Edible Plants: Black nightshade

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  • @BenneLuke
    @BenneLuke 8 років тому +68

    I love your videos, Blanche. You have such a relaxing voice and thorough explanations.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  8 років тому +7

      Thanks. I include as much detailed info to make sure my viewers can id and enjoy the berries.

  • @mariamorcillo2907
    @mariamorcillo2907 Рік тому +4

    Yes! I live in Florida, US, and this plant appeared in my backyard spontaneously, I probably need to thank birds for it. And they are exactly the reason why I keep them. I have observed several birds eating them, especially mockingbirds. Thank you, Miss Blanche, for such a great infortmation.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  Рік тому

      I've enjoyed visiting your lovely state since several of my friends have moved there. I especially please to find edible plants you have there that don't grow here in Massachusetts.

  • @jgcaba3173
    @jgcaba3173 8 років тому +40

    I just discovered your channel. I'm studying botany at university and your channel has inspired me to explore and forage nature.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  5 років тому +3

      Thank you--hope you can use what I present here to enrich your culinary repetoire.

  • @betterworldok3802
    @betterworldok3802 4 роки тому +7

    My family used to pick the black nightshades every year on the field in large bags and used to cook and eat them as vegetables when we were younger. It leaves a delicious bitter taste in your tongue even after you have consumed it.
    I haven't eaten them for decades and I'm craving for it now.
    Great video and self explanatory, thank you so much for it

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  4 роки тому +1

      I'm going to check out the leaves as I only have eaten the berries...

  • @Treeater77
    @Treeater77 2 роки тому +7

    My young child got a hold of these berries while playing on the driveway, found them behind an old stump where I don't go. He came to me covered in seeds and juice. I dabble in foraging, mostly on the mycology side, so I'm familiar with the dangers of unidentified plants. Fearing the worst I looked up the plant and found it to be Nightshade. In my frantic searching I found it was specifically Black Nightshade and saw it was possibly considered edible. After watching your video I am at ease that he didn't eat something toxic and will be fine. Thank you for your informative video!

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  2 роки тому +1

      It’s always good to be cautious. However, with young children it’s especially important to be vigilant because their developing bodies may not be able to deal with and tolerate foods that we adults can. I’m glad all turned out well with you and your child…

  • @nessavee2205
    @nessavee2205 2 роки тому +3

    Thank you so much for this video! Very informative. I had a black nightshade plant come up in one of my garden beds last year for the first time and I made a jam out of the berries. When cooked with sugar, they taste very similar to blackberries. Absolutely delicious. I spread some of the ripe berries throughout my garden in early winter in hopes that I would have more plants come up this year and they are ALL OVER the place!! What a delight! I can't wait to make more delicious jam from the berries and gift it to friends and family as something totally unique and special for the holidays.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  2 роки тому +1

      Yes these do spread, as you found out. Since they're in they're same family as potatoes & tomatoes, make sure not to give the jam to anyone who may be allergic to these plants...

  • @brightmooninthenight2111
    @brightmooninthenight2111 Рік тому +4

    Ah thank you!! I'm so happy I found this, by sheer luck
    I have let a giant nightshade grow in my garden, tying it with twine but considered it merely an indigenous poisonous ornamental edition, plus the birds like to eat of it's berries
    And now I know I have a huge yummy bounty to partake. Also apparently in folk medicine and ancient literature these were used to treat asthma.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  Рік тому

      There are so many uses of plants yet to be discovered...

  • @chowtm19
    @chowtm19 7 років тому +10

    love your narration!

  • @dcal5s
    @dcal5s 5 місяців тому +1

    Plenty of black nightshade on my hiking trail. On a plant ID app it was identified as Garden Huckleberry in the nightshade family. Thanks for video.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  Місяць тому

      They can been very weedy so they can spread all over.

  • @hollykarlsen1792
    @hollykarlsen1792 8 років тому +10

    You have the BEST wild edibles videos! Love your work, Blanche. Great photos and thorough explanations. Always look forward to more from you.

    • @Jefferdaughter
      @Jefferdaughter 8 років тому +2

      Blanche Cybele Derby does have wonderful videos on foraging. So does Green Deane. Have you seen his 'Eat the Weeds' channel on UA-cam? He also has a great website of the same name, with thoroughly researched articles on hundreds of edible plants, and recipes, too.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  8 років тому +1

      Thank you! I love sharing my experiences with my wild friends with my internet friends!

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  8 років тому +1

      I've met & went on walks with Deane--he's brilliant, knowledgeable & down to earth. Check out his vids & website. He's from Florida, so if you're ever down there, try to go on one of his walks...

