Vegetables & Fruit Trees Leaves You Didn't Know You Can Eat

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  • @growingyourgreens
    @growingyourgreens  2 роки тому +18

    Jump to the following parts of the Episode:
    00:29 WARNING: Be mindful of the quantity of the leaves you eat.
    02:07 Why I grow a garden
    03:05 Don't go crazy when eating new leaves
    03:28 Eating Tomato Leaves
    04:30 Tomato Leaves Healthier than Tomatoes
    05:02 Eating Goji Berry Leaves
    06:06 Eating Fig Tree Leaves
    07:24 Eat Mexican Avocado Leaves
    08:22 Do Not Feed these to Dogs
    08:49 Eating Nasturtium Flower Leaves
    09:27 These are related to Brassica Plants
    10:09 Eating Okra Leaves
    11:08 Eating Sweet Pepper Leaves
    12:10 Eating Cucumber Leaves
    12:54 Eating Citrus Tree Leaves
    14:19 Eating Winter Squash Leaves
    15:30 What other leaves can you eat in your garden?
    16:02 Start Slow and Built Tolerance

    • @johnman559
      @johnman559 2 роки тому +1

      Jaaaan?... You good there? old bean?👍...yer luk a lil woozy x

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  • @vickielovesrandy
    @vickielovesrandy Рік тому +15

    I pick the leaves in my garden, dehydrate and powder them for super greens in my smoothies

  • @cynthiacollins2668
    @cynthiacollins2668 10 місяців тому +4

    Some of my corn got over-mature so it didn't all get picked. The fallen kernels sprouted. It was way too late to let it grow to produce corn. I tried the 3" tall sprouts. They tasted really good (corn flavored)and crazy sweet!

  • @rosalindhu7633
    @rosalindhu7633 Рік тому +11

    Sweet potato leaves are cultivated in Asian countries for its anti cancer properties. It can be stir fried with garlic as a vegetable dish.

    • @juliefall2892
      @juliefall2892 7 місяців тому +1

      Any variety green purple ?

  • @minkademko2335
    @minkademko2335 2 роки тому +14

    Grape leaves have been used for cooking. Wrap seasoned rice, ground meats and onion, garlic, like stuffed cabbage.

    • @GoldenBoy-et6of
      @GoldenBoy-et6of 2 роки тому +2

      Whatever you put in the grape leaf needs to be already mostly cooked like a wonton! The reason is cause the grape leaves cook extremely fast so you make the filling and you have the leaves layed out than you put the cooked steaming hot filling into the leaves and fold it so it naturally stays folded around the filling like a envelope and you do that quickly with all of them than you heat up some oil and fry them for just about 30 seconds cause they start becoming rubbery if you cook them to long! Jewish people commonly cook stuff in grape leaves and their super picky about how long the leaves are cooked!

  • @chwang623
    @chwang623 2 роки тому +15

    John, do you remember chwa from fiverr several years ago? That was me. When you called, I was standing in line at the supermarket. That's why I couldn't talk. Please help me grow my greens. I live in the high desert of California. I love fruits and vegetables and I want to grow my own. I bought a tshirt!

    • @2007srv
      @2007srv 2 роки тому +2

      Hi, how are you I live by the high desert too. If You need help drop me a line . I love organiocs . Grass valley , Reno, Susanville . Gets pretty hot sdhouldn't be a problem . If you can get straw/ hay . put on top of soil to keep moisture in .

    • @chwang623
      @chwang623 2 роки тому +1

      @@2007srv how do I contact you?

  • @livingsoilunicorn2755
    @livingsoilunicorn2755 2 роки тому +19

    My kids like to eat Grape leaves while pretending to be giraffes 🤣
    Another great video, John!

  • @spotlockbaits3689
    @spotlockbaits3689 2 роки тому +4

    Man it’s so good to see you so passionate after about a year or so that I haven’t been able to watch or grow my own garden. I come back and see it come across my to watch lost and you never let us down with your passion and knowledge. Keep it up brother!

