Prevent Weeds with a Weed: Lambsquarters (and eat it too)
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- Опубліковано 26 бер 2016
- Suburban Homestead S2EP14 Here's a crazy idea: why not use a weed to prevent other weeds in the garden. Lambsquarters is an edible weed that is perfect for that. I found this out by serendipity but this is a interesting concept to try in your organic vegetable garden. It's a way to getting more out of your garden with a low effort garden.
Preventing weeds in the vegetable garden was never easier.
Created by: Siloé Oliveira - Навчання та стиль
Lambsquarter is fantastic. One of the coolest things about permaculture is unlearning everything we were previously taught (ex. pulling everything from our yards and gardens that we didn't plant by seed) and discovering a bigger picture view on how our gardens grow. Great video - very educational and detailed.
It is delicious and nutritious and above all free and easy. Thanks
Thank you so much for making this video. You helped me to identify 2 wild plants in my garden that I at first thought were weeds. Turns out there is NO such thing as a weed, I am learning and seeing these wild plants in a whole new perspective. Your video on how to prevent weeds with weeds and a little book I carry with me ''The Weed Forager's Handbook'' helped me to identify lambsquarter and wild carrot in my garden.
I JUST wrote a blog post about eating weeds, and Lambsquarter was in there. I am going to ad this link to show them some recipes that can be made with it! Awesome job!
+MIgardener | Simple Organic Gardening & Sustainable Living That's awesome. I'll be checking that post for sure, since I'm getting more and more interested in foraging. Thanks Luke for your support. It means a lot!
So much time and energy over the years has been has been spent pulling *weeds*. Its good to see that so many people are coming around and noticing all the wild edibles that 'volunteer' to grow in gardens everywhere. Always check to be sure they are not toxic, and be amazed what is out there, often long before the *planted* greens are ready to harvest! Well done again SH.
They are amazing! They recreate soil so they are almost like the platelets in our blood, clotting up a wound.
Just discovered lamb quarter last year. Love it!!!
You take the simplest ingredients and make them special. Your videos are always such a visual artistic treat. Groovy song too.
+superslyfoxx1 Thanks! I'm glad you liked the song. We are just having fun really. no rules :-)
Beautifully done with exactly the caveats necessary and so often neglected.
thank you for sharing this. very helpful!
Fantastic video Siloe !! Thank you
+Tim Huffman Thanks Tim!
Loving your channel from Georgia!
+Mr. Mike Thanks!
Our lambsquartes are just coming up. We are excited to use them a bunch this year! And I totally agree with you about Lolita's Garden! Love that channel!!!
+Road to the Farm Have fun with the lambsquarters. Ian is the best!
After watching this video my boys promptly ran out to the field and picked a bunch then they grabbed chives from the garden and sautéed them just like they watched. It was great! Thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you! I love trying to use and learn about edible weeds. I think many plants and greens like these are missing from the US diet that we really need for their nutritional content. You've given me reason to have mercy this common weed ...until I eat them of course. I love the idea of using them as a ground cover. Great idea! Purslane and sheep sorrel are good to eat also.
I just found you today and subscribed immediately. I’m a gardener in PA and I just love growing all things! I loved this video the most because I’m constantly pulling out weeds but if they are edible, tasty and nutritious then I want to consume them! Please more foraging videos but I have enjoyed most of your work. I’m an artist too! I haven’t seen your work yet but I will definitely check it out. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!
Eileen Mason thanks and welcome to the channel
Great video- great quality- really enjoyed
+HomeSteadHow Thanks!
Awesome videos, very informative and entertaining. Two down, many more to go!
+BBQ Junkie I'm glad you are enjoying the channel!
I Love this video! I just discovered Lambs Quarter, it grows all over my backyard, along with Mallow and Stinging Nettle, two other super beneficial "weeds".
+Periwinkle Bleu And people complain about free food growing in their lawns.
I can't even tell you how much I love your videos, your perspective and gentle love for nature. I love lambs quarter and I'm with you, harvesting is a beautiful way to reframe such an activity.
