Mallow Leaves -- Edible Weed

FeralKevin takes a look at the common mallow plant growing in his garden.

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• bushcraft
• permaculture
• edible
• wild
• food
• foraging
• vitamin

[feralkevin]

Great question. I have found it in countless online sources as well as several books, but how do they know? I'm not sure. Hopefully somebody did some good lab testing somewhere! Otherwise, somebody should have it tested and post the results. 

[uniqueedgings]

Does the flowering stage mean it's too late to harvest mallow?

[feralkevin]

@uniqueedgings

No, then you can eat the flowers (not very good) or you can eat the immature seedpods (like little cheesewheel shaped okra tasting thingees). If you find a nice young succulent leaf, then you can eat it too, when the plant is flowering. But no toxicity develops if that's what you're getting at.

[feralkevin]

It is related to a plant that is commonly used to make the original marshmallows, so yes?

[feralkevin]

Nice!

[SecretsOfLongevity]

Awesome, I see that often around my area so now that I know what it is, I can eat it! Thank :)

[feralkevin]

Please do not use this video to ID plants, just in case you don't know your plants at all. From the simple visual in the video (I provide no other ID info), it would easy to confuse this with other plants, some of them toxic. ID and eat at your own risk! :)

[yec1JF]

how do you know its high in vit A? I dont see it in the USDA nutrition database

[MayRocks100]

@meamverysmart :P Lol

[sonoflavadome]

this is NOT how make marshmallow sinfully not correct. marshamallow make from horse clops and pig toe. why so tasty?

[ERICWAGNERSLUCID]

Grrrr eat!

Thank you so much!

[furiesego]

thats interesting



[SHATTAPYOFACE]

you're like a handsome rabbit.

[kcussrenaeb]

How would you dry the plant properly? Convection oven right? If so what teperature?

[musclesmatthews]

Cool video bro! I love wild free food!

[GH0ST0L0GY]

Great vid, thanks! :)