www.eattheweeds... www.eattheweeds... Junipers are found around the world. They've been used as a spice and medicine. But not all junipers can be used.
My view is that I see a botanist taking time out of his life to film and edit short clips on plants and their uses. So what if his minor is not cinematography. I have no problems with his videos. I enjoy every minute of free knowledge I can get. Thank you Mr. Green Sir. Please ignore the film critics and continue to share your knowledge.
Hello my friend. This is just a quick post. It is intended as 'a thank you' and could be seen as 'encouragement'. I just want to show my appreciation for all you do and all you've done for everyone (me of course, included). Your videos are wonderful, entertaining and downright delightful. I look forward to EVERY one of them. I just want you to know that all your time & effort through the years, has not been in vain (hardly). You can smile, knowing; that you are loved. God bless you! Jim, in Ohio
I'm not doing anything different in filming techniques than I have in the other 137 videos. Same camera, same tripod, same audio. Perhaps viewer expectations have changed with high def TV.
I've been on your website for sometime. But just recently found out about your TH-cam channel. Thanks for your info and time, I enjoy these videos and your humor.
Thank you Mr. Dean for all that you do! Your work is very inspiring. Your videos are a joy to watch, and your website is absolutely hands down one of the best educational tools I have had the privilege of running across. Thank you so much for your time and effort... It does not go unappreciated!
I hate that edible plants have so many similar looking plants that are toxic. It's so frustrating. I'm not talking about Junipers, but this reminded me about my frustration with many other plants, like Palms and weeds.
I've watched all your videos and enjoyed/learned so much from you. Thank you very much. I don't understand how you were able to control your accent for so long. I never heard it before even once and I've been listening for almost 5 years. Lots of words end in 'er' and 'ar'sounds and you've kept your secret well up until now. Thanks again!!
I saw some robins chowing down on buckthorn berries today. Thanks for the video on junipu, or cedu. :) Interesting point about the yeast, I may just try using it in a wine recipe.
I think you solved a question I’ve had for a while. I have two juniper trees, one is open and kind of droopy (like southern Cedar, and has berries) and the other the branches point up like a Eastern Red Cedar and no berries. I live in north Florida and the two trees are growing by a pond. There are many many small trees growing nearby
Can you make a video teaching on the important of vital seed plants needed for self-sustaining purposes in survival mode crisis. I would like know how to store them and which ones are most important in nutritional value staying health when food supply is in short demand. Thanks
Thank you for clearing that up! I'd read several times online that one should eat the fruit, but not the cone - they're the same thing! I love the idea of using them to make a starter for bread. How interesting. Thank you so much for all this info : )
Hi Deane excellent video. Reminds me of when I was a boy having a 25 foot red cedar right outside our front door, about 4 feet from the steps. The birds were always stripping the outer bark off for nesting material. Cool memories, thanks.
😁 I don’t know…didn’t the doctor say put the lime in the coconut? Seriously though, love your site as I am really into knowing medicinal and eatable plants.
Actually birds can eat quite a few toxic berries. But, they do have preference and sometimes will save some berries for the famine time of late winter.
I like your teaching videos I'm learning a lot of how to live off the land. I like the way you explain things. Can you title in the name of the plants on your videos to grasp how to pronounce them correctly. Great video. Thanks
Juniper is also used in the Gormet realms for making Ginger Ale soda recipes. It can be quite a surprise to expect the flavor you grew up with and find out it has the aroma of a pine sol bottle.
Just found your channel, what a wonderful, entertaining and educational video! Your information is most useful and although I’ve only seen 2 of your videos, I hope that you have some that cover the NorthWest. I have lived in the state of Washington 20 years and have explored a little, but would love to hear your thoughts on our flora, most importantly on the wild edibles. Thank you for the work you do!
That slice of lime looks so much like a lemon slice! I always thought junipers were named for a breed of dogs medeival inquisitors used to get Talmudic rabbis to convert. (Jewnippers). I was wrong. You learn something new every day.
HA! Being the youngest of my cousins. I know the feeling of the Juniper bush quite well. 25 years later and I still get a shirt full of dried needles from time to time while mowing the lawn. Ah, memories... I'm assuming they are the toxic variety though, since the birds don't even eat them. Another great video!
