I grew Miner's Lettuce a few years ago as a cover crop in my raised beds because they can take some cold. I'm in Virginia, 7B. They didn't fully live through the winter but thrived in fall and spread their seed and grew again in early spring. I have a ton of volunteers even years later because they self-seed. I love the ground cover qualities of this plant and they are SUPER easy to pull up. Also, the birds love the seeds too! This year I'm doing an experiment with using them as mulch in my garden. When you pull up the whole plant the stems are long and thin like straw and they dry down to form a sort of mat on the surface. I think it will work great as a straw replacement and since they don't grow well in the heat, I am pulling them up to mulch my summer veggies! If this works, I could potentially grow my own mulch and not have to worry about buying straw that may be treated with herbicides. I'm testing it on one garden bed, so we'll see :) Thank you for the informative video, I am going try try eating the flower stalks!
This plant is very tasty. I grew up seeking that out to munch on. It was a nice snack while out on our property. Never really tried them in a salad, but instead just munched on them.
I have been wanting to try these for years. But I could never seem to find them in my neighborhood. So I think I will just buy some of the seeds this year. I’m sure as soon as I buy the seeds I will run into a field of them 😂. That’s just how my luck works 😅.
Cool I think i have these in my front yard and local park. Ill work on identifying them. If they are Im gonna eat some and then make sure to help them grow more with extra water when the rain stops. What was the purple plants in shot at 3:45? looks like basil or a pepper?
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I grew Miner's Lettuce a few years ago as a cover crop in my raised beds because they can take some cold. I'm in Virginia, 7B. They didn't fully live through the winter but thrived in fall and spread their seed and grew again in early spring. I have a ton of volunteers even years later because they self-seed. I love the ground cover qualities of this plant and they are SUPER easy to pull up. Also, the birds love the seeds too! This year I'm doing an experiment with using them as mulch in my garden. When you pull up the whole plant the stems are long and thin like straw and they dry down to form a sort of mat on the surface. I think it will work great as a straw replacement and since they don't grow well in the heat, I am pulling them up to mulch my summer veggies! If this works, I could potentially grow my own mulch and not have to worry about buying straw that may be treated with herbicides. I'm testing it on one garden bed, so we'll see :) Thank you for the informative video, I am going try try eating the flower stalks!
That sounds like a wonderful idea!
This plant is very tasty. I grew up seeking that out to munch on. It was a nice snack while out on our property. Never really tried them in a salad, but instead just munched on them.
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Huh! I've never heard of these in Australia. I'll try and order seed online. Our winter is coming so perfect timing. Thanks for posting 🙏
I grow these every spring. Very good tasty and goof for you.
49ers lettuce
I have been wanting to try these for years. But I could never seem to find them in my neighborhood. So I think I will just buy some of the seeds this year. I’m sure as soon as I buy the seeds I will run into a field of them 😂. That’s just how my luck works 😅.
Great! Do you eat the little flowers too? Like on the example leaves you picked?
You’re a great teacher. Thanks for sharing. 😊
In your other video where you show making lentil sprouts is it ok to eat the lentil shell along with the sprout?
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Never tried it. Is it an asian green?
It's native here in U.S
Cool I think i have these in my front yard and local park. Ill work on identifying them. If they are Im gonna eat some and then make sure to help them grow more with extra water when the rain stops.
What was the purple plants in shot at 3:45? looks like basil or a pepper?
Shiso, or purple perilla.
This comes up every year at my house.. love it
You're lucky!
Always nice to learn about vegetable I didn't know before. Thanks Khang!
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Where to get the seeds?
Many places online like rareseeds, or bakers will have them.
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