    • @hollykarlsen1792
      @hollykarlsen1792 8 років тому +1

      Jefferdaughter yes, I have watched some "eat the weeds videos". The content was great but the video quality was so poor, I wasn't sure what I was looking at. Also, I live in Michigan so a lot of his plants don't grow here😔

  • @angelface925
    @angelface925 Рік тому +2

    After watching a few other videos to help identify this plant, yours was the most helpful. Thank you for comparing them to the dangerous plants. Just tried one, and they taste like tiny tomatoes! ❤

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  Рік тому +1

      It's important to be as accurate in id-ing a plant since I don't ever want anyone making an unfortunate mistake and choosing a plant. that might cause gastric distress.

  • @jitenderjitu4222
    @jitenderjitu4222 2 роки тому +2

    I am eating night shade seeds since 35 years. It is juicy sweet and sour and yes it has got refreshing taste. Thanks for the update.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  2 роки тому +1

      My discovery of this plant was more recent than yours...I'm glad I found it.

  • @theflyingcrud
    @theflyingcrud 8 років тому +16

    great videos! very informative, thanks for sharing

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  8 років тому +4

      I love to inspire people to try new plants.

    • @theflyingcrud
      @theflyingcrud 8 років тому +1

      These actually grow in my yard so I might try them someday

  • @Hamza-B3
    @Hamza-B3 Рік тому +1

    Just discovered this channel as my interest for foraging grows❤

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  Рік тому +1

      Keep watching--more to come.

  • @chosenoneamerukanindian3405
    @chosenoneamerukanindian3405 4 роки тому +2

    I enjoyed these beautiful berries last season they are an AMAZING treat to my palette and my body. All PRAISES to THE CREATOR for these delicious berries.

  • @kerryann2036
    @kerryann2036 Рік тому

    Thank you for your thoughtfulness! You did a great job! I look forward to watching your other videos.

  • @kayk1931
    @kayk1931 8 років тому +10

    Right now its November in California. I have thie plant in my backyard! Im exited to eat these! Well more of them as I have eaten 2 and they taste as a strange tomato! I love gathering my own food. Thank you for this!!

    • @kayk1931
      @kayk1931 8 років тому +1

      This*

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  7 років тому +4

      Just make sure they are absolutely black--no green in them.

    • @amaturearcadia
      @amaturearcadia 4 роки тому

      You still alive??

    • @kayk1931
      @kayk1931 4 роки тому

      @@amaturearcadia hey! yep. they were the same ones in the video! i had them in salads and other things, but i moved across the country and live in florida now. so i can’t get them anymore sadly ):

  • @mangalamary8686
    @mangalamary8686 7 років тому +43

    This looks very similar to a plant In India, called "manathakkali" (Tamil) means "ground tomato" ... We use leaves to prepare green stew (kuzhambhu) and green berries used as vegetable in other stew. Ripped ones can be eaten raw. This is plant is super healthy and especially good for women. (knowledge from my grandmother). One thing in doubt is, the plant available in India is NOT bitter at all.. It is very much tasty when cooked and easily available in local market :)

    • @MohanSingh-tp2yl
      @MohanSingh-tp2yl 6 років тому +3

      Mangala Mary yes bro same i’m from punjab and we say this “kaliya bhamola”

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  5 років тому +6

      I looked up manathakkali" & it looks very similar to the black nightshade plant I talk about in my video. I believe this plant originated in Eurasia and eventually made its way to the US . It's wonderful to see how you make use of a plant that most people here (but not me!) consider to be a useless weed!

    • @indhuskitchenandvlogs
      @indhuskitchenandvlogs 5 років тому +4

      @@thederb720 This plant has very good medicinal value. Mouth ulcers heal when it is chewed raw. To cure ulcers in the stomach we cook the leaves with lentils tomatoes and grated fresh coconut with a pinch of chilli powder. We eat the dish in accompaniment with rice and cow ghee. Doctors prescribe this as a cure for peptic ulcer.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  5 років тому +1

      For mouth ulcers--is it the leaves that are chewed or the berries or the root?
      The cure for a stomach ulcer sounds delicious--good to eat even if you don't have one!

    • @indhuskitchenandvlogs
      @indhuskitchenandvlogs 5 років тому +3

      @@thederb720 leaves. It has a mild bitter taste when eaten raw. It's juice has a great healing medicine. I have experienced it. We cook the leaves with cooked Moog dal tomato and coconut grated with a teaspoon of cumin and half teaspoon of black pepper. Coconut mix should be added last after the greens become cooked and soft in the dal.takes at least cooking time forty minutes but worth it. Watch recipes of "manathakkali koottu "in you tube

  • @robrich8294
    @robrich8294 3 роки тому +1

    Very articulate video Blanche as I go foraging in Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Maine. I’m in Connecticut at present and wanted to find this plant especially the berry not knowing these excellent distinctions with poisonous lookalikes. It was a large mountain of information and very much appreciated!! Enjoy your foraging!!

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  3 роки тому +1

      Berries are just starting to appear here in MA so in CT- which is usually warmer-they should be ready now or soon. They don’ ripen all at once so you have several weeks to find them. When you go to Maine they probably will be green so you can have a second harvest:)

  • @regularjj6538
    @regularjj6538 4 роки тому +3

    Thank you so much. This plant randomly sprouted 20-30 plants throughout my garden somehow this year, and they are now ripening.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  4 роки тому

      They can take over an area & successfully seed themselves.