So... at 11:20 the left side of the screen is the West and the right side of the screen is the East. Which all made sense when I realized where the sun was shining and that I did not see moss growing on this side of the tree trunks! :) Cheers! Enjoying my Gin!
And yes, that is a lime, not a lemon... sorry I did not mean to delete that comment. I am You Tube challenge. When ever they change the format I make mistakes for months.
Dear Deane, I live in Michigan. You mentioned the juniperus communis as living up north. Any tips on distinguishing this from potentially poisonous landscaping varieties? Thanks for all your videos. Great stuff.
I call them red cedar junipers. I can't grow apple trees cause they are all over around here. If we had a forest fire they would light up like torches.
One use I didn't hear mentioned is in making sauerkraut. I plan to start making home made kraut, and I have seen a number of recipes that include the use of juniper berries to flavor it. Have you ever tried this? Thanks for another great, informative video.
here in north east Texas we have a....weed we call wild onion that shows up in late summer through late fall they look like little green onions but taste like a cross between onion and garlic, we used to use them in stews when we camped out as kids. Is there anything I should be aware of with these plants?
Here in central Texas we have what is called "Mountain Cedar" but what is really Juniperus ashei. Do you know anything about this species? The branches often droop down similar to a southern cedar.
Hallow green Dean,,,,,question...the cedar tree,or the juniper,,,do you know if the wood is the one that people use to line cedar trunks for clothing,,,,any idea....thx,,,love your videos.
I had a thought: the American Beautyberries that I mentioned in another video are mixed in with other plants. If any of those are toxic, will the Beautyberry plant pick it up and become toxic?
hey Deano... this has nothing to do w this video...but i noticed you liked the Yams Video.. do the vines really produce yams off of the vine.. or was i seeing things..i thought yams were strictly root veggies...i LOVE the idea of growing them in pots as i live in an apt...thanks again..love yr show..!!)
I have loads of juniper trees or souther cedar trees in my back yard. Beautiful tall trees with long branches fanning out. The trees also have plenty large blue cones/berries. Is it save to consume its cones/berries?
Me and my friend found some Juniper trees out in a forest very recently, but we have some conflicting information about whether or not they are safe. My friend said he heard from people that Junipers are edible, but if you eat too much they are toxic and you start to vomit, etc. Are they talking about ALL Junipers or is that possibly referring to the more toxic ones found in landscaping? Like say, even though I know it's a spice mainly, if I straight up ate a bunch of completely wild Juniper like you were showing here- would they become toxic at some point of consuming them? or are only the mixed and Asian/European varieties toxic upon consumption? Thanks.
Mista Gibbs There are toxic juniper cones and there are less toxic juniper cones. The less toxic ones are used for cooking and spice... SPARINGLY. The more toxic ones are not used. Even the juniper cones used for food flavoring and medicine are used SPARINGLY. They irritate the kidneys. If you eat a lot of the useable ones they will make you sick. Think spice, think medicine, not food.
thanks for clarifing.. i was wonderng if i NUTTY or what...lol... and thanks for a fast reply... also. are there any goodies in aquadic plants to be used..? may be a show in that ?)
I have one of these trees in my yard. It is pretty good size and is loaded down with the berries. Mine are a light blue mainly and a few are the dark blue. I was wondering if I can make a rub with the light blue ones, or do you have to wait until they are dark blue? Thanks
I think all limes turn yellow when fully ripe. When limes are ripe the sugar content is higher they turn yellow and lose the distinct unripe lime flavor and taste more like lemons.
@@searchgooglerdwolff384 My limes turn yellow. They are still delicious either green or yellow. I use them in my lemonade along with tangerines, oranges and even lemons, whatever citrus is ripe and available. Every batch is unique! Ha ha ! Cheers!
My view is that I see a botanist taking time out of his life to film and edit short clips on plants and their uses. So what if his minor is not cinematography. I have no problems with his videos. I enjoy every minute of free knowledge I can get. Thank you Mr. Green Sir. Please ignore the film critics and continue to share your knowledge.
