There are few better ways to spend bright summer mornings than harvesting wild berries. Just make sure that you know what you’re picking so that you can enjoy the harvest to its fullest! These cards can help you identify wild edibles! Join The Discussion Do you go foraging for wild berri...
tickle the fruit bunches and eat only the fruit that falls off easily. Blueberries are not fully ripe until several days after they turn blue. When harvesting wild berries, be aware that it's easy to misidentify them, and not all berries are edible. Do not eat berries that you can'...
Learn stinging nettle identification quickly and easily. We show you how to identify, harvest, and prepare this vitamin-packed wild edible. I’ll never forget the timeI found out Matt was eating entire meals of wild edible plants. He would head out for a walk and return stating that he wa...
Look for a blueberry bush that’s only 1- to 2-feet tall with a low-growing habit to identify the lowbush blueberry variety (V. angustifolium), also called the wild blueberry. Lowbush blueberries tend to look more like groundcover instead of bushes, spreading via underground runners as t...
Learn how to grow a goji berry tree in your garden. I explain how long it takes to grow goji berries from seed and young plants. What are the health benefits of goji berries. Step-by-step instructions with videos and my own photos.
Elderberries and elderflower have a long history of use as food. Learn how to find, identify, harvest, process. and cook. Includes recipes for both elderflowers and elderberries.
Study the fruits to spot the persimmon. The persimmon tree produces orange or purplish berries that are 3/4 to 2 -1/2 inches in diameter with smooth outer skin that wrinkles when ripe. Identify the persimmon tree by studying its flowers. Notice that the persimmon bears female and male flowe...
The nuts/seeds produced by female Ginkgo biloba trees are an edible seasonal delicacy that should be eaten in moderation. In this article, you’ll find out how to identify, process, and eat ginkgo nuts! Ginkgo biloba nuts: edible fossils ...
Juniper berries are easy to harvest, and are ready to be picked near the end of summer when they are moist, and easily squished between your fingers. Pick Juniper Berries? bushes are popular shrubs that produce a bluish colored berry. Not all juniper berries are edible. In fact, some are...
2Know What You Want to Protect Whether you want to defend your entire yard, a small vegetable garden, or one bird feeder, it's important to identify exactly what area or surface you want to target, so you can determine what kinds of repellents to use. ...