  • @dakotabob10
    @dakotabob10 8 років тому +6

    Another excellent video Blanche!

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  4 роки тому

      Sorry this reply is so late--just found it today...Thanks for your support.

    • @dakotabob10
      @dakotabob10 4 роки тому

      No problem Blanche!

  • @juliemartineau8362
    @juliemartineau8362 7 місяців тому

    Your videos are as much lovely as instructive, thank you!

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  6 місяців тому

      I don't want my videos to be boring (like so many films on nature I saw when I was in elementary school) Thanks for your comment...

  • @blackkennedy3966
    @blackkennedy3966 9 місяців тому +1

    This plant grows all over my yard. It arrived a year ago and it’s been spreading. Spread throughout the whole neighborhood pretty quick.
    I never knew it was a native plant until I went to a national park in San Diego and it was all over the place and this was in October so the suckers lived through the dry waterless summer of Southern California into autumn. Very tough adaptable plant. Grows in hot, cold, dry, wet places all over the world
    I’m starting to cultivate i took cuttings of several examples of them from my yard and planted seeds too.
    Native Birds and insects love a lot them very beneficial for the local ecosystem so that’s the main reason why I’m spreading them now, but also wanna try breeding them and growing them for the berries. Cool little plant for sure. Grows year round here too. They were still producing in the winter they don’t take any breaks
    despite their toughness they definitely appreciate being babied by a human they’ve self domesticated themselves in areas I water and grow way bigger there and make more berries than in the places they don’t get watered and are just growing wild.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  8 місяців тому

      Yes it does spread--some people erroneously believe it's poisonous and so might not appreciate it. I 've heard from people from all over the world who eat the berries --and some say the leaves are good to eat as well--but I don't want to recommend them until i give them a try. Good luck with your cultivation--I bet the berries are definitely bigger when they get some love. from you..

  • @ahoyhere8113
    @ahoyhere8113 7 років тому +4

    love your videos, so useful, and also just pleasant to watch and listen to your voice. you have a great voice!

  • @toniecat1028
    @toniecat1028 4 роки тому +1

    Beautiful grand daughter!

  • @brucegainz6648
    @brucegainz6648 6 років тому +22

    I had a random edible night shade plant growing in a Lily I bought and I couldn't identify it until it was matured. And so the controversy began. And I keep telling my wife they are edible when they turn black but she thinks I'm gonna get sick lol but now I'm happy I got a bonus plant that I can let spread along my fence line.😊

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  6 років тому +8

      Your wife is wise to be cautious; show her this video and check with local naturalists about this plant. Then maybe she won't worry if you eat a few berries!

    • @indhuskitchenandvlogs
      @indhuskitchenandvlogs 5 років тому +2

      I also have a random plant in my pot and now it has lush green big leaves. Today it has flowered. Waiting for the berries😀

    • @codyr4073
      @codyr4073 Рік тому

      If the stem leave under berry is smaller then berry it's not belladonna if its stem under berry bigger then fruit its belladonna its deadly

    • @brianlanders8028
      @brianlanders8028 Рік тому

      Maybe your wife should up your life insurance, sorry but I've been told growing up to stay away from black nightshade. I trust my dearly departed grandpa, my dad and others more than some random person on UA-cam.

  • @antoniatreverton5748
    @antoniatreverton5748 7 років тому +3

    Wow love your video....always interested in what there is to eat outside.

  • @junkequation
    @junkequation Рік тому

    Thank you for this video. I love your highly informative, no nonsense style

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  Рік тому

      I appreciate your positive comments.

  • @mariax2136
    @mariax2136 7 років тому +2

    Very thorough. I appreciate you pointing you characteristics to compare between the edible plant and its lookalikes.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  Рік тому

      I always want people to be sure of a plant's characteristics before eating it.

  • @adriennefloreen
    @adriennefloreen 2 роки тому +1

    This is the best video about solanum nigrum on UA-cam. I can honestly say that because after filming mine I decided to see what other people had said about it, and I thought I'd watched all existing videos but this came up in my feed today. Many many UA-camrs have click baity scary videos acting like they're scared to eat the one berry they're trying. Others say it's edible but have strict warnings that make it sound potentially dangerous. Even some seed companies that sell cultivars warn people not to eat the berries, and some reporter in the San Francisco chronicle said it was deadly poisonous and not to touch it! Interesting for a plant that "humans" ate before the evolution of Homo sapiens! I like how you showed the different sized berries on different types, your video could be played in a university classroom as part of a botany lesson!

