This vlog was super helpful to me! ...... thanks to your detailed description of Bidens Alba I came to find out that what I initially thought was Biden Alba growing around my property was in fact Texas Nightshade........A whole different plant! This was a great lesson to me in the importance of identifying plants before using them. Thank you Pat!
Wow I am in NW FL. I have a ton of this. I just realized how good it is..the same time a helicopter is going over you in your video it is happening to me wow crazy synchronization..thanks for the video sister!
Thank you for the information. I have a lot of that plant in my yard. I use it for weed tea. And yes the bees and other animal loves that plant. I am going to try it. Peace and Blessing.
For cooking, it's best to use the plants before they start flowering. The only problem I have with that is I am only 100% sure it is Spanish Needle after seeing the bloom, especially if foraging.
Good to know Patrick. I have so much in my garden now that I can forage the ones that haven't blossomed yet. The leaves are also very distinct with the trilobed pattern. But definitely I agree with you. Better to wait till flowers to be sure. It'll take great cooked down or added to soup
Wow! It’s so good to know that I can use these for food. It will give me more incentive to harvest more of it from my yard. I keep some because of how much pollinators love it, but this will really help my ability to coexist peacefully with it. Thank you so much.
You can take a dropper off it for immunity support also to help fight colds. I just added a few links to the description so you can read up. Please do your research before trying anything new
@@backyardfarmerpat saute chopped garlic and onion in pan with oil until slightly brown. Add the sardines from can. Add water 1/2 cup let it boil for two minutes. Add black pepper, pinch of salt. Then add the young leaves of Bidens alba. Let it boil for one minute. Serve hot with rice. Note: the fishy odor and taste of sardines is neutralized by Bidens alba leaves. This vegetable can be used in many recipes using fish meat or products.
I sauteed some up but it was so bitter and strong I immediately had to spit it out! And i love all greens including bitter ones! Super intense. Next time, I'm going to boil them in a couple changes of water to cut down on the bitterness.
@backyardfarmerpat it was way worse than any bitter green I've ever had. I like bitter greens but this was like chewing ground up aspirin. They smelled super strong too. The flowers were good in my salad though
@@adriennef4637 hmmm. There are 2 types of Spanish needle. I've never eaten the bidens pilosa. Maybe that's what you have. Good idea never to eat it again. I'm concerned if it was the real bidens alba. Both are edible but maybe the pilosa is bitter. I have both but just haven't tried the pilosa
Video presentation is ok but would be better if we didnt have to see detailed cutting and chopping and a lot of repeating what U say. Its not nec bcz videos have transcripts if clarification is nec but U do repeat yourself a lot. Simply saying "Stir very well to incorporate seasonings" should suffice for example. You will find the video is shorter and less likely to loose the interest of ur audience. Just offering helpful input. I did sit through it and found it mildly interesting. 😊
