't list... must be the independent cat artist in him. I think he makes a debut in video 50 near my elbow and then gets featured at the end of video 82. He left quite a scar.

[AsperGirl]

Deane should at least put his stuff on a iTunes podcast. He can use same videos, just in mp4 format.

[EatTheWeeds]

I would but I have no idea how...

[AsperGirl]

Would you like some help? Please feel free to email me. I get online regularly but might take up to a week to respond

[bipolarandy]

Thank you so much for these videos,

I was wondering what the growing season for mustard greens is? And if its possible to transplant wild greens into a garden to extend the harvest?

[EatTheWeeds]

That would depend where you life, They are not like peas and dependent upon lengthening of days. But they do not like warm weather. I would pick the seed pods, chill them for a couple of weeks, then would try to plant the seeds.

[bipolarandy]

Thanks

[dave777blaster]

Looks delicious  Dean

[CiscoNast]

We didn't even have to go to the site because the white cat walks in the background when you sit down to eat!

[EatTheWeeds]

In video 50 he makes a cute entrance around minute 3 and I did notice until I was editing, so I left him in.

[sexyYTuser]

i live in texas what weeds should i look 4?

[EatTheWeeds]

Most of the classic ones. A book that lists them but does not describe them is

Edible and Useful Plants of Texas and the Southwest by Delena Tull

[sexyYTuser]

thanks

[MatureHealth]

Excellent series. Is this being syndicated or something? It's great.

[EatTheWeeds]

It does not sound familiar. Mustard seed pods are arranged around the stem like little stair circular cases. What area of the country do you live in and does the plant live in the water?

[ArmyRanger10]

I have a swamp in my backyard and there are these plants that almost look like what you have in the video. The bean/seed pod when touched or taped explodes is this a mustard plant?

[alexander76rw]

Cool...have you ever tried them? My parents and I go to marshes in the late spring and we usually pick bags full. My mom freezes them for the winter after we get our fill...LOL I will check out the blog...thanks again

[alexander76rw]

lmao talking to the cats.....worse than my mother...They even talk back to her hahahaha...Kidding Green Deane...thanks for the videos...They are great. My family has always eaten dandelion greens and as well a green that I have yet to see a video on marsh greens. Marsh greens grow on the salt marshes in Nova Scotia and the maritimes...They are delicious....(a bit salty but they are great) Alex

[EatTheWeeds]

I have a blog on marsh greens, but haven't done a video yet. Visit my web site of the same name, eattheweeds.

[sensibilita]

Yes, super-informative, clear to the point (no excess or clutter here, as one finds with 'television cultures'...). it would be great to get some CLOSE-UPs (earlier comment), maybe from different angles (freeze-frame).... Blessings to you and yours, Dean!

[mysticalwoodsman]

This might sound retarded, but how do you make the yellow mustard that we buy at the store? lol Do those make it? Are they the same thing?

[EatTheWeeds]

It may not be the exact species, but the basic answer is yes. I could have made mustard from the seeds of those plants. That is what the condiment mustard is, thousands of little seeds ground up and mixed with vinegar and a little salt.

[contraelgobierno]

wow, i am now hungry. i love the comical side to this.

much love

[pranachimana]

HAHAHA my "Little kitchen knife" THATS HUGE!

[EatTheWeeds]

A penny a dozen... you might have been able to sell them for a penny, too, and double your profit.

[ickycan]

Thank you for posting! Gee I recall being paid a penny a dozen to pull mustard out of grain fields ... little did I know

[avaleila]

how to do make homemade vinegar??

[EatTheWeeds]

If you visit my website there is an article there on how to do that.

[ohdababa]

Very fun and informative!

[EatTheWeeds]

Thanks for the comment. I had fun with it.

[lapassione13]

Very good.

I'd like to be able to see the leaf of the plants better.

[EatTheWeeds]

Thanks for the idea. I've been incorporating more still photos in the videos.