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  2 роки тому

      Wow! Thank you for the compliments!! I don't post anything that I haven't tried myself. Knowing that I reach people all over the world, I try to be cautious in what I feature here and perhaps that's why other UA-camrs have strict warnings in their vids. Part of the problem might be the "Nightshade" part of its name--other plants that have that common name can be problematic. Let's hope 2023 will be better than 2022 --in other words: Happy New Year!

    • @adriennefloreen
      @adriennefloreen 2 роки тому

      @@thederb720 Thank you, you did really good. This Christmas I got a cookbook with a surprise on the back. It had pictures of "wild berries" the author thought people might not know of. One was "Black Nightshade Berry" and as I was unwrapping this there was one in a pot next to me, I have two varieties and one grows little plants in pots and the other grows like ten feet tall. The author of the cook book only wrote a one sentence description, didn't write a single recipe, and apparently has no facebook, twitter, youtube, etc (when a person's got no online presence and I wanna thank them...) so I cannot even contact her. But it's a cool inclusion in the book, and I will post videos and talk about it.

  • @thebombdotcomdotcom
    @thebombdotcomdotcom 2 роки тому

    This randomly popped up in my garden so now I have a new plant to harvest. Your video helped thank you!

  • @Humble-Daniel
    @Humble-Daniel 6 років тому +1

    Of course... I've seen plenty of horse nettle and bittersweet nightshade, but not black nightshade yet in my area. Thanks for this awesome video. I love the blues song at the end also.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  6 років тому

      Keep looking--it's quite a common weed.

  • @andreareyesart
    @andreareyesart 8 років тому +6

    Hi, I just found your channel recently and I really enjoy it. :)
    Everything is well described and the video editing and footage is done well !!

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  4 роки тому

      Thanks. Keep checking my channel as I'm adding videos as quickly as i can.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  4 роки тому

      Thank you for your compliments!

  • @prioritalpanic629
    @prioritalpanic629 7 років тому +5

    Yay! Thank you so much, now I know that there is tons of Black Nightshade growing around my school.

    • @prioritalpanic629
      @prioritalpanic629 7 років тому +2

      Also, your granddaughter is so adorable!😁

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  7 років тому +4

      Just be sure that the maintenance staff at the school doesn't spray their grounds with herbicides--most likely they don't as there's so much black nightshade growing there--but it's always best to be careful and cautious.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  7 років тому +2

      She's growing up so fast. She was a baby in my black locust video & she's now fast approaching her tween years.

  • @dawnmorning
    @dawnmorning 4 роки тому +1

    Great video. Garden full of them. Thank you.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  4 роки тому +1

      They do tend to take over...

  • @TheTribeOfBenjamin
    @TheTribeOfBenjamin 3 місяці тому

    Thank you for the informative video!
    Ben

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  3 місяці тому +1

      This is one of my favorite fruits and I hope I conveyed that in this video.

  • @waheedaharrack5907
    @waheedaharrack5907 8 місяців тому +1

    I have this plant in my yard, never knew you can consume it

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  6 місяців тому +1

      Make sure of proper id before you eat this -it has some unpleasant relatives that you don't want to consume.

  • @lwashburn5026
    @lwashburn5026 6 років тому +1

    Thank you so much for this video. We have several of these growing in an area my hubby had prepared to grow strawberries. The strawberry seeds we planed didn't grow, but, these black nightshade did grow there. We waited until the berries were black, which they still are in the first week of January. Now we know they are safe to eat.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  6 років тому

      You're lucky to have these berries available in January! Here in Massachusetts they died off in late October.

  • @Ozarka_cola23
    @Ozarka_cola23 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you!! I have these growing all around my garden and I needed to know if these were edible.
    This information is very valuable

  • @MusiciansReflib
    @MusiciansReflib 3 роки тому

    I just discovered this Channel and I love it!

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you--pass the word on to your friends.

  • @madcombeel
    @madcombeel 7 років тому +3

    When I was little, I thought all nightshade was poisonous as I was told to avoid it... I did not know there were other identafiable varieties, one being edible so I found this very interesting! Thank you for this information!

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  7 років тому +5

      Me too--our parents were trying to keep us safe so they, in their ignorance, told us many plants ( that were actually edible) were poisonous or unsafe to eat. Black nightshade berries have been consumed for many years by folks in other countries--we're just catching up.

  • @lorenzakashmek6123
    @lorenzakashmek6123 6 років тому

    I love to eat this plant. I'm from Guatemala and we the natives eat this a lot down there. I was soooo happy when I found it growing in my yard in Canada. I recognized it immediately. Your video is very informative. Thank you.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  6 років тому

      This plant sure gets around- Guatemala, Canada & USA (I believe it's originally from Africa).

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  6 років тому

      Guess this plant gets around...! Thanks for the compliment.

  • @nujval
    @nujval Рік тому

    Thank you for your video. Now I'm more confident in trying some of these berries that grew up in my backyard. God bless

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  Рік тому

      Just be sure of their id and try a small amount to see how your body reacts.