+FRESH PRINCESS Its all about how we see the world!
Are you a plant based eater?
+FRESH PRINCESS Yes. I've been vegetarian since 2007 and decided to exclude dairy and eggs about 2 years ago.
I have arthritis in my bad hip. I cut out dairy a few months ago when I was putting together a cleanse for my brother, so that I could experience the diet along with him and be better able to tailor it for his needs. Well, the arthritis pain went away. I have had cheese once and yogurt once when friends brought dinner and the pain came back for three days both times. Looks like no dairy for me either. I've been conflicted as a vegetarian and we have a really lovely tiny local creamery that I enjoy supporting but I feel better not eating it. I do love my hens and won't give them up, but a primarily plant based diet is so much easier on my body and mind.
+FRESH PRINCESS That is true. I was actually doing camera in some interviews for a documentary on physicians who are using plant based diet as a tool for helping treatment and one of the ladies there had arthritis and saw great improvement with a change of diet. We are mammals and milk is the primary food, but it is more appropriate for calves for sure. From what I've researched animal protein causes inflammation. But it seems that eggs are less harmful than dairy. It is possible to have chickens sustainably and humanely and have them help in the garden. I've come to the realization it is just not for me though. At least in my situation.
Great video. I am trying your "no double dig" garden this year. I'll be planting it with tomatoes next week. I'm really excited to try this new method. That Nathan is such a cutie!
+Karla Jasper I hope it works for you! Tell me how it goes. Nathan is quite the character.
wow, that lambsquarter sauce looks really good!
Another excellent production--you're even doing your own soundtracks now!
+davidsw92 I'm just having fun! I'm glad you liked it.
Delicious plant. I use it in salads and soups. My chickens adore the leaves.
Really well put together video. Time to grow weeds!
+Kyle LaBerge Thanks! Best thing is: anyone can do that!
Thank you for sharing. Here in Wisconsin, my lamb's quarters has not showed up YET. I liked your singing. :0)
+LARK'S GARDENS Thanks. I'm glad you didn't cover your ears :-)
thank you for sharing this. the dip looks so good. your music is very calming and the perfect addition to play with this video!
i have checked out Lolita's garden and have subscribed. thanks for pointing me in that direction. :-) 👍
My favorite ''weed'' :-D first green that I eat in the spring! Love your twist on the hummus, will try it as soon as the snow melts ;-)
+Elyse Joseph It is delicious. It's good that you appreciate it also. I hope the snow has already melted for you guys!
Snow doesn't stay, but keeps coming! It was snowing this morning as I woke up! Still a month for our last frost date...patience is a gardener's virtue ;-)
The lambsquarters hummus looks really good. I’m going to try that.
really enjoy how you edit your videos
+phxtonash Thanks. I appreciate that!
I never knew those dastardly weeds were food! Thank you again for deeper education. I'll have to check out this Lolita's Garden channel. The guy looks like a goofball, but maybe I'm wrong. Abs as always, my friend.
+Lolita's Garden They are delicious, and a variety of them is actually grown as a veggie in India. As for the guy in Lolita's garden, he may seem to be just a goofball, but there's depth to his character.
+Lolita's Garden your channel is about to blow up now Ian, dont forget the little guys.
Lambsquarters seem to be as good as Spinach -Super food and delicious recipe.
Going to try. Looks yummy like a hummus!
+Dana Chavous Yes, it is a lot like hummus but a bit more rich.
Thanks as always my gardening brother. I always eat the weeds !
+Permaculture Homestead Garden on brother, garden on...
i have a ton in my yard. my chickens love it.
cant wait to share this!
+thorhale Thank you!
suburban homestead my favorite episode so far. A real great one!!!
+thorhale Thanks! Would you mind telling me what you liked specifically so I can better understand what viewers like you are looking for?
The dip looks delicious! I hate thinning out too...and weeding. I hardly do it but I think that is an advantage of growing in containers. I'm always surprised at how many weeds are actually edible. Probably a lot bitter than the domesticated vegetables.
