The leaves after drying a few hours or the next day make a wonderful coal extender. Great video, Thank You.

I also found that Horseweed is very good for making cordage. It has fibers that run almost the entire length of the stalk. Tap along the entire length of the stalk with a rubber mallet or cloth covered rock. This way the fibers easily separate from the stalk without being cut or damaged.

I found one that was over 6 feet tall and I use it as a hand drill for primitive friction fires too. Goldenrod works good too.

I recently watched a video done by a weed scientist in which the allelopathy of horsetail was exhibited. I'll try to find it if you're interested. It's one of the weeds that has developed resistance to more than one herbicide.

Thanks! It was nice to see information on 'alternate uses' for a plant... besides the food/herbal/medicinal types.

You have NO idea how much I enjoy these videos, THANK YOU DEAN!!!

I'm praying for you Dean. Great great video. Love them all, my friend. Stay safe. I know you will try. And thanks again so much.

Following and sampling weeds documented by Green Deane has become an enjoyable obsession for me. Thanks, Green Deane!

They seem to have the characteristics to make good primitive arrow shafts as well. It seems similar to river cane when dried. I have tons of it growing in a "special place" in my yard. Watched your vid again as a refresher on its properties. Thanks again for your expertise.

I knew it was Florida! I remember the blanket of noise from the bugs in the afternoon. Very good video sir.

Great stuff. The hand drill tip is awesome.

Hi Dean, I see this plant everywhere in California along the highways, in my backyard, growing between the cracks. I am so happy I finally identified it and found an excellent discussion of it. Thanks for your work!

Thank you Dean!

You read my mind, Dean, because I've been wanting more info on this. Thank you.

Excellent! Thanks for another great episode!

Love your channel! Thank you for sharing this information!

Love your videos. Thank you!

ThankYou ❤

@chickenbonewatt thanks... I meant hand drill, not bow drill. I do both.

According to Michael Moore, the tea of the leave is good for ulcerative colitis

To make a long story short, I like your videos and recommend them.

Great job, very informative

My dad loves to use horseweed for hand drill fires.

Thanks for sharing, I appreciate! I love it

I'd very much like to see this in any resolution other than 360p. Thanks 2011!

sweet thanks for the post and info.....

Yeah, it was a slip of the tongue. This is a one-man operation and I didn't notice until I had it all posted et cetera. I do bow and hand and actually prefer hand. I reasoned that since I was demonstrating a hand technique my faux pas wouldn't be too misleading.

aww I am so happy I found your channel!

Great video !! don't worry about one dislike you are one of my favorite you tubers.

Good video. Thank you

@Stab0Underground Yes, you are right. Hand drill. I use both and didn't notice. Still, at least the demo was by hand...

awesome, your the best...

Neato! I've been slaughting these around my yard like Slobodan Milošević with a weed whacker, straight horseweed genocide. I'm gonna leave an area as a preserve now. Hey, I was wondering something. I heard about honey locust pods making beer and picked a big bag but can't find any videos or much info on how to do that. I imagine they are ripe in your neck of the woods too, you ought to do a honey locust video.

Depends upon the use.

Well great! I just pulled a crap load of this stuff up yesterday!Still have plenty though...thanks for the information! =)

It would be interesting to see if it actually repels fleas. Thanks for sharing!

Yeah, that's the thing. It appears to have different reactions, with different people. Here's hoping that no reaction occurs from their use in brining. Thank you for your response! Happy Thanksgiving!

Dean, I've found PLENTY of Horseweed around here. Thank you for making me aware of it's usefulness. Can the stem be used for chopsticks and if so, better green or dried?

THANKS! : }

I enjoy your videos fellow Floridian, you remind me of Tom Bombadil.

@RichTheRidgeHunter Yes, I have a copy of the book.

@aredditor Sure, many plants are that way.

@EatTheWeeds Saw the comment and had to wiki Tom Bombadil, read the books so long ago I forgot who he was. He's neither a hobbit or a man - more of a semi mystical, semi detached forest-dwelling being at one with & delighting in nature, etc.

Hi Mr Green Deen.I first want to say I really like your channel. I have a plant that looks like the plant you are holding . But my plant looks to have more leaves and the leaves are darker then yours. I live in West Virgina. Could it be that my grounds are a Bit moister land so my plant makes more leaves?????? I wish I new how to send you a pic of it from this site. Oh well maybe that will be the next thing they change on the web. Lol Ok well you have a blessed day and please let me know on the fact of the mater. Thanks Kathy from West Virgina

Does it have a white sap when cut?

I have had, I'm convinced, a former life, as a botanist, or medicine man, or shaman. because this horsetail plant is the plant I picked and favored as a young boy (7-8-9) wondering if it was edible and or had medicinal properties. So, my question to you is, are pink peppercorns edible? I've harvested some, and using them in my turkey brine.. Thank you!

If you mean the ripe berries of Schinus terebinthifolius I know one person who uses it as a spice. I also know people it makes sick.

Does this grow in Canada? Just kidding. Canadensis, see what I did there lol

@mikethemoneymaker Thanks. Ya know, I went years without any negative votes and now I consistently get one. Oh well...

those cicadas are quite loud.

@MiWilderness I don't have any fleas!

Have you ever eaten Kaffir plums (Harpehyllum caffrum)? They grow as attractive street trees in Sydney, so I presume they grow in Florida. One of my fruit books, by Sterling Macoboy, says they are edible. They certainly look tempting, with radish-red skins, and juicy-looking icy-white flesh. Do you know them? People just walk over them on the footpath, and they lie in the gutter uneaten. I think everyone thinks they are poison! :/

I think it tastes like radish.

It would be very helpful if you added an 'R' to your I.T.E.M. list for 'range', since you have viewers from across America (and the world!).

@BlackMetalGamer That's the first time I've been compared to a Hobbit.

Man, I wish he had a better camera.

I believe you mean hand drill, not bow drill.

Will you cicadas please shut up so I can hear him?!

WTF, is a weed killer commercial doing on a show for edible weeds!?

i don't think you hear ( or read this often) but YOUR WRONG! not bow drill!! its a hand drill

more fame more pain.

Couldn't watch this one. First, that doesn't look like our mares tail, or "horseweed". Second, I hate that weed and how it invades everywhere and everything. Sorry, I'll take crabgrass over horseweed. That weed is apparently like cockroaches, have survived earths catastrophes.

Yah, it was a slip of the tongue. This is a one-man operation and I didn't notice until I had it all posted et cetera. I do bow and hand and actually prefer hand. I reasoned that since I was demonstrating a hand technique my faux pas wouldn't be too misleading.