  • @KR-uw8qo
    @KR-uw8qo 3 роки тому +3

    I amThai. I grew up eating this a lot. I stir fried it with garlic, red chili, oyster sauce and abit of fish sauce with crispy pork belly. It tastes great 👍:)

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  3 роки тому +1

      I love hearing about how people from all over the world use these plants-are you talking about the leaves and /or the berries as some use one or the other or both? I concentrate on the berries rather than the leaves.

    • @KR-uw8qo
      @KR-uw8qo 3 місяці тому

      The leave, but use the tip that still young leafs. Not just the leafs alone break it with some branches that still young. Like the tip two branches.
      The barries l just eat fresh it when it purple.

  • @mittawang9725
    @mittawang9725 2 роки тому

    Panen panen... asyikkkk
    Sukses dan salam silaturahmi

  • @GravityFair
    @GravityFair 2 роки тому

    This has taken over my garden and I kept ripping it out, for fear it would harm me and my children and for nothing! Thank you!!

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  2 роки тому

      on't overdo eating the berries--especially the children-- to make sure you don't have an adverse reaction, which cam happen when eating a new food...

  • @bhaktuhlife
    @bhaktuhlife 3 роки тому

    Your voice is therapeutic. Thank you

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  3 роки тому

      And thanks for taking the time to compliment me.

  • @eleonorabartoli2225
    @eleonorabartoli2225 Місяць тому

    Love the music too: nice surprise!

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  Місяць тому +1

      I always try to find suitable music--especially from people who are talented but haven't yet been "discovered."

  • @williamwhite9481
    @williamwhite9481 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much! I just found this plant in the woods and it just looked delicious. I spent about half an hour trying to figure out if its edible and then i found this video. Thank you

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  4 роки тому

      I tend to find these in more open areas than in the woods; make sure your id is correct.

    • @williamwhite9481
      @williamwhite9481 4 роки тому

      @@thederb720 thank you. I'm 99% sure its it but im doing that edibility test where you start off with a very little bit and every couple days you slowly take more and more until you know wether its edible or not. So far im feeling fine. It had the little white flowers with five pedals, the leaves looked exactly the same too. But no matter hiw sure i think I am, im still going to do the edibility test just to be sure

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  4 роки тому +1

      @@williamwhite9481 It's better to be cautious than sick!

  • @tiandaochouqin10
    @tiandaochouqin10 8 років тому

    Enjoyed the video very much. Thanks. Having one black nightshade vine in the backyard, which attracts a lot of birds.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  Рік тому

      Thank you--I don't know why i'm seeing your comment from 6 years ago just now!

  • @andibenson6834
    @andibenson6834 4 роки тому

    Great informative video. Nice to have the comparison to the dangerous varieties. We have just discovered the benefits of this tasty little weed ! Happy to let it grow.

  • @kaytlinjustis5643
    @kaytlinjustis5643 Рік тому

    Thank you very much for your video on Edible Nightshade and its poisonous cousins! It's wonderful to learn something new, along with the review of information for a new Forager In-The -Making! God Bless! 🍇🍑🍒

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  Рік тому

      Good luck on your new adventure in learning about edible plants; I'm pleased to be a part of it...

  • @ChowdhuryTahin
    @ChowdhuryTahin 2 роки тому

    Informative 💐💐❤️

  • @chanahera
    @chanahera Рік тому

    Kia ora from NZ we call this healing kai/food Poroporo... grew up a kid harvesting, growing eating Poroporo I'm 61 year(s)
    Good video... great to hear you eat these healing leaves/kai also.
    Mauri ora 🇳🇿👍🏻

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  9 місяців тому

      II'm about to try these leaves as soon as i can find some this spring.

    • @chanahera
      @chanahera 9 місяців тому

      Kia ora - enjoy the healthy goodness of tenei special kai/food
      The leave(s) hold the most vitality - nutrition a boost kai.
      Simple to cook and prepare.
      I've only today sent a FB invite request... your find a recent vid post I shared relative to poroporo.
      Grew up a kid eating along with family eating this humble wild weed, along with puha/sow thistle, dandelion roots/leave all them considered wild weeds NAH they're not all good kai.
      Enjoy poroporo kai 👍🏼

  • @softcolly8753
    @softcolly8753 Рік тому +1

    This randomly grew in a pot I have with other plants here in Spain. No idea where the seed appeared from.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  Рік тому

      Most likely, birds--they do get around...

  • @OFFICAL-UB_onthemic
    @OFFICAL-UB_onthemic 2 роки тому

    Watched several videos with different people but after this video I’m super confident and completely trust you

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  2 роки тому

      It’s always good to check with various sources to be absolutely sure of I’d-the best way is to go on a plant id walk with someone who has actually tried the plants they talk about.

  • @jnpg
    @jnpg 5 років тому

    Thanks for this video! I am in the North Carolina Piedmont and found a few of these plants. I think the berries are very tasty! This is the only place I was able to identify this plant.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  5 років тому

      It's fairly weedy so it should be plentiful in disturbed areas. Keep looking!