Being German, I frequently use Juniper berries when cooking deer roast. It imparts a most delicious taste to the meat. Great video!
Hello my friend. This is just a quick post. It is intended as 'a thank you' and could be seen as 'encouragement'. I just want to show my appreciation for all you do and all you've done for everyone (me of course, included). Your videos are wonderful, entertaining and downright delightful. I look forward to EVERY one of them. I just want you to know that all your time & effort through the years, has not been in vain (hardly). You can smile, knowing; that you are loved. God bless you! Jim, in Ohio
And having grown up in Texas, I find your Southern accent quite relaxing!
i really wish i could flip through the channels of nothing on tv and sit down and watch an hour of you every day
I'm not doing anything different in filming techniques than I have in the other 137 videos. Same camera, same tripod, same audio. Perhaps viewer expectations have changed with high def TV.
I've been on your website for sometime. But just recently found out about your TH-cam channel. Thanks for your info and time, I enjoy these videos and your humor.
Thank you Mr. Dean for all that you do! Your work is very inspiring. Your videos are a joy to watch, and your website is absolutely hands down one of the best educational tools I have had the privilege of running across. Thank you so much for your time and effort... It does not go unappreciated!
I hate that edible plants have so many similar looking plants that are toxic. It's so frustrating. I'm not talking about Junipers, but this reminded me about my frustration with many other plants, like Palms and weeds.
I've watched all your videos and enjoyed/learned so much from you. Thank you very much. I don't understand how you were able to control your accent for so long. I never heard it before even once and I've been listening for almost 5 years. Lots of words end in 'er' and 'ar'sounds and you've kept your secret well up until now. Thanks again!!
I saw some robins chowing down on buckthorn berries today. Thanks for the video on junipu, or cedu. :) Interesting point about the yeast, I may just try using it in a wine recipe.
I think you solved a question I’ve had for a while. I have two juniper trees, one is open and kind of droopy (like southern Cedar, and has berries) and the other the branches point up like a Eastern Red Cedar and no berries. I live in north Florida and the two trees are growing by a pond. There are many many small trees growing nearby
Can you make a video teaching on the important of vital seed plants needed for self-sustaining purposes in survival mode crisis. I would like know how to store them and which ones are most important in nutritional value staying health when food supply is in short demand. Thanks
Thank you for clearing that up! I'd read several times online that one should eat the fruit, but not the cone - they're the same thing! I love the idea of using them to make a starter for bread. How interesting. Thank you so much for all this info : )
Hi Deane excellent video. Reminds me of when I was a boy having a 25 foot red cedar right outside our front door, about 4 feet from the steps. The birds were always stripping the outer bark off for nesting material. Cool memories, thanks.
😁 I don’t know…didn’t the doctor say put the lime in the coconut? Seriously though, love your site as I am really into knowing medicinal and eatable plants.
Actually birds can eat quite a few toxic berries. But, they do have preference and sometimes will save some berries for the famine time of late winter.
I like your teaching videos I'm learning a lot of how to live off the land. I like the way you explain things. Can you title in the name of the plants on your videos to grasp how to pronounce them correctly. Great video. Thanks
Juniper is also used in the Gormet realms for making Ginger Ale soda recipes. It can be quite a surprise to expect the flavor you grew up with and find out it has the aroma of a pine sol bottle.
I've listened to you for 20 seconds, Your funny .
Just found your channel, what a wonderful, entertaining and educational video! Your information is most useful and although I’ve only seen 2 of your videos, I hope that you have some that cover the NorthWest. I have lived in the state of Washington 20 years and have explored a little, but would love to hear your thoughts on our flora, most importantly on the wild edibles. Thank you for the work you do!
"Its been used to kill people and things like that" 😂 love this guy! And he's educational!
these wonderful "berries" make great pickling spice and are wonderful with game meats like venison.
That slice of lime looks so much like a lemon slice! I always thought junipers were named for a breed of dogs medeival inquisitors used to get Talmudic rabbis to convert. (Jewnippers). I was wrong. You learn something new every day.
thanks for taking time to make your videos dean, very informative ..they also make very nice little bonsai trees....thanks green dean...
