Watch this BEFORE foraging WILD LETTUCE! (lookalikes, identification, and more)

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@FeralForaging Ай бұрын

The next wild lettuce 🥬 video is in the works right now! I’m really excited for you to see it. I’ll be giving a new take on a particular species that I haven’t seen talked about enough. I hope this NEW exploration of wild lettuce identification was helpful to you. Let me know what plant you’d like me to cover next. Don’t forget to check out Christian’s wild lettuce 📦 website and the description if you want to check out my Interactive Forager’s Calendar 📅 or receive wild lettuce seeds 🌱 from me!

@DustyNonya Ай бұрын

Christian's a cool guy. Haven't heard from him since I stopped using Facebook much but the virosa strain he has is solid. I'm still primarily a saligna guy, though 😂, canadensis for salads.

@wajlamo Ай бұрын

I love your channel and all channels covering the this abundant source of food! If you haven't made a video about flatweed and cats ear that would be great. Tea made from the root and leaves and flowers is a big mental booster. Eating them raw does pretty much what wild lettuce does raw. Pure energy. You should try it if your palette allows it. Lol. Let a blender chew it for you and slam down a meals worth! Pure energy and the anti-inflammatory effects of it are very strong exclamation mark God bless and I look forward to more of your videos

@VishawapalSingh Ай бұрын

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@lessummers5738 Ай бұрын

That milky stuff its edible?do you have to boil the leaves or can someone eat it right off the plant?thanks

@DustyNonya Ай бұрын

@@lessummers5738 the entire plant is perfectly edible raw with the caveat you might wanna wash it. A great deal of food poisoning cases are connected to something as simple as "a bird flew over and pooped on the spinach" Edit: One could argue the toughness of the roots/stems on larger specimens as being inedibly tough, but not in a toxic way.

@nmccutcheon2243 Ай бұрын

I have a plethora of wild lettuce. In my back yard they have blue flowers and reach 8 to 10 feet before flowering. My front yard has all the identifying characteristics of lactuca serriola plants. I made a tincture of them May 26th and bottled it July 1st. It works as a great pain reliever for my knee. I need an mri since my injury could be a torn something or other. Add Birch oil and sometimes I’m almost pain free. Plant medicine is the best!!!

@tinak7845 Ай бұрын

Did you tincture it the old way with just vodka and the lettuce in a jar? Shake daily for about 3 weeks and there you have it? Or did you use some of these other fancy methods?

@johnwyman6126 Ай бұрын

I would love to see a video on propagating wild lettuce, I would also like to see a video about all the different types of wild lettuce.

@ericmikuta Ай бұрын

I live in a urban environment and just randomly came across your 1st video a few days ago. Probably 20 mins after I watched the video, I took my dog for a walk around the block, and this stuff grows everywhere here in town. It pretty much is growing anywhere between buildings that have foliage that's not regularly maintained or edges of vacant lots. And it's legit wild lettuce 100%. Im definitely trying it out this afternoon. Probably just make a tea. Great content, thank you 👌

@abittwisted Ай бұрын

Wild Lettuce Grows really well in heaping compost piles. Easy to pull when grown in the compost.

@dragonLORDxWolfie Ай бұрын

I LOVE YOUR VIDS you're very thorough

@janebadon3988 Ай бұрын

Ever since H. Sally I’ve had these gigantic weed stalks! About a year ago I tried to ID them, and remember watching your first video. Even though it was quite thorough, I still couldn’t be sure of what these weeds are. Thanks for addressing the subject some more😁

@arlenjensen8912 Ай бұрын

I use the leaf fresh on my wifes psoriasis to help the itch. Place the leaves over the psoriasis and rap with saran wrap leave over night. No more itch the next day. Same with dandelion leaves.👍

@naturegirl4074 29 күн бұрын

The videos are so thorough and to the point. Absolutely amazing.Thank you

@FeralForaging 29 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@kgrant3184 Ай бұрын

