Out of Peak Season - Edible Plant Identification

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Mitch Mitchell discusses identifying Plants when they are not showy and easy to ID.

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all around me is a plant now it's already bloomed already flowered and is dying off now it's important to know what a plant looks like through its various stages so you can use it even when it's not as obvious with its flower or obvious with the other plant parts very showy parts are all gone on this plant this particular plant in front of me it's called field garlic the best part now it's at the bottom of the plant where the roots are very easily garlic can be had extra clothes and a growing off of the main to all the smaller pieces to inside I just once right in the middle still nice and juicy absolutely smells of garlic here's some turkeys

very easily gathered big cloves of garlic carcass and wild edibles pays off huge dividends if you take the time to learn plants and the different stages where they prefer to grow what's the best time of the year to harvest each piece that you're looking for they are the spices of the wild when I cook at home a dish that I make is based around the spices that i use cannot be underestimated importance of understanding plants in the wild because it has such a huge impact on your day-to-day life if you choose to live in the wilderness you