HA! Being the youngest of my cousins. I know the feeling of the Juniper bush quite well. 25 years later and I still get a shirt full of dried needles from time to time while mowing the lawn. Ah, memories... I'm assuming they are the toxic variety though, since the birds don't even eat them. Another great video!
Wow you finally doing a video on Junipers thanks
Dean, seeing how we need the rain, could you schedule a video shoot here in Kansas? Love the series!
So... at 11:20 the left side of the screen is the West and the right side of the screen is the East. Which all made sense when I realized where the sun was shining and that I did not see moss growing on this side of the tree trunks! :)
Cheers! Enjoying my Gin!
i love your presentation. you speak in such a way that ups your 'interestingness level.' too bad my professors in college did not have your touch.
You had me at the gin and tonic lol
I don't know... I had some complaints, I used it. I had complains that I used it. I didn't think it needed it. So I've undone it.
We have prostrate wild juniper. Makes a delicious tea. Has needles like a spruce tree.
I have a bunch of acres of juniper trees in northern Arizona. They are editable and I’m looking for a use for them.
Thank you, I love your style, and chock full of knowledge too. subscribed :)
I idid.... and of course they are all mentioned on the related article on my website with pronunciations.
You need to make more videos. I really enjoy these.
And yes, that is a lime, not a lemon... sorry I did not mean to delete that comment. I am You Tube challenge. When ever they change the format I make mistakes for months.
Dear Deane, I live in Michigan. You mentioned the juniperus communis as living up north. Any tips on distinguishing this from potentially poisonous landscaping varieties? Thanks for all your videos. Great stuff.
I call them red cedar junipers. I can't grow apple trees cause they are all over around here. If we had a forest fire they would light up like torches.
Wow! What a find!
One use I didn't hear mentioned is in making sauerkraut. I plan to start making home made kraut, and I have seen a number of recipes that include the use of juniper berries to flavor it. Have you ever tried this? Thanks for another great, informative video.
here in north east Texas we have a....weed we call wild onion that shows up in late summer through late fall they look like little green onions but taste like a cross between onion and garlic, we used to use them in stews when we camped out as kids. Is there anything I should be aware of with these plants?
Please tell me how you became so knowledgeable about what weeds to eat and how to eat them!
Very nice discussion!!! Thank you!!!!!!! Where do the grow best! Texas or Michigan?
Oh, thank you I see. two types that one is red soda apple.
very much enjoy your videos !
Here in central Texas we have what is called "Mountain Cedar" but what is really Juniperus ashei. Do you know anything about this species? The branches often droop down similar to a southern cedar.
Hallow green Dean,,,,,question...the cedar tree,or the juniper,,,do you know if the wood is the one that people use to line cedar trunks for clothing,,,,any idea....thx,,,love your videos.
Actually I answered that two or three weeks ago... a tropical soda apple, NOT EDIBLE>
I like your shirt!
Hello dean I have a question about the yeast from the juniper berrys. How do you go about extracting the yeast from them?
Wouldn't worry , can use yeast along in recipes 😉
very good video on a very useful plant
I live in Maine and have the wild type. I'd like to know when to pick them if I want to use them in Sauerkraut....green, bluish, or dark
Dark are the best by far
Just wondering what you are doing these days. Have not seen a new vid in quite a long time.. ive been a long time subscriber.
I had a thought: the American Beautyberries that I mentioned in another video are mixed in with other plants. If any of those are toxic, will the Beautyberry plant pick it up and become toxic?
Very informative video series. Thanks for sharing.
hey Deano... this has nothing to do w this video...but i noticed you liked the Yams Video.. do the vines really produce yams off of the vine.. or was i seeing things..i thought yams were strictly root veggies...i LOVE the idea of growing them in pots as i live in an apt...thanks again..love yr show..!!)
What about needle (leaf) uses?
Hello Dean - This question is completely unrelated to this video but, do you know anything about the Alpine pasqueflower and its fruit?
You don't. You put them in some sugar water in a warm place and let them start fermenting.
is the common juniper native to Florida?
I have loads of juniper trees or souther cedar trees in my back yard. Beautiful tall trees with long branches fanning out. The trees also have plenty large blue cones/berries. Is it save to consume its cones/berries?