  • @emilybh6255
    @emilybh6255 2 роки тому +32

    Red Raspberry leaves are not only edible but can be used by pregnant women to help insure and easy pregnancy and childbirth. The famous Dr. John Christopher was a big advocate of using them for this purpose. Also the leaves of a Rose of Sharon tree are edible as are Pomegranate tree leaves.

    • @anniemiklavcic7997
      @anniemiklavcic7997 2 роки тому +2

      My mother told me to do drink this but unfortunately I ended up with a c section. Not say it doesn't work but it didn't for me.

    • @emilybh6255
      @emilybh6255 2 роки тому +3

      @@anniemiklavcic7997 You also have to eat a good diet including no dairy and no meat or not too much of it. Dr. christopher always advocated mostly a raw food fruit and vegetable diet.

    • @highlandscommunityclub1160
      @highlandscommunityclub1160 2 роки тому +1

      Thanks! didn’t know Pom leaves were edible.

    • @GoldenBoy-et6of
      @GoldenBoy-et6of 2 роки тому +2

      @@anniemiklavcic7997 did you use an epidural? Almost all woman who take the opiates or get the fentanyl epidural end up having to have c sections because their lower half is temporarily paralyzed so they cant push at all.

    • @Tessa-hg4hn
      @Tessa-hg4hn 2 роки тому +2

      Fig tea is very good to lower blood sugar as well as rosemary tea

  • @titanlurch
    @titanlurch 2 роки тому +7

    Strawberry leaves, dandelion, prickly nettle and comfrey just to name a few.

  • @88Ont
    @88Ont Рік тому +3

    I use rose of Sharon leaves and flowers for omelettes and goji and pepper leaves for soup.

  • @apenza4304
    @apenza4304 2 роки тому +6

    I add a couple of small tomato and basil leaves to my tomato sauce and it adds a nice subtle addition to the flavor. The wild turkeys come through the yard and love the tomato leaves.

  • @kathilinton7915
    @kathilinton7915 2 роки тому +8

    I recently tried my roselle leaves and they were so good. I am not sure what to do with them yet but the sour flavor may mix well in fruit salad.

    • @iyahbinghiiyatah2456
      @iyahbinghiiyatah2456 2 роки тому +1

      Yes, a little sour but really nice. I combine them with other greens.

  • @susantillander2080
    @susantillander2080 2 роки тому +3

    I recommend passion vine leaves - sweet and yummy 😋

  • @cosmocandles3034
    @cosmocandles3034 2 роки тому +5

    Omgeee John!
    Where have you been all my life?
    What a great video
    I just came across your channel ✌🏼💚

  • @figtree393
    @figtree393 2 роки тому +2

    I will have to try my Fig 🍃. Thank you

  • @Hannah-fw2ww
    @Hannah-fw2ww 4 місяці тому

    I tried okro leave yesterday,prepared it as a soup very yummy

  • @johnliberty3647
    @johnliberty3647 2 роки тому +5

    I ate squash leaves, not so great but if I needed to I would eat them. It was like eating felt. I love okra leaves and want to get a variety developed for leaf production. I tried cucumber leaves and got a stomach ache. I ate Amaranth leaves too but everyone knows about that one.

    • @yeevita
      @yeevita 2 роки тому +2

      People use squash leaves to wrap other food for steaming or cooking. I have used young squash leaves for stirfries. They are tender and not as fuzzy. Also, different squash leaves have different textures.

    • @stevescuba1978
      @stevescuba1978 Рік тому +3

      Squash blossoms are pretty tasty though!