  • @ironDsteele
    @ironDsteele 7 років тому +4

    I foolishly ate Atropa berries once because I was young and uneducated. I went on what I will call a "spiritual journey" for a while. I woke up with what felt like the worst hangover ever. From what I've read, I'm lucky to be alive.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  7 років тому +5

      Atropa is used as a medicine but in controlled amounts. It's said that the difference between a medicine & poison is how much is consumed; luckily you were able to tolerate the amount you ate.

  • @alessandromariani3015
    @alessandromariani3015 Рік тому

    very well done documentary!

  • @joybickerstaff194
    @joybickerstaff194 4 роки тому

    Hello Blanche! I saw this same exact plant n my backyard last year, I wasn’t sure if it was good or bad, so I did the old way testing, they have a sweetness to them. I sure hope they come back this year!!!!! Thank u

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  4 роки тому

      They probably will--they're considered to be weeds.

  • @nazarite8326
    @nazarite8326 Рік тому

    You have anew sub... I have so many of these in my back yard !😊

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  Рік тому

      Thanks for the sub--spread the word...

  • @zzh0601
    @zzh0601 8 років тому +5

    Very helpfull . Thank you!

  • @misssilentmoo9524
    @misssilentmoo9524 3 роки тому

    Thank you for this! I had a few Black Nightshade spring up with my vegetables and was curious about if they could be eaten. Loved the video.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  3 роки тому +1

      These berries are so often overlooked- I hope this video can do a little to change that…

  • @grahamrdyer6322
    @grahamrdyer6322 8 років тому

    Thanks for this young lady, I never would thought these where edible.

  • @paigehensley5226
    @paigehensley5226 7 років тому +4

    Thank you so much for this! I have this in my garden and I am happy to report it is the edible one. I planted peppers, but somehow these came up instead. I guess my pepper plants couldn't compete.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  5 років тому +2

      It's interesting this happened, as both Black Nightshade & Peppers are in the same family (Solanaceae).

    • @alecz1k
      @alecz1k 2 роки тому

      Same thing happened here, I was expecting bell peppers and got those instead.

  • @OtherSide..
    @OtherSide.. 2 роки тому

    Good work

  • @comuniunecuosho-campulbudi7611

    Very informative

  • @2Hearts3
    @2Hearts3 3 роки тому

    Thank you for this clear, informative video. Found this plant today, and consulted your video for information. Will try it.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  2 роки тому

      TRy a little at first to see how your bod reacts...

  • @thetacticaltortoises
    @thetacticaltortoises 8 років тому

    Great video

  • @homesteadgamer1257
    @homesteadgamer1257 10 місяців тому

    Black nightshade grows abundantly and wild around my house in the forest I live in. It was so cool seeing them grow this last year, all their little ripe berries dotted with their pretty little white flowers. I left a bunch for the insects and birds, but I harvested about a pint last year. This year, I'm going to harvest much more and try to make some jam. I hope it turns out good, because they smell like salsa to me when I picked them!
    I also have the bittersweet nightshade growing wildly around my forest, thought i didn't know what it was until this video. I always wondered why birds never ate it.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  10 місяців тому

      It would be interesting to know how your jam turns out...

  • @kxtji
    @kxtji 5 місяців тому

    I love your videos miss

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  Місяць тому

      I'm glad they appeal to you.

  • @andyroo3022
    @andyroo3022 2 роки тому

    I have weeded this from my garden on Australia. I was aware it was nightshade, but thought it was the poisonous deadly nightshade. I can now see there is a significant difference. With the poisonous one having the larger flowers, single larger berries with large sepal bases. Thankyou.

  • @zootybeano
    @zootybeano 4 роки тому

    I tasted the ones that are a weed in my garden. Sweet, seedy and very blue juice, I did spit it out but drying some berries for seeds.
    Very good video that makes it clear.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  4 роки тому

      if you plant them,they will come! All I do is throw berries on the ground,stomp on themso they're somewhat covered, and i usually get some plants without any effort.

  • @trishbishop3923
    @trishbishop3923 4 роки тому

    Very interesting! Given plants and picked berry clusters, hoping the lighter berries will ripen ! Loved seeing you harvest berries and notice that you didn’t pull hard to get the ripe ones off, that teaches me to be patient! Guess I’ll have to wait until closer to fall to pick? I live in the NE corner of Kansas..

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  4 роки тому

      Our area has been in a drought for a while, so the berries aren't ripening as early as some other years. Usually I gather them around Labor Dat here in MA but I may have to wait longer this year.

  • @MileHighHiker8888
    @MileHighHiker8888 3 роки тому +1

    Oh, thank god I saw this! I had so many of the black nightshade in my garden last year and people in my garden group said they were deadly nightshade so I was panicked so weeded them out but couldn’t get all the berries

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  3 роки тому +1

      That's the trouble with common names --they can cause confusion .But it's always wise to be cautious & make sure of proper id of any plant you may consider eating. Probably the plants will return--after all, they're hardy weeds!

