Comments on: Surviving in the Wild: 19 Common Edible Plants

By: old joe

old joe — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 01:52:24 +0000

there are thousands of edible plants out their, even in north america, i’m 16 and live in southern Colorado in a high desert area. there are many plans that are surprisingly edible and nutritious, for instance. i was amazed to find that ‘tumbleweeds” are edible when they are young, along with showy milkweed.wild edibles way be great for survival,but if people incorporate them into their diets,we could truly live in a gourmet world of healthy food.

By: Teri

Teri — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:50:11 +0000

Judy, Miner’s Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata) is available through Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds – http://www.rareseeds.com/miners-lettuce/
They’re a little slow to get started from seed, but don’t take much effort after that.

By: Hazel

Hazel — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 08:28:06 +0000

You can use the leaves of the burdock plant to instantly relieve the sting from stinging nettles. Just pick a leaf and rub it on your skin. I used to walk through the woods with my grandmother and she would point out the medicinal uses of weeds. Sadly this is the only one I can remember but have used it successfully many times.

By: Judy

Judy — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:55:24 +0000

I didn’t see any mention of miner’s lettuce. It grows in northern California on moist, shady hillsides.During the gold rush it was eaten by hungry miners. Does anyone know the botanical name or where seeds are available?

By: kim

kim — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 10:38:28 +0000

Apples contain cyanide! No one has a problem eating those!

By: Jolie

Jolie — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:25:59 +0000

I want to know if the weed with the small capsul like purple flowers in them are edible? Could you possibly figure that out for me?

By: Val

Val — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:07:12 +0000

What about fiddleheads? I’m not sure the new stems of all ferns are edible, but I’m not sure which are. Of course, there’s also fennel, wild rose, mint and berries (cranberry, blackberry, mulberry, etc.), but in a survival situation, being a vegetarian can limit maintaining your strength – consider learning about which insects are edible as well.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:01:20 +0000

I heard and read that the brown cattail “tail” could be used to make bread. I tried it. The little seeds (with tails that help them float on air) would’t mix with water no matter how hard I tried. The only thing they make is a big mess.

By: Bobbi

Bobbi — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:48:22 +0000

Did anyone mention that kudzu leaves are edible when the leaves are young?

By: Charles Hamby

Charles Hamby — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:36:12 +0000

The Polk plant can be eaten after being boiled as you do greens It has Oxalic acid in it so you need to boil at least two times pouring the water off after the first boiling. The stems can be eaten and the berry can be made into wine for medicinal purposes.