  • @terencechandler845
    @terencechandler845 2 роки тому +9

    Pumkin leaves are pretty yummy good for wraps as well. 😁

    • @candyceclaybornn1360
      @candyceclaybornn1360 2 роки тому +2

      I have tried pumkin leaves and was surprised at how good they are, but my throat gets a scratchy discomfort for a few days after, even after I boiled them, and I did just eat the young ones. How to you prepare yours? I might just be a little alergic, which would be a shame, if so, becaue they really do taste great

    • @juliefall2892
      @juliefall2892 7 місяців тому

      Oh they are so prickly

  • @HB-yk4ut
    @HB-yk4ut 5 місяців тому +1

    I am using sea buckthorn leaves. Love them.

    • @Indusxstan
      @Indusxstan 3 місяці тому

      Are you sure the leaves are edible ?

    • @HB-yk4ut
      @HB-yk4ut 3 місяці тому

      @@Indusxstan Yes. I make tea with them.

  • @highlandscommunityclub1160
    @highlandscommunityclub1160 2 роки тому +6

    I love nasturtium leaves in salads!! I’m going to try fig leaves next spring.

  • @lanaranger9770
    @lanaranger9770 2 місяці тому

    Thanks. I learn from the things I grow as well. Most recently the okra leaves. A bit rough but good.

  • @bryanlloyd1099
    @bryanlloyd1099 2 роки тому +3

    As always thanks for all of the great information!!

  • @MyLifeOnFruits
    @MyLifeOnFruits Рік тому

    I’m gonna try my tomatoe leaves 🍃 in a salad!! Thanks for the video 🎉

  • @zacharyhoover3146
    @zacharyhoover3146 2 роки тому +3

    Thanks for all the great content. You've got a fine channel and excellent knowledge. Stay amazing!

  • @patriciadavis7444
    @patriciadavis7444 Рік тому +1

    THANKS FOR THE GREAT INFORMATION ❤❤❤

  • @davidolunna3582
    @davidolunna3582 Рік тому

    Thank you Sir

  • @life-rethought
    @life-rethought 2 роки тому +2

    thank you for the richer info.

  • @MrRockrobstr
    @MrRockrobstr 2 роки тому +4

    Fig leaf tea is good

  • @ChristineHelman
    @ChristineHelman Рік тому

    Thanks great information John

  • @pranatharthiharaniyer7290
    @pranatharthiharaniyer7290 2 роки тому +1

    John.... Great video... Thank you for sharing information...

  • @cristinacejudo1924
    @cristinacejudo1924 Місяць тому

    I remembered one of my aunts selling many kinds of stiky rice cakes served avocado tea during the Christmas season.

  • @Tinksmeadow
    @Tinksmeadow 9 місяців тому +1

    Fig leaves make great tea.

  • @amyblueskyirl16
    @amyblueskyirl16 2 роки тому +4

    Also currant and blackberry leaves! Pigs got in my veg garden, ate all the tomato and squash leaves, didn’t like the parsley lol

    • @4thdimensionalexplorer
      @4thdimensionalexplorer 2 роки тому +2

      Neighborhood dogs ate all my mint and some toxic plants but ignored my tomatoes. (I hope those dogs are okay)

    • @amyblueskyirl16
      @amyblueskyirl16 2 роки тому

      @@4thdimensionalexplorer Pigs are smarter than dogs?

    • @4thdimensionalexplorer
      @4thdimensionalexplorer 2 роки тому +1

      @@amyblueskyirl16 haha i mean i would say some pigs are smarter than some dogs.I hope your garden is recovering btw.

    • @amyblueskyirl16
      @amyblueskyirl16 2 роки тому

      @@4thdimensionalexplorer Put up a fence and replanted with kale, sage, and lavender 😂

  • @margaretbarker4434
    @margaretbarker4434 Рік тому

    I feel happy to hear this great information thank you so much😂❤❤❤

  • @neozzickmixes3987
    @neozzickmixes3987 Рік тому +2

    "The difference between medicine and poison is the dose." Doesn't necessarily apply to everything, but where applicable.

  • @nmccutcheon2243
    @nmccutcheon2243 3 місяці тому

    Mulberry leaves are edible. Makes a great tea, used in lots of Asian dishes.