  • @GrizzlyGroundswell
    @GrizzlyGroundswell 5 років тому

    This is so helpful! I have these everywhere here in Ohio and was struggling to rid my pastures of it, but noticed the leaves were always eaten by insects. I thought they were poisonous so was always trying to get rid of them. Now I know it is another great resource on our homestead! I guess I will be spreading seed this fall for a good harvest next year!

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  5 років тому +1

      These grow easily (as they are considered to be weeds) but the fruit is good.
      In Africa, people eat the leaves as well. I haven't yet --they get eaten by insects fairly early in their growth.

    • @AichJay74
      @AichJay74 4 роки тому +1

      Thank you for this! I always thought they smelled vaguely like tomatoes when I pulled them, now I'll have to try them instead of discarding them!

  • @phillipmerritt1428
    @phillipmerritt1428 6 років тому +1

    I really liked your 50th's video and the music you had with. New survival Bushcraft prepping but I really like your plants talk to. Gingdah 🚶💀

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  6 років тому +1

      I definitely think that knowledge of edible plants can help with survival, bushcraft & prepping so I'm pleased you find may video informative.

  • @0287meenakshi
    @0287meenakshi 5 років тому +1

    Amazing Explanation !! I was very shocked when I read in wikipedia on the mention on it being poisonous by the name "Solanum Nigrum". In South India(Tamil nadu) its called as Manathakali and its a yummy delicacy along with rice(curries are made of leaves and the salt dried fruits ) . One of my favourite and i am happy she explained it clearly that there are deceptive family members of this plant . The difference it definitely huge that someone who is used to it must not make a mistake identifying the right black night shade.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  5 років тому +1

      In the USA many people don't know about the virtues of black nightshade; people in other countries such as yours are much more informed than we are. Hopefully this video will inform those who think this plant is poisonous to change their minds.But it's also important to know poisonous plants that might be confused with it--proper id is always a must before eating any new plant!

  • @jjayneartworkx
    @jjayneartworkx 6 років тому

    Thank you! I foraged a few branches here in California at the lake we go to because they looked like miniature tomatoes. I was able to root a branch and ripen the berries for seeds from the other branches. I identified but was unsure about eating any until I just found and watched your video. 😊🌱❤

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  6 років тому

      Glad it worked out for you. Most people consider black nightshade to be a weed- but you gave it a try! :)

  • @watchtube1412
    @watchtube1412 7 років тому +33

    awe man! I wish i watched this vid before I cut all of my plants X(

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  7 років тому +8

      They may come back; they're weeds, after all! :)

    • @juniekalu9340
      @juniekalu9340 4 роки тому

      Me, too! A friend from El Salvador told me that they eat this plant but she hasn’t tried eating the ones growing in her backyard for fear of pesticide contamination. Now I’m going to be mindful and wait for the next blackberries to come up. I can’t wait to try them.

  • @lesreyneke1142
    @lesreyneke1142 3 роки тому

    Thanks, very educational, especially since you show the dangerous ones. We have some of the good stuff on our stand and will enjoy them now we are educated.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  3 роки тому

      Glad You found this info useful & will give the fruit a try…

  • @Ciro99000
    @Ciro99000 8 місяців тому +1

    Indian name is Manathakkali....... botanical name is Solanum nigrum and the English name is 'Black night shade', Sun berry or 'wonder berry'.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  6 місяців тому +1

      When a plant has many names, It 's a sign that many people have found uses for it...

  • @nathanheuton7313
    @nathanheuton7313 4 роки тому

    I've seen these berries, but never knew they're edible. Thank you for the great video!

  • @kennethnovak9102
    @kennethnovak9102 2 місяці тому

    Thank you, I didn't know what they were and when I heard nightshade, it freaked me out a bit because I tasted one. I replanted the plant that was growing in my rose bush, to it's own spot, & we'll see how it grows for next fall.

  • @giorgostraik
    @giorgostraik 5 років тому

    Πολύ ωραίο βίντεο. Ευχαριστούμε !!!

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  5 років тому +1

      I appreciate your compliment!

  • @barryfennell9723
    @barryfennell9723 6 років тому +2

    Your accent is occasionally pronounced and very pleasant.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  Рік тому

      I'm grew up in the "Bawston " (Massachusetts area.

  • @celiamorelli8646
    @celiamorelli8646 6 років тому +1

    Thank you for this valuable information.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  6 років тому

      Thank you for your positive comment!

  • @eduardalanbulut
    @eduardalanbulut 6 років тому +1

    Unbelievably good content and explanation. Thank you. I was wondering how to identify them easily in nature.

