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#213133 - 12/16/10 03:12 AM Growing Winter Wild Edibles ....
vja4Him Offline
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I've recently taken up a new hobby, learning wild edibles! This is my list for my first order of California winter wild edibles, that I will plant in and around my garden and yard.

1) Calendula (Calendula officinalis)
2) Chervil: Great Green (Anthriscus cerefolium)
3) Chicory: Early Treviso (Chicorium intybus)
4) Chicory: Catalogna (Chicorium intybus)
5) Chickweed (Stellaria media)
6) Kale: Ruso-Siberian (Brassica napus)
7) Mustard: Japonica Purple Rapa Pop Mix (Brassica rapa)
8) Orach: Golden (Atriplex hortensis)
9) Orach: Green Velvet (Atriplex hortensis)
10) Orach: Magenta Magic (Atriplex hortensis)
11) Purslane: Golden (Portulaca oleracea sativa)
12) Purslane: Tall Green (Portulaca oleracea sativa)
13) Rutabaga: Joan (Brassica napus)
14) Sorrel: Garden Sorrel (Rumex acetosa)

If anyone can help me to add more winter wild edibles I could plant, please post anything that you are familiar with, or think would be a good addition.

I'm also working on a Spring, Summer and Fall Wild Edibles List. I'll start another thread for those topics later ....

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#213143 - 12/16/10 07:27 AM Re: Growing Winter Wild Edibles .... [Re: vja4Him]
LED Offline
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Registered: 09/01/05
Posts: 1474
How about Mallow? Just saw a nice patch yesterday.
Nettle-leaf Goosefoot is another one but I don't know much about it. Good luck.

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#213146 - 12/16/10 08:49 AM Re: Growing Winter Wild Edibles .... [Re: vja4Him]
dweste Offline
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Registered: 02/16/08
Posts: 2463
Loc: Central California
perennial tree/bushes:

manzanita, berries
madrone, berries
toyon, berries
california bay laurel, "nut/berries", leaves for seasoning
wild rose, "hips"
prickly pear, "pears" and leaves


other:

dandelion, new leaves, roots
plantain, leaves
thistles, leaf ribs
stinging nettle, leaves
yerba santa, leaves for "tea"
sage, leaves for seasoning

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#213155 - 12/16/10 01:14 PM Re: Growing Winter Wild Edibles .... [Re: vja4Him]
Blast Offline
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Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 07/15/02
Posts: 3760
Loc: TX
Wild onions
Henbit
Wild violets
Curled dock
Betony
Dollarweed (relative of miner's lettuce)

-Blast
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#213170 - 12/16/10 04:09 PM Re: Growing Winter Wild Edibles .... [Re: LED]
vja4Him Offline
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Posts: 4
Originally Posted By: LED
How about Mallow? Just saw a nice patch yesterday.
Nettle-leaf Goosefoot is another one but I don't know much about it. Good luck.


Thanks! I've added Mallow to my list. Do you have Mallow growing? Is it a hardy cold weather plant? I'm in Zone8/14, Ceres, California.

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#213171 - 12/16/10 04:13 PM Re: Growing Winter Wild Edibles .... [Re: dweste]
vja4Him Offline
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Registered: 12/16/10
Posts: 4
Originally Posted By: dweste
perennial tree/bushes:

manzanita, berries
madrone, berries
toyon, berries
california bay laurel, "nut/berries", leaves for seasoning
wild rose, "hips"
prickly pear, "pears" and leaves

other:

dandelion, new leaves, roots
plantain, leaves
thistles, leaf ribs
stinging nettle, leaves
yerba santa, leaves for "tea"
sage, leaves for seasoning


Unfortunately we don't have any space for berries .... I would really like to have at least an acre of berries!

Prickly Pears grow all over town. I'm hoping that I can get some starts and plant them around our yard ... I have one rose plant. Hope to get more ...

I'm adding Plantain, Thistles, Yerba Santa and Sage to my list. Haven't been able to find anyone with Danelion seeds yet ...

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#213172 - 12/16/10 04:14 PM Re: Growing Winter Wild Edibles .... [Re: Blast]
vja4Him Offline
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Registered: 12/16/10
Posts: 4
Originally Posted By: Blast
Wild onions
Henbit
Wild violets
Curled dock
Betony
Dollarweed (relative of miner's lettuce)

-Blast


I'm adding all of these to my list! Do you have these edibles growing in your yard/garden? Are they all cold weather plants?

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#213189 - 12/16/10 07:36 PM Re: Growing Winter Wild Edibles .... [Re: vja4Him]
Blast Offline
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Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 07/15/02
Posts: 3760
Loc: TX
Originally Posted By: vja4Him
Originally Posted By: Blast
Wild onions
Henbit
Wild violets
Curled dock
Betony
Dollarweed (relative of miner's lettuce)

-Blast


I'm adding all of these to my list! Do you have these edibles growing in your yard/garden? Are they all cold weather plants?


Yes, all these are growing in my yard right now except for the henbit which is growing in a yard down the street from me. They are all "Houston Winter" plants, though the dollarweed does okay in the summer here, too.

-Blast


Edited by Blast (12/16/10 07:36 PM)
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#213190 - 12/16/10 07:41 PM Re: Growing Winter Wild Edibles .... [Re: vja4Him]
Blast Offline
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Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 07/15/02
Posts: 3760
Loc: TX
Quote:
Haven't been able to find anyone with Danelion seeds yet ...

Bountiful Gardens sells dandelion seeds along with a bunch of other "wild" edible plant seeds. I like them a lot (just a happy customer, no connection/renumeration).

-Blast


Edited by Blast (12/16/10 07:41 PM)
Edit Reason: spelling
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#213224 - 12/17/10 07:11 AM Re: Growing Winter Wild Edibles .... [Re: vja4Him]
LED Offline
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Registered: 09/01/05
Posts: 1474
Originally Posted By: vja4Him
Thanks! I've added Mallow to my list. Do you have Mallow growing? Is it a hardy cold weather plant? I'm in Zone8/14, Ceres, California.


Unfortunatley no, the gardeners keep mowing all the good weeds. But a neighbor has a nice patch growing and they seem to do very well in the cooler/wetter months so I assume it should grow okay even up where you're at.


Originally Posted By: Blast
Bountiful Gardens sells dandelion seeds along with a bunch of other "wild" edible plant seeds. I like them a lot (just a happy customer, no connection/renumeration).

-Blast


Excellent. Been looking for a good source of wild edible seeds.

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