  • @GoldenBoy-et6of
    @GoldenBoy-et6of 2 роки тому +2

    Okra and roselle are closely related direct relatives!

  • @Thagardengnome
    @Thagardengnome 2 роки тому +2

    Keep up the longer videos 👍🏽

  • @diannerobinson7858
    @diannerobinson7858 Місяць тому

    I suspect you could use the larger leaves for making "cabbage" rolls, or WRAPS for baked fish. 😊😊😊😊

  • @marciaroache5981
    @marciaroache5981 2 місяці тому

    Just had some great .thanks

  • @matchpoint14
    @matchpoint14 6 місяців тому

    Blackberry leaves, blueberry leaves, wild scupadine leaves, sweet potato leaves, radish tops, squash leaves, black bean leaves, hostas, day lilies (entire plant) all are edible

  • @candyceclaybornn1360
    @candyceclaybornn1360 2 роки тому +3

    Rose of Sharon and pumpkin are the only leaves I have found that taste good. Rose of Sharon does not have much flavor, pumpkin taste wonderful raw (have a great crunch) and there are receipes n You Tube of how to make a soup for them

  • @mayyang8742
    @mayyang8742 10 місяців тому

    The Epiphyllum , night blooming Cereus flower are super yummy.

  • @ragheadand420roll
    @ragheadand420roll 2 роки тому +1

    Thx john

  • @cristinacejudo1924
    @cristinacejudo1924 Місяць тому

    Steam sweet potato tops and leaves with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper.

  • @emariejumawan
    @emariejumawan 2 роки тому

    Great videos . I love green plants . and i like to boil , and salad was so much enjoyable and nutririous🥰 I have sa grow garden in my yard🥰

  • @MemoGrafix
    @MemoGrafix 2 роки тому +5

    Keep in minds folks he said SWEET Potato leaves.
    I've heard of someone dying after eating White Potato leaves.

    • @4thdimensionalexplorer
      @4thdimensionalexplorer 2 роки тому +1

      Im actually starting to generaly doubt his wisdom on any of this with some of the things he encourages. This is a big chanel and some of this information could hurt people.

    • @yeevita
      @yeevita 2 роки тому +2

      @@4thdimensionalexplorer Billions of people eat sweet potato leaves. It is a stable. My mom saved more money feeding us sweet potato leaves than sweet potatoes. It was a constant harvest for most of the year and yummy.

    • @terribelle3
      @terribelle3 Рік тому

      ​@@4thdimensionalexplorerHe didn't say even one wrong thing AND he gave cautions, so what are you talking about?!

    • @4thdimensionalexplorer
      @4thdimensionalexplorer Рік тому +1

      @@terribelle3 well its been 9 months im not about to rewatch and find out haha.

  • @davidhart8575
    @davidhart8575 2 роки тому +1

    Great video!

  • @Nicholas.Tsagkos
    @Nicholas.Tsagkos Рік тому

    "Tomato leaves, stems, and unripe, green tomatoes, all contain solanine, a toxic glycoalkaloid found in all members of the “deadly” nightshade family, but they contain very little of it. Tomato leaves and stems also contain small amounts of tomatine, another toxin of the same family."

  • @SunshineCountryChickens
    @SunshineCountryChickens 2 роки тому

    Amazing info I never knew thanks John!

  • @marciadillon6813
    @marciadillon6813 2 місяці тому

    T🎉hank you. Melon leaves

  • @Elizabethpacheco-u6p
    @Elizabethpacheco-u6p Місяць тому

    I honestly thought that tomato leaves are actually poisonous especially in large amounts . 🤔
    So you can eat the very small tomato leaves at the very top of the tomato plants and how much can you consume in a day . 🤔😮🤔
    You are telling us that the very young small leaves at the top of a tomato plant is safe to eat and has more health benefits then a 🍅 .
    🤔😮🤔
    Will try hopefully I don't get sick or die from it . 🤔🍅
    Thank you 😊

  • @DawidRoos-y7g
    @DawidRoos-y7g 10 місяців тому

    Japanese barberry leaves.....very tasty.

