How To Harvest Wild Carrot, Queen Anne's Lace, Daucus Carota

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How To Harvest Wild Carrot, Queen Anne's Lace, Daucus Carota - Wild Edibles

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Hey guys in this video we learn how to harvest Wild Carrot or Daucus carota,one of many wild edibles that is easily harvested with the use of a trowel or shovel. Wild carrot is one of the many wild edibles that can be harvested through out the fall and early spring and are the ancestor to the modern day carrot. Being a biennial like our modern day carrots, the wild carrot, is best harvested for its root the first year as they are the most tender. But keep an eye out for the woody core of the taproot, because while edible, it's very tough and wood like in texture! Daucus carota has a couple look a likes, being yarrow and poison hemlock, both of which lack the carrot like odor and aroma of the wild carrot. To remove the woody core of the inside of the root, just simply split the root in half lengthwise and then pull out the wood like center, it will pull out like a thread. You an use the wild carrot in any other dish you would a carrot, however it's best to cook them up for a few minutes before using as they can be somewhat tough and rubbery.
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@brentrogers9974 18 күн бұрын

Thanks for this. Initially didn't want to watch 10 min but so refreshingly informative I watched all and even replayed a short segment.

@HaphazardHomestead 6 жыл бұрын

I like eating wild carrot roots. After I clean them, I just give them a light, quick peel with a carrot peeler. Just to take off the hairs more than anything. Then I roast them in the oven, in a roaster, like I would regular carrots. Even the inner core gets really sweet and tender. Read food for regular people! Enjoy all the wild carrots you've got this fall!

@TrilliumWildEdibles 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome to hear the inner core gets so tender. I always removed it because after boiling once before for about twenty minutes with some large chunks of wild carrot, the inner core was still tough and woody. Will definitely try the roasting method to see if that makes more of a difference. Thanks for commenting HChrisH200!

@cfoster6804 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that information. Nice to know we can cook them without waisting the core.

@sigurdtheblue 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I would never have thought that roasting was better for making it tender.

@andybaldman 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Holly! I love your channel!

@KpopMom1980 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video :) very helpful.. I thought I had wild carrots, then I found out that they look very close to hemlock and I was freaking out... But now after watching your videos, I know that indeed have A LOT of wild carrots growing ALL OVER our property :) thank you

@heavenplant4454 Күн бұрын

Finally found this amazing video! Thank you so much for teaching so well about the wild carrot! So excited to harvest in the fall! 🎉

@Humble-Daniel 6 жыл бұрын

Very nice, I didn't know how to identify them when they are still small in their first year stage until you showed me here! You can eat the umbels of this plant and I've heard they are good in salads. Also I've seen an awesome recipe where you can batter and fry them like fritters. This plant helps with digestive problems and eating the seeds is a natural birth control for women. Some herbalists believe when there is a dark flower in the middle of the umbel, that means it is a particularly potent specimen. Cow parsnip and cow parsley are edible lookalikes, that more resemble poison hemlock. Poison hemlock is a deadly lookalike. They are all quite similar lookalikes, and it's said that the carrot family is for experienced foragers, because some of the deadliest plants on earth are in the carrot family.

@sindollface 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I had no idea. The wild carrot is the plant I’m learning about right now. I was overwhelming myself with too many at once. I pick 2 & learn all there is out all the main stuff. Thank you for making what could be difficult.. easier & doable!

@lifecloud2 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! I have a bunch of wild carrot in my yard and was curious about them. Really interesting! I'm glad I watched this.

@theMusiCandMedicinE 6 жыл бұрын

Your videos are very informative and are helping me rapidly expand the number of plants I can positively identify and use. My suburban plot, which is mostly left to it’s own devices, has become quite “wild” and full of edible wild plants over the past few years. I have huge amounts of wild carrots, dandelions, wild violets, plantain, oxalis, garlic, mints and clovers. I’ve only been using these as backyard walk-about nibbles , which is really enjoyable, but plan on doing some serious fall harvesting of the abundant roots and bulbs that have made themselves available to me. Learning how to forage wild edibles is exciting stuff! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

@TrilliumWildEdibles 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you are learning from them! It sounds like you have a wonderful abundance of goodies to forage! Thanks for sharing and have fun foraging!

