Forage Friday, Common Mallow, (Malva neglecta) aka cheese weed, cheese plant, button plant
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- Опубликовано: 16 июл 2021
- Common Mallow is a plant often found in disturbed soil, gardens and lawns. The entire plant is edible.
Before attempting to eat ANY food you are not 💯 sure of, proper identification is critical. Do your own research to be sure of what you are going to eat! There are many good books and websites to help properly identify plants so invest in a few good ones.
Here is the one, of many, I use
"The Forager's Harvest, A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants" by Samuel Thayer
Remember, there are plants that can make you very sick or even kill you! I take NO responsibility if you eat something you didn't properly identify. Be safe but enjoy the delicious foods nature provides.
The seed pods are also called fairy cheese. So don’t consume them all yourself. The little cheeses are one of the main treats when the fairies in your garden have a party. 🧚♀️
I will make sure to save the some 🥰
I love this! 🧚🏾♀️
I've seen these for years and never knew until I looked them up today. I enjoyed sampling the seed pods.
They are pretty good.
These just mysteriously grew in my garden and I thought it was one of my geraniums until I used an app to figure it out which led me to your video. I love the green foliage thanks for the information.
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Here in Bangladesh 🇧🇩 we eat this a lot. Specially in winter, they tastes delicious
Thank you for sharing. I didn't know they were also in your part of the world 🌍
Oh wow..nice
I do see that plant around quite a bit but I have never seen their seed pods those are pretty cool.
I was so happy to find it.
Wonderful video! Thank you so much for sharing this!
Happy you enjoyed it
I just grew a bunch of these! So excited to harvest them! Also the bees seem to love them 😊
I hope you get a great yield.
@@LifePrepared thank you! I just cut a bunch to make salad! 😋
Enjoy ❤️
I live in california and every Spring these plants ahave been popping up in my front and backbyard...I never knew what they were until now..from what I read it has medicinal properties and are eatabl..i think I'm identifying correctly but not comfortable eating until I have expert opinion
Always double check. The first thing I do is to see if it has any poisonous look alikes. If so, don't eat it.
The mallow is easily identifiable by that red dot at the center of the leaves where the stem ends.
Great tip, thanks.
I can’t get rid of these! The roots are thick, deep and spreading! Maybe a few would be enough, but they are spreading like crazy!
Unfortunately the only way I found to get rid of them is to pull when young and don't let them go to seed 😔
We have this one and musk mallow in pink and white ( there is confision on the name) and a tall pink mallow too
Yes Mallow can be different colors and taller. There is even a tree type.
@@LifePrepared i heard that too
I just love it the tiny wheels of cheese were a favorite of my boys
Still is ;)
Thanks so much xoxox much love xoxox
Can't wait to share the cheese with the grandkids.
@@LifePrepared they will love them
Can you tell me, if the leaf stem, is flat on one side and round on the other?
Ty🙂
The stem is round but the leaf stem is flat on one side.
I am trying to find anything that will tell me that I can use this plant as an intentional groundcover. Also, have you head if it is considered a favorable plant in permiculture?
It could easily become a ground cover but it will get about 18" tall or more. I have never seen it used extensively in permaculture but many foragers love it. You can start a permaculture trend using what would normally be foraged to supplement permaculture.
Can it be used for tea or just salads
I try lots of different wild foods for tea. Sometimes they taste good, other times not so much. Give it a try and please lmk ❤️
These are totally edible in the Mediterranean region
Thank you for letting me know.
@@LifePrepared 👍😊
This is now food in Palestine.