  • @nancyhatcher3320
    @nancyhatcher3320 Рік тому +1

    Does anyone know if you can eat cantaloupe blossoms?

  • @baneverything5580
    @baneverything5580 9 місяців тому

    Black eyed pea leaves are up to 40% protein. I assume asparagus pole beans are too since it`s a very similar closely related variety of hot weather plant in the cowpea family.

  • @sheltonrex
    @sheltonrex 2 роки тому +1

    If I may ask a question I am brand new to indoor tint growing I have a 2 x 2 little tent being delivered to my house and I’m wondering what the best vegetable grew all winter long would be inside of it I want to try some new style lettuces that I haven’t really eaten a whole lot of but is there anything that I should use in that tent to maximize the small amount of space that I have that I could grow all winter long and eat when I need it

    • @sheltonrex
      @sheltonrex 2 роки тому

      Or would it be possible to maybe do two styles of plants like lettuce and maybe one tomato plant

  • @fishnlady
    @fishnlady 5 місяців тому

    Oxalates are the biggest issue I have with most leafy greens which make kidney stones.

  • @surferdude-ll2qu
    @surferdude-ll2qu 2 роки тому +4

    OMG, That thumb nail!! 😆😆

  • @colleenshannon8658
    @colleenshannon8658 11 місяців тому +1

    Your Sooo Super Sweet John. I've Seen You Before, Many Months Ago, And, YA Know, Here, And There, I Believe, A Couple Of Times, Here, And There. But, Your Right, Whether, A Personal n Is Asian Or Not, Its, All About Healrhy And Beautiful Ya Know. It's Soo Important, Too Be As Close Too God, And Jesus Christ, As I Can, All The Lovely Good Good. If Mistakes, Were Made, And Like, In Learning, Then, This Is Sooo Spiritual And Vibrant Nutritions. I'm Sooo Tickled. I'm Tickled By You Too, Cuz, You've Come A Long Ways Too😊. I Thought You Could Eat Some Leaves, But, I Am Sooo Glad That, I Downloaded Too You, Cuz, I Just Knew, There Was Also t Too You😊. I Just Sense Things, And Father God, Is, Just Fantastic, That Is Just All There Is Too It!!!!!! You Have Filled Me, With This Information, And I Am Just Soo Super Blessed, From Your Share Of This, Soo Super Much, Of Course. Your Right It Is An Awesome Blessing!!!!!!! I've, Been Wanting TOO Check These Info's Out, And Here, You And It Is, Just Fantastic!!!! I Am ✔️ ng Out These Things, Not Just For Me, But, For Something Else As Well, Sooh ThankYou, Soo Kindly. Love CoCo Co 💜💖💜 Heart.😊

  • @hariz0102
    @hariz0102 2 роки тому +1

    Nice bro I'm from srilanka

  • @lindadenmark1410
    @lindadenmark1410 9 місяців тому

    I love your hat! Where can I find one like it?

  • @thebitcoingarden
    @thebitcoingarden 2 роки тому +2

    Plants grow, store energy, then use that energy to reproduce somehow. Plants don't want to be picked/messed with usually, they have compounds in them that discourage picking/eating/harming them at different stages of their life (this is almost always different in each plant). Sometimes they have psysical deterrants discouraging human/animal/insect from obtaining the energy source (tubers, flowers/buds, or nutritious leaves) they've stored (think of thorny roses or the stinging nettle). However some have fruits that are "encouraged" to be picked and spread their seed (think true apples). It's important to distinguish between these type of plants and adapt our ways of harvesting, processing/preserving, and consuming. Some plants one shouldn't ever eat raw but are ok if, for example, fermented and some plants (not many IMO or in strict moderation) are fine raw. It's very important to pay attention to ones body and how it reacts to all foods wild and domesticated. Fire is good there's a reason humanity has taken off since we found out how to make and harness it. Create and preserve easy to digest food so our bodies can focus on thinking instead of digesting (digestion takes A LOT of energy if it's done incorrectly). We're not cows, God bless 😁

