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.
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.
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
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. 😊
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!
Glad it was helpful!
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!
Wow! That's funny! Yes it's excellent medicine. Thanks for watching
Synchrony for sure Lillian al. just across the line of fla.
Yes, in Florida we saw it all the time as kids and knew it as a weed. Thanks for sharing.
You're very welcome
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.
Great. Let me know how you like it
Thank you so much! I really enjoy your videos and learn so much. 💚
I'm so glad! Thanks for watching
Loving this video and-learning as well
Thank you so much for watching
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.
Glad you found it helpful. My pleasure
thank you so much for the recipe! my garden is full of this plant, and now I can eat from it!
My pleasure 😊
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
My lord am loving the look and all bring mine thanks
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K you for sharing. I have this plant all around my home
That's great! Can be hard to control though
It is so invasive in my garden. I leave it in the fall for the bees.
Made this today from plants in my backyard. Delicious. A little tougher to cook than callaloo, so cooked it twice as long. Thanks for sharing Pat.
Sounds great!
Covering to spring own water would work too !
Good tip!!
Thank you so much
Ty looks really good and I made tea as well 🪴🌻💚
Great
Thanks for the helpful info!
My pleasure
Great !! Thanks never thought of making a tincture !!
Glad it was helpful!
I hv juiced it with carrots. No ill effects for me. Ive cooked with calaloo too.
It's better to use the youngest leaves.
Good to know. Thanks
Very delicious thanks
So this is good for people with diabetes, like myself I’m type 2. Can I make tea for it.?
I would do research and check with your doctor first. I can't give medical advice
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Please tell us how to use it after making the tinture
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
Best for sardines and fish soups.
Sounds great. I've never tried it like that. Do you have a recipe?
@@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.
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Returning to the garden, timing couldn't be better.
What's the deference between black jack and Spanish needle
Black Jack is bidens pilosa. This video is bidens Alba. I believe pilosa is smaller
Will this Spanish needle help with chronic cough???
I haven't personally tried for chronic cough so I would research that and definitely check what is causing the chronic cough first
Yes it will
I only eat the young buds ,raw or barely steamed
Good to know. Thanks for sharing
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.
Hmmm. Very strange. Mine were pretty mild. I've never heard of them being bitter.
@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
@@backyardfarmerpat Yes, its
Bidens pelosa.
Is Spanish needle the same as chamomile plant
No it's a different plant
No it's a different plant
Oregano give the mint
I use to give it to my rabbit
My chickens love it too
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. 😊
Thanks for the feedback
What is Bidens Alba. That is Bidens pilosa
I don't have pilosa. What I have is Alba for sure
We have the Alba species here in Florida. She's in Florida