  • @Faith-dj7hs
    @Faith-dj7hs 7 років тому

    I sure would like to see you upload just a few more videos maybe couple a week? love your ch. / your easy to listen too :-) you appear to be pretty good with the camera and editing.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  7 років тому +3

      Believe me, so would I but it takes me a long time to make these videos as I often film plants during several seasons so I can show them in different stages of growth. I edit my footage usually in the colder months as I'm busy leading weed walks and foraging during the warmer months.

    • @Faith-dj7hs
      @Faith-dj7hs 7 років тому

      oh....well I subbed to ya :-) I love your videos, very informative.

  • @robrich8294
    @robrich8294 2 місяці тому

    Great video and chock full of informative knowledge. I am determined to find the edible tasting black nightshade. I didn’t devote any time looking for the black nightshade edibles at the proper time.
    Blanche I made autumn olive syrup, white mulberry, black mulberry, hawthorn, wineberry.
    Maine has a new berry to me called Haskap berries. A huge tree farm in Fort Kent ME.
    Lmao as I responded to this video 3 years ago !! But I will leave the comment because of the syrup making. I wonder what black nightshade syrup would taste like? I use a 11 quart steam juicer and then fill it up.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  Місяць тому

      Thanks for your Positive response and info about the Haskap berries.
      The syrup you made--was it a combo of all those fruits? I imagine not, since the ripening times of these berries are different. Sounds like black nightshade syrup might be a possibility...
      Thanks for the tip about the Haskap (aka Honeyberry) farm in Maine: they're called Allagash Farms located in New Canada ME. They have pick your own berries during the summer--it makes me want to go up there because the few we have don't produce much--they like colder climates. I want to do a future YT video on these but I can't find anyplace in the US that will mail them or powder made from them--found places in Canada and in the Uk --postage impossibly high.

  • @allang4319
    @allang4319 7 років тому

    99% these have occurred naturally on my allotment all the way over in england, grimsby! thanks very much

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  Рік тому

      They are fairly common to the chagrin of some gardeners.

  • @tamaliaalisjahbana9354
    @tamaliaalisjahbana9354 4 роки тому +1

    In Indonesia we eat the green berries and not the black ones. These we stir fry with oncom which is a sort of soya bean cake with a type of fugus growing on it. Otherwise we eat the green berries raw with rice and any other fish, chicken or meat dish. Like eating raw cucumbers with your food. They add a nice crunchy texture to the meal. Black night shade is very popular in West Java where people like to forage and eat raw vegetables with their meals.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  2 роки тому

      Fascinating--because I've received comments about how the green berries are not recommended to eat! Perhaps the soil is different in areas of the world where the green berries are considered not edible? I don't know...but clearly they are an important part of your cuisine.

  • @andymelero9316
    @andymelero9316 4 роки тому

    Thank you for this informative video. I just got some seeds for these plants and looking forward to them. I was a bit skeptical but have done the research and went forward with ordering them.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  4 роки тому

      Good luck--they should grow as they are weedy...

  • @ericksandoval5134
    @ericksandoval5134 Рік тому

    Very good information, thank you.

  • @quezonviloria1828
    @quezonviloria1828 7 місяців тому +1

    Black nightshade. I have this in my planter. I thought it was poisonous.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  6 місяців тому

      Not this member of the nightshade family...Be sure of your id before eating...

  • @lesliehernandez3519
    @lesliehernandez3519 3 роки тому

    I love your video, the way that you explain it it is so awesome. . Thank you ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  3 роки тому +1

      I appreciate your support.

  • @lieblee3063
    @lieblee3063 4 роки тому

    Thank you for sharing 🙏🙏

  • @CatoptricCistula
    @CatoptricCistula 2 роки тому

    I had been placing a variety of tomato seeds in various parts of the yard as well as pepper seeds and noticed these growing, and realized it must have been wild, as none of the seed packets I had been growing even managed to establish, and it must have been a plant that attempted to grow throughout the years but was always cut down before anything could form. It must be more suited to the environment, and though some concern about it potentially being toxic exists (I assumed it required cooking) it seems perfectly safe when ripened. None of the fruits are ready yet though within a day the green fruit turned completely black, and I believe these are the smaller berries.

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  2 роки тому +1

      It's in the same family as tomato so it probably likes similar growing conditions. just make sure it's black nightshade & not any of the toxic lookalikes I pictured in this video.

    • @CatoptricCistula
      @CatoptricCistula 2 роки тому

      @@thederb720 Indeed, it is one of the safe ones. Thank you.

  • @cathrinrobitaille7719
    @cathrinrobitaille7719 7 років тому

    I love your channel!

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  Рік тому

      Thanks -I appreciate your positive comment.

  • @jeanwonnacott2718
    @jeanwonnacott2718 Рік тому

    I had one pop up in my garden compost, I think. Just lived 24 hrs after ingesting my first berry!! August 2023....unmistakably black nightshade. Just wait till ready to drop, to be super safe. 😊😊😊

    • @thederb720
      @thederb720  Рік тому

      It's always good to be cautious--when trying any new plant, go slow and eat a small amount to see how your body reacts.