Wild harvest

A large, upright plant from the figwort family, mullein (Verbascum Thapsus) is a biennial, meaning it grows two years in a row. The first year, the plant produces a leafy base; the second year, a single upright stalk emerges from the center of the base and produces a thick head of soft yellow blooms.

Rose hips are the fruit of the wild rose plant. Learn all about foraging for rose hips and wild rose and their edible and medicinal uses!

Foraging in spring. These are the easiest and most abundant wild herbs to forage in springtime. Descriptions and uses.

Clover is a widely available edible wild plant with medicinal uses. Here's what to know about identifying and using edible clover.

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15 wild plants, edible weeds, that grow almost everywhere, are ready to harvest in the spring before the garden is ready, and are delicious and nutritious!

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Harvesting, drying and using broadleaf plantain as medicine for cuts, bug bites, rashes and IBS. Plantain grows wild all over the country and is probably growing in your backyard right now. Most people consider it a weed but it's extremely useful.

When is the best time to harvest yarrow? Like waiting on strawberries to be ripe, judging the best time to harvest yarrow means you'll need to check your plants periodically and evaluate what stage they have reached. Here's how to tell when they are ready to harvest.

Wild spinach — also known as lambs quarters or goosefoot — is a tasty wild plant that may already be growing in your garden. Learn what you need to know about identifying and foraging lambsquarters. | foraging guide | edible wild plants | lambsquarters identification |