@kenbrown438 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this very interesting wild plant video !!!!

@alecdoyle6268 Жыл бұрын

Much peace and love! I’m growing carrots. I did not know the core vale of your skills. Thank you. From Concord California

@mrstigbittys 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. I'm just learning to identify this in the wild. Your video is very informational. Thank you.

@miss30427 2 ай бұрын

💐👸🏽I was fortunate enough to dig up a mother node of ❤Queen Anne's Lace growing on the side of a country road in Troup County, Georgia, today, May 23, 2024. 😊

@TrilliumWildEdibles 2 ай бұрын

Keep in mind best time for harvesting is in the fall. Right now they're really not developed enough to eat.

@melodyjogibson6791 6 жыл бұрын

I just live the way you explain and give details

@TrilliumWildEdibles 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Melody!

@texaslady3238 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Josh.

@TrilliumWildEdibles 6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Lottie!

@jrinature5928 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing video Brotha 🙌🏽

@adrian719 6 жыл бұрын

Great video! Going to be foraging some QAL for the first time this year. Some very helpful tips man! Keep it up :)

@TrilliumWildEdibles 6 жыл бұрын

No problem Adrian, glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for commenting!

@alaysiakayebutler6299 5 жыл бұрын

Now that is a helpful hint. Those roots are huge compared to the ones Ive got here. It was the smell that first indicated they were more than a weed in my field and looked it up. Good ro know how to make use of the abundance I have, love the idea too. But its not fall yet, and the flowers arent dry yet so now i know to wait

@RamblinJer 2 жыл бұрын

Wild carrots are great!

@calicuzumaki Жыл бұрын

Amazing topic

@rustycage 5 жыл бұрын

You have the same voice as Dale from king of the hill

@TrilliumWildEdibles 5 жыл бұрын

That's the second time i've heard this. I don't hear it being the same but I probably do sound pretty southern to many people.

@ArcYT 5 жыл бұрын

LMAO

@cfoster6804 4 жыл бұрын

🤣

@force9446 2 ай бұрын

Just a caution, somebody else said the poison hemlock can have a carrot like smell as well. Just know the stem differences (queen has hairy legs)

@mery1940 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you , you are the best !! God bless you .

@TrilliumWildEdibles 6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome alexandra, and bless you too!

@kingstonjenrett819 5 жыл бұрын

The carrot is a hybrid of the queen Ann lace and the wild yam

@loricochran4692 3 жыл бұрын

Your a legend, never new that.

@gamewizard1760 3 жыл бұрын

They are not at all related to yams.

@mrslocalvore5265 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent video as always. Thanks Trillium 🌿😊

@TrilliumWildEdibles 6 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome, glad you enjoyed it!

@kleineroteHex 6 жыл бұрын

I have a lot in my front yard flower bed, I let them grow because I love how they look. If I need some extra food I know where to go! I assume for flavoring stews the second year root could be thrown in as well? This fall I need to dig up my burdock 1st year roots though 😊

@TrilliumWildEdibles 6 жыл бұрын

No, the second year roots do not have much flavor to my experiences and they are really woody. The first year only is what you are wanting to use. Good luck on the burdock harvest!

@Keatonrsmith 4 жыл бұрын

@Trillium, is there anything dangerous or semi-toxic about eating 2nd year QAL? Or is it just about taste? We harvested a 2nd year plant, not all of them were in birds nest status, but some of the umbells were blossomed fresh.

@Kittypaws90 3 жыл бұрын

Mine came up in spring. I let it flower cuz I didn’t know what it was but initially I thought maybe it was parsley that escaped from my garden and that’s what it smelled and tasted like (yes I tasted it). Good thing it wasn’t poison hemlock. Lol. I’m in central/northern New Hampshire zone 5/4

@sbakombo 2 ай бұрын

Hahahahha.. I thought the same too... and I used a plant identifying app and it give me another name of the plant. However, I do believe it's wild carrot and I will wait for the flowers then harvest them.