Yes good for lung
cedar, juniper are they the same. Here in Virginia we have the up pointing variety but I think we call it a cedar. cedar=juniper??
Slice of Lime.
I prefer lime over lemon.
Me and my friend found some Juniper trees out in a forest very recently, but we have some conflicting information about whether or not they are safe. My friend said he heard from people that Junipers are edible, but if you eat too much they are toxic and you start to vomit, etc. Are they talking about ALL Junipers or is that possibly referring to the more toxic ones found in landscaping? Like say, even though I know it's a spice mainly, if I straight up ate a bunch of completely wild Juniper like you were showing here- would they become toxic at some point of consuming them? or are only the mixed and Asian/European varieties toxic upon consumption? Thanks.
Mista Gibbs There are toxic juniper cones and there are less toxic juniper cones. The less toxic ones are used for cooking and spice... SPARINGLY. The more toxic ones are not used. Even the juniper cones used for food flavoring and medicine are used SPARINGLY. They irritate the kidneys. If you eat a lot of the useable ones they will make you sick. Think spice, think medicine, not food.
Well J. communis is usually in the wild and the toxic ones in landscaping.
Sedona, AZ has many junipers of different varieties with lots of berries I was wondering if any of these are an edible variety?
Heidi Karcher SAME! I've been making gin in New Mexico and would love to be sure that the ones I'm using are good
do the green berries have the same medical uses as the blue ones? also, do they eventually turn blue? someone PLEASE reply!!
So is Juniperus californica the fruit is only edible right ?
Very informative. Much Blessings to you. Thanks for sharing, Lord-Jesus-Christ dot
Dean, will you do me a favor and go over to JadaPRT and see if you know what plant that is ? thank you.
the only juniper I know is a bush 🤔🤔,
I live in the mountains.
Dean; I can hear a dialect in your speech, but do not where it is from. May you share?
Awesome shirt! Where can I get one of those?
What are they suppose to taste like? I tried tasting once but could not say.
thanks for clarifing.. i was wonderng if i NUTTY or what...lol... and thanks for a fast reply... also. are there any goodies in aquadic plants to be used..? may be a show in that ?)
awesome video thank you
I have one of these trees in my yard. It is pretty good size and is loaded down with the berries. Mine are a light blue mainly and a few are the dark blue. I was wondering if I can make a rub with the light blue ones, or do you have to wait until they are dark blue? Thanks
Looks like lemon to me! LOL
I found some red color juniper berries on young bushes, and they tested better (sweeter) than the blue ones from big trees. Have u seen red ones?
Denis Patronavich They can have a red hue as they age.
Thanks! I think these were from last year that were still on the bush.
Those things in the are bulbils. They are not yams. The yam is in the ground.
I'm undoing it now.
should you never use that?
Sweet shirt!
Do one on skullcap! My favorite!!!
Not that I know of.
Juniperus monosperma is it ediable this is the juniper in my neck of the woods
Sounds like you just returned from a lahng trip hup nhath.
lime?
Called berries but actually cones, k, got it.
Round Cones! :) LOL!!
Your audio keeps going in and out as far as being able to understand you. I'd love to know all of what your saying.
why do you call a slice of lemon. lime?
Do you have yellow colored limes?
I think all limes turn yellow when fully ripe. When limes are ripe the sugar content is higher they turn yellow and lose the distinct unripe lime flavor and taste more like lemons.
@@searchgooglerdwolff384 My limes turn yellow. They are still delicious either green or yellow. I use them in my lemonade along with tangerines, oranges and even lemons, whatever citrus is ripe and available. Every batch is unique! Ha ha ! Cheers!
WOW !!!
ok thank you
Hey Deane,
I just wanted to let you know I gave you a nod in my latest vid. "Winter Tree ID 1 Conifers "
Tim.
i love juniper berries, just popping a few in my mouth. :) FLAVOR
The utah juniper taste delicious =D
How did you end up with measles? Did you not get vaccinated?
There was no measles vaccine when I was a kid. I got the measles about 15 years before the vaccine was created.
Don't discount the health benefits of lime!😂
Your voice reminds me of George Carlin's
I've been told my humor resembles his.