  • @bluemoon8268
    @bluemoon8268 Рік тому

    … I make an Italian soup using summer squash leaves …

  • @mayyang8742
    @mayyang8742 10 місяців тому

    Chili leaves are yummy

  • @nP0131
    @nP0131 9 місяців тому

    How do okra leaves compare to bele/aibika?

  • @Ded-Ede
    @Ded-Ede Рік тому

    3:05 are Pigeon peas leaves edible, raw or cooked as greens in diet?

  • @undersixty
    @undersixty Рік тому

    My friend says we can eat coralbell leaves. Have you ever had that??

  • @ALink2Zelda
    @ALink2Zelda 2 роки тому +4

    yolo

  • @alphaomega8373
    @alphaomega8373 2 роки тому +5

    If you ever unsure about greens. Boil and drain 3 times.

    • @4thdimensionalexplorer
      @4thdimensionalexplorer 2 роки тому +3

      Eh i dont know about that. If your not sure dont eat it until you are better informed from an expert. Plants can be deadly. Mind you this is more true with foraging but wise in general with potential foods. The LD50 isnt always observable in 1 serving but can build up in your systems.

    • @GoldenBoy-et6of
      @GoldenBoy-et6of 2 роки тому +2

      @@4thdimensionalexplorer in the vid the guy says that tomato leaves are edible but they absolutely arent. They will end you If you eat to many! You are absolutely right not to take everything as 100% true! Fig leaves also are super high in latex so if someone has a latex allergy it will end them super fast if they eat just a tiny piece!

  • @pridefu1seven
    @pridefu1seven 2 роки тому +2

    fire vid

  • @beatch42
    @beatch42 Рік тому +1

    When things taste bitter, that's your brain telling you that there's things in what your eating that you probably shouldn't eat much of

  • @melindaeash7192
    @melindaeash7192 11 місяців тому

    Can we eat tomato sprouts?

  • @gladnessahunanya8671
    @gladnessahunanya8671 Рік тому

    Can I eat cucumber leaf?

  • @thefishfin-atic7106
    @thefishfin-atic7106 Рік тому

    what about the lectins in the tomato leaves?

    • @gofigure4920
      @gofigure4920 Рік тому

      Oh no... i would not eat leaves from Dark shade plants. Not from eggplants, peppers nor tomatos. They trigger arthritis. Probably a builtup of uric acid and other problems. 😮

  • @chendashepard7289
    @chendashepard7289 2 роки тому

    Can you eat lunar laeves

  • @Asaph-bo4np
    @Asaph-bo4np 7 місяців тому

    Due Diligence

  • @dustinjohnson3463
    @dustinjohnson3463 2 роки тому +1

    Boiled poison ivy

  • @backfromthedead553
    @backfromthedead553 2 роки тому +1

    Where do you get your seeds?

  • @IronCity74
    @IronCity74 2 роки тому +2

    Must've been out of Cheetos 😝 jk love your channel!

  • @sampedro9316
    @sampedro9316 2 місяці тому

    is it leaves though

  • @greatprovider8198
    @greatprovider8198 Рік тому +1

    You have not aged in years.

  • @GroberWeisenstein
    @GroberWeisenstein 2 роки тому +1

    people have drowned in only 2 inches of water

  • @hoodvegan1833
    @hoodvegan1833 2 роки тому +4

    😂😂😂

    • @hoodvegan1833
      @hoodvegan1833 2 роки тому +3

      His face every time he eats a leaf 😂

  • @mariecameau097
    @mariecameau097 2 роки тому +2

    The African people KNOW that