@europeanamerican9765 4 жыл бұрын

I am also in central Indiana...:)

@cmills2131 Ай бұрын

Kinda wanted to see the "digging up" part.

@elizabethcollazo5136 2 жыл бұрын

If I dig out one to transplant, will it grow? Thank you.

@lisazitzmann920 3 жыл бұрын

It doesn’t look like much left to harvest. But if ever there’s a zombie apocalypse…

@theoldguy9329 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent. I learned a lot.

@TrilliumWildEdibles 6 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it Brian!

@abigailgall 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks.

@calicuzumaki Жыл бұрын

What is sound like Dale Gribble from King of the Hill?

@controlfoodcontrolthepeopl5627 6 жыл бұрын

Another great video

@TrilliumWildEdibles 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Teja, glad you liked it!

@iyoutome 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother. Awesome video, I"ve subscribed. I will look at your other videos on differentiating with hemlock. Peace and Cheers!

@brendaarchambault7014 5 жыл бұрын

Love how you showed to separate the root & remove the inner part. Can you show how to use the root,

@TrilliumWildEdibles 5 жыл бұрын

I would love to but might not be able to this year. I haven't done many preparations since I've lived where I do now because the house is so dark and my landlord has sprayed many wild plants with herbicides. I can tell you that it can be used like a regular carrot after following what I showed in the video.

@brendaarchambault7014 5 жыл бұрын

@@TrilliumWildEdibles The part you use to eat in soups/ like carrots is the outer part after removing the inner core then?

@TrilliumWildEdibles 5 жыл бұрын

That is correct! You can also just chop up the roots finely to minimize the stringy texture they have. Samuel Thayers book Nature's Garden explains this on pages 362 - 363. If you're interested you can find the book on Amazon for around $15.

@lazerman121 6 ай бұрын

Do you know if it grows in central Va? I used to see this plant in the mountains back when i was young and in the boyscouts but have never seen it in central Va

@BB-sl2rq 4 жыл бұрын

Love your video, great information, but for some reason your voice and accent reminds me of the Arby’s guy.🤘

@lanadutcher6896 6 жыл бұрын

Cool! Thanks for sharing :).

@TrilliumWildEdibles 6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Lana!

@shannahonea714 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@WinTheWarWithMe 6 жыл бұрын

Great stuff!

@TrilliumWildEdibles 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ozark Mountain Hunter!

@akemikitty1 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for such an informative video! I'm thinking that if I don't roast the root, I could use the woody core in making stock since I remove all the veggie matter after boiling?

@garybaxter7297 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Josh will the hemlock still have the purple hue in the stems this time of year, that is how I differentiate from the two. PEACE great video bro

@TrilliumWildEdibles 6 жыл бұрын

Yes if they are not brown and dried up, usually by this time of year the above ground portions of Hemlock are gone and dried up and I rarely see any of it's leaves. A good way to tell the leaves of wild carrot apart from Hemlock is that wild carrot leaves will usually have little hairs running down the leaf stem. Plus they also smell faintly of carrots where as Hemlock leaves do not smell of carrot. You can also find the second year stalks of wild carrot and then look on the ground around them for the rosettes of leaves as I rarely find hemlock and carrot growing next to each other, they can and do at times, but rarely in my experiences. I would also recommend to get acquainted with the leaves of both hemlock and wild carrot so their distinct differences will be noticed much easier as hemlocks leaves are much larger with more space in between the pinnate divisions. Whereas the wild carrot leaves are smaller and much more compact with less space between the pinnate divisions. Hope this helps a bit and thanks for asking Gary!

@TrilliumWildEdibles 6 жыл бұрын

It is a really good question!

@YouMockMe Жыл бұрын

OMG, all these plantains and clovers. ...when ur just trying to get ur veggies.

@drrahilakurdi5943 2 жыл бұрын

🍁🍁🍁🍁

@juliek7650 4 жыл бұрын

I hate the seeds from Queen Anne's lace! They stick to everything, especially my dogs fur.

@swaraly 4 жыл бұрын

It's oil is very good for skin

@Topherofthewoodz 6 жыл бұрын

So could you use the woody center. For stock? Since your just boiling the flavor out of the veggies.