+Charm City Balcony Garden Yes, container gardening is much more manageable in terms of weeds. Some weeds tend to be bitter, but lambsquarter is not the case, at least with tender growth.
So yummy, I cook them and don't even tell my hubby it's not true spinach-his favorite, but bolt resistant and yummy and free.99-my favorite price!. What's not to like? this looks so delish.
+hope crews He never has to know.
Your videos are great. Did you not link to the video you said to go watch? I tired clicking the little video you inserted but that only paused the video.
lambsquarters are very popular as food in India. Sometimes they are more expensive to buy than the regular spinach. Its scientific name is Chenopodium Album.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chenopodium_album
very good videos, thank you.😂
+Rick Schulte Thanks!
I loved that song you two wrote. Your father and mother must be in awe of how artistically talented their children are. Any chance I can get the MP3?
+Lolita's Garden Thanks Ian! We were writing these songs for fun and were even joking about releasing the "full album" as suburban homestead soundtrack once we get enough tracks. I'll get you the mp3 when I get a chance.
+suburban homestead I would love that album. Thank you a million times.
Eu adoraria se tivesse legendas em português... Mas mesmo assim, AMO seus videos!!! Parabéns!
+Majestade PAA Valeu. Estou lancando estes videos em portugues no meu outro canal. procure por minha horta na cidade. Infelizmente nao tenho tempo para fazer tudo de uma vez.
I haven't tried it before but I thought the oxalic properties were greatly reduced or eliminated when cooked. I was reading about it recently as it applies to kale and spinach and other dark leafy greens.
+Gapeys Grub Yes, as far as I know cooking it helps it a lot. That is one reason I only eat lambsquarters cooked.
Chickweed is out in the very early spring do you have any recipes or experience with it? I just eat it plain right now.
Thanks,
Mark
+Nothing here I haven't explored that one yet. I'll put it in my radar.
I actually bought a book to be able to identify all our native weeds that are edible. My husband makes fun of me for letting them grow and harvesting them.
Hey Siloé!!! Great video, i have a question, are you Brazilian?
+joyce naomi takizawa Thanks Joyce, Yes, I am Brazilian. Tudo bem?
Tudo!! Adoro seus vídeos! São muito bem feitos e você sempre tem uma dica boa!
I enjoy Lambsquarters, but a few summers ago I had thousand s of plants packed tightly. They will get up to ten or more feet tall, and while attractive like bamboo, if I'd have let these go I would have had to cut them down with a chainsaw. Reminds me of jungle trekking in the west Maui mountains. A friend and I came to a place on a narrow ridge, where the fern had grown so thick and tall, that we had to throw our bodies against them and pull our way up to the top and then walk across them to move on. Lambsquarters can be like this. Eat the sprouts or the tips and feel no shame in cutting down a potential forest.
+Lex Nuss No shame at all. cut and drop also builds soil and provides mulch.
Muito bem!
Brilliant accident I am going to use this as I have the evil bind weed
can we plant under tree plez answer
+Hans Fhta Usually you want to plant vegetables in full sun. Even weeds like lambsquarter grow only in sunny locations. While it might be possible to grow some food under trees depending on how dense the shadow is, plants under shade usually grow slowly and don't produce much.
nice video! :)
are you brazilian?
+gabriel viliod vieira Sou sim!
Que bacana! Sigo seu canal há algum tempo já! Seu estilo de vida é uma inspiração para mim! Continue com os vídeos!! :)
+gabriel viliod vieira Valeu pelo incentivo, Gabriel!
My mother in law had this idea when she house sat for me a few years ago. Now I have ground elder taking over my entire yard :-(
I suppose it is not a foolproof method. :-) I hope you can regain control of your soil.
Candidly, it is a very nice plant and delicious too. The issue is it's incredibly invasive and almost impossible to remove. It's preferable to patches of bare soil though. I'd be happier if it wasn't so established but there's worse things in life :-)
You should have a weeding party. Free work for you free lunch for all.
+The Blue Farmer Now that's thinking right there!