HARAKEKE. NECTAR AND SEEDS/SURVIVAL FOOD FROM WILD PLANTS

Harakeke (NZ Flax, Swamp Flax)
Enjoy this video on one of New Zealand's most versatile and useful plants. This video focuses on the edible qualities of The Harakeke. The Harakeke was indispensable to early New Zealand life. Not only used for food but various parts of this plant were also used for cordage, fishing nets, roofing, walls, clothing, containers, medicines, splints and much more.
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Dave

[@TC-sm8rc]

In 2020 i came over from melb to visit family and stopped into piha beach went for a walk up on the holls and got a pocket of black seeds from the harakeke bought tgem back to melb and am now growing tgem in my garden they healthy as too. Great video mate keep them coming

[@southernlandsolo7839]

Thanks for the feed back. A subscriber friend even has them in his area in Scotland.

[@bryantaka4633]

Thanks for sharing knowledge.

[@southernlandsolo7839]

Thanks Bryan

[@thefurrykiwi4489]

I found this channel from Keeping It Wild. I've always been interested in plants and their purposes, what's edible, what's poison, what's medicinal ect. its great knowledge to have.

[@southernlandsolo7839]

Thanks for watching and the feedback bro.

[@markbothwell4398]

Have just raided my neighbours flax seed pods. Took out the black seed, pods are still greenish and wet.
Roasted to seeds. Almost burnt them. Ground the up and made a hot drink. Im really impressed, I will wait until the pods dry and then collect the seeds. As we don’t like coffee, flax seed brew will make a change from always drinking tea. 😊

[@southernlandsolo7839]

Great experiment. Thanks for sharing Mark. I have not tried it out myself so it is great to get some feedback on the coffee. I have friends who have jars of the collected seeds. They use it dried and raw on salads.

[@arselebrodien8018]

Thank you bro very interesting plant

[@southernlandsolo7839]

Thanks for commenting Arsele

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

Sweet Dave Awesome bro.😁👊👏👏👏👏👏😊👍

[@southernlandsolo7839]

Thanks Jason

[@katthompson3852]

That was really informative and helpful... thank you 🙂

[@southernlandsolo7839]

Thanks Kat.

[@NaturalExplorerNZ]

Great historic knowledge of the native flax, stoked to stumble across Your channel, all the best for the future!

[@southernlandsolo7839]

Thanks for the feedback Felix. No new videos posted lately but more coming in the near future. Welcome aboard bro.

[@Taromovies]

Interesting resource Dave, thanks for sharing and explaining! take care, Taro

[@southernlandsolo7839]

Thanks Taro. I enjoyed your new video bro. Looks cold up there

[@Taromovies]

@@southernlandsolo7839 oh yes my friend and warm at your side of the world 😃👍

[@southernlandsolo7839]

@@Taromovies We are sweltering out here bro lol.

[@KevinSmith-yh6tl]

GREAT one Dave!

[@southernlandsolo7839]

Thanks Kevin

[@tassiebushcraft3965]

I have this in my backyard in Tasmania and have been learning to weave with it, great to learn it'[s edible too, thanks for the informative video!

[@southernlandsolo7839]

Thanks for the info. I had no idea these plants were found outside of NZ. Do you know if it is native to your area, or perhaps introduced?

[@tassiebushcraft3965]

@@southernlandsolo7839 It is introduced to Tasmania, but it is a very common garden plant. However, Tasmania and and New Zealand do share a lot of native species, especially in wet forest environments, if not the same species then the same genus or families.

[@southernlandsolo7839]

@@tassiebushcraft3965 Interesting. Thanks for sharing

[@northernembersoutdoors1045]

Fantastic chat and look at the Harakeke there Dave, i really love your wild food videos mate. There is something that you said that made me think, you said the birds usuually go for the nectar in the morning and evening, it got me wondering as to whether that's the time that you might get more nectar for yourself, maybe it's not so prevalent during the heat of the day and theres more nectar in the cooler part of the day, just a thought. awesome plant with many uses and a good through look at it. I remember my last trip to NZ I made a mat from the flax leaves, such an enjoyable thing to do. We do have the plant over here in the odd garden, I keep meaning to pinch the leaves! I f i see it in flower I'm defo going to have a closer look, thanks a lot mate.

[@southernlandsolo7839]

Interesting, thanks Chris. I have tried to film this plant for about 6 years lol. I have never found more than "drops" in the flowers at any time. Could be the areas I was in. Another viewer said he has the Harakeke in Tasmania as well as you in Scotland.

[@vanrooyendavid]

Hello Dave. Read about the uses of flax and over many years found the same outcome.

[@southernlandsolo7839]

Hi David. Thanks for commenting bro.

[@lydia55ification]

HI.. looking for more info on NZ plants growing in the garden that are edible. I know nothing lol

[@southernlandsolo7839]

lol. A great book, usually available at Whitcoulls is Andrew Crowe: A Field Guide To The Native Edible Plants Of New Zealand.

[@southernlandsolo7839]

Also, Johanna Knox: The Foragers Treasury

[@kerrianniripa1625]

You will only find the flow of the water percentage with the northland harakeke :)
Next to the rivers :)

[@southernlandsolo7839]

Thanks for the info.

[@freedompoet205]

The Europeans were making ropes out of them for their ships

[@southernlandsolo7839]

Good info. Thanks

[@robertburdoff1789]

tui's got there first fullah - prolly get a lot more out first thing in the morning, eh?

[@southernlandsolo7839]

True bro. I would need to get up before daylight to beat them. That's not likely to happen though lol

[@sallysmith9733]

Similar to an English Fushia. End of bud.

[@southernlandsolo7839]

Thanks for commenting Sally. Apologies for the late reply, I have missed a number of them and now playing catch up.