@TrilliumWildEdibles 6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, it's still good for it's flavor, just not so much for eating due to the texture. However another comment below mentions roasting the roots, after which the inner core becomes tender. I've never tried that method before but plan on it soon, so you might give it a go and see how it works. Hope this helps a bit and thanks for asking Christopher!

@johnj.4116 3 жыл бұрын

Why don’t you harvest the 2-year ones?

@TrilliumWildEdibles 3 жыл бұрын

Because they get tough and woody. The plant is a biennial like the domestic carrot and the second year it puts most of its energy into seed production.

@winterbirds8022 3 жыл бұрын

@@TrilliumWildEdibles so Once it flowers it's not worth it? Only in Thier first year? If I plant some seeds would they come ready in the spring?

@phyllisjeanfulton 5 жыл бұрын

There is no way we can observe the nuances without having them close up side by side and close observation-

@paulwrenfeld8475 6 жыл бұрын

so is wild carrot Queen Anne lace

@controlfoodcontrolthepeopl5627 6 жыл бұрын

Paul Wrenfeld yes

@carolelamont-moore8233 2 жыл бұрын

Too many folks get confused when you say queen Anne's lace OR Wild Carrot. Should be said aka also known as wild carrot. In which is not the orange edible Carrot 🥕 we eat. It's more on the seasoning herbal perspective then a root leaf perspective. Too many are making their own oils selling on the internet using the incorrect information.

@Frawracopter 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I learned a lot from this video. I do have a question, do the first year wild carrots have multiple white flowers? Will the second year wild carrots only have brownish drooping flowers?

@jamesmerit7964 Жыл бұрын

What does carrot even smell like

@Amithrius 5 жыл бұрын

I ate a poison hemlock root, what do I do now?

@TrilliumWildEdibles 5 жыл бұрын

If you think you did, see a doctor ASAP, in the emergency room. If you can take a piece of the root with you. Don't waste time on the internet looking for answers, get to the hospital.

@benevraire3167 Жыл бұрын

I COOKED ALOTS OF EMLOCKS IN THE PAST FUCK WETHOUT REALISING NO WONDER I EM STRUGLING MENTALY AND PHYSICLY

@vigouroso 6 жыл бұрын

Wild carrot is pretty prevalent in Toronto’s natural areas.

@TrilliumWildEdibles 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome! It's pretty prevalent here too. Thanks for commenting William!

@IhateAlot718 4 жыл бұрын

Who is Queen Anne?

@andyfulton1149 4 жыл бұрын

...... Or you could just go buy some carrots for a dollar😆😆😆

@TrilliumWildEdibles 4 жыл бұрын

Well sure, and they have their place too. I think everything has its place and these are good for certain situations.

@Oasis_Desert_Rose 2 жыл бұрын

NOTHING you buy in the supermarket is even close to the nutritional or medicinal value of any wild edible...!

@scienceintheround 5 жыл бұрын

Why are you condoning planting an invasive species???

@zachmalsberg7130 5 жыл бұрын

Invasive? To who? Who doesn't like carrots? Maybe you're the invasive species.

@cfoster6804 4 жыл бұрын

More food shortages are coming soon. You will regret your question then.

@Oasis_Desert_Rose 2 жыл бұрын

For Their medicinal and nutritional value...

@Brunghis 2 жыл бұрын

Some invasive species simply don't destroy the habitat. Wild carrot isn't destructive, doesn't overwhelm other plants, and isn't lethal to wildlife. There's a number of plants countries have adopted simply due to the fact they're harmless, or somewhat beneficial.

@TrilliumWildEdibles 2 жыл бұрын

Just want to point out the term you're looking for is naturalized. Meaning a plant that is not native but doesn't threaten the ecological balance of an area. Wild carrot is naturalized. Garlic mustard is one example of a plant that is invasive because it kills off native plants and is very difficult to control.

@elizabethcollazo5136 2 жыл бұрын

If I dig out one to transplant, will it grow? Thank you.

@Oasis_Desert_Rose 2 жыл бұрын

Yes!