I first learned of wild lettuce about 6 years ago, as I was interested in finding more natural alternatives - without all of the additives, for pain relief from literal head-first crash accident injuries. (The meds I was placed-on caused all sorts of troubles.) I welcomed the plants L. canadensis, that showed-up in our yard, in my planters and elsewhere. The NEXT thing I knew, they took over EVERYWHERE. Then, I realized that I really "needed" to have the prickly lettuce instead, to make a tincture or whatever (which I haven't attempted yet). After several years of invasive L. canadensis, some of the "real" stuff - L. serriola or L. virosa (I need this info to find out WHICH it is - or BOTH), showed-up, and I welcomed those plants, too, as I've continued to research the plants so that I can accurately identify them. Forward to this summer/ spring: I grow in raised containers, for my neck & back injury issues. Those different Lactuca varieties have taken over EVERY RUDDY CONTAINER/ RAISED BED, and it is VERY hard to get rid of their extensive root system. I have multiple containers that I haven't even planted yet (and it's JULY!), as I need to dig through and remove all of these trespassers. A FEW containers, okay, but ALL of them -- so that I can't grow other things? Um, NO, just NO. Moral of the story: Be careful of what you WELCOME into your yard. They might just turn out to be plant bullies, clobbering EVERYTHING else, like they did mine. Sigh. Thank you for your vids, FF. I appreciate learning about the plants around me. Ironically, botany was the one science I never took more uni classes in, beyond that contained in the "biology" courses. And, as I try to learn more successful gardening and plant & weed identification skills, I find my knowledge sadly lacking. Your vids help to remedy this. Cheers!

@sebastian123N 13 күн бұрын

Love watching your videos…so smart and very clear when speaking…makes it easy for us to forage the right things.

@PraxisPrepper Ай бұрын

Great video. I see you have Tom Elpel's book from your illustration (and image of his book cover). That's an awesome book. Tom's a great guy too. IDK if you've ever talked with him, but I connected with him several years ago after reading one of his books and he's a great guy.

@FeralForaging Ай бұрын

I got to meet him last year at a festival. Yes, he was awesome! Really cool to learn from him in person.

@angrysnook8839 21 күн бұрын

The best part about the look alikes is that you can eat those too!!!

@wajlamo Ай бұрын

Wild lettuce is one of my favorite summer plants to eat and smoke. Raw and uncooked blended in a blender with some water makes an energy drink unmatched except by other weeds! Cooked it is an excellent pain killer! I love wild lettuce!

@ericmikuta Ай бұрын

Im going to try the raw blended technique this afternoon, thanks for the idea 🙏

@SlayerUK Ай бұрын

Interesting that you find it stimulating when raw, I might have to try that some time. I was wondering how well it does when smoked (or in my case vaped), are the effects similar to an extract? Do you find it takes effect faster when smoked?

@wajlamo Ай бұрын

@@SlayerUK stimulating as far as energy producing. All raw plants that are edible have anti-inflammatory properties but they are notably more effective with wild plants as opposed to store-bought ones. The bitter taste is a hurdle for most people they won't be able to make it over.

@lazer2521 Ай бұрын

Hello! I was wondering how well it works for pain and what kind of pain you have that it takes care of? Might it work closer to an over the counter nsaid, like tylenol or ibuprofen, rather than a pharmaceutical opioid? I have pain from back surgery I had last September and herniated disc pain. I am on something for that. But I still take otc ibuprofen for muscle pain and soreness from physical therapy (I was left paraplegic after that back surgery, so I just have all kinds of pain to deal with). It'd be nice to add something other than a pill to my arsenal of pain relieving things.

@wajlamo Ай бұрын

@@lazer2521 it works on all pain a little but it does best on nerve pain like sciatica. I also noticed for myself that it works good on inflammation.

@ke8mattj Ай бұрын

Thank you for the update. There's a few that I was confused on, and I was able to identify them thanks to your previous video--more specifically the hairs on the midrib.

@FeralForaging Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@jasonsmith8167 Ай бұрын

I would appreciate a video on sowing seeds

@alllove1754 5 күн бұрын

*note, this comment was started early in the video* The shape of the flower reminded me of chicory, and the purplish color of one species or subspecies looked very familiar. Chicory is very bitter and used in some gourmet coffees (along with coffee) although i dont think that it causes sleepiness or wakefulness. Im curious about lactuca virosa, and you showed a very decent way to extract it. I have NEVER seen the use of dehydrated plant material to gain access to the latex, but you very well showed that it was a superior way to harvest it. Thank you. ❤

@sickofcrap8992 Ай бұрын

Do you play the song "Poke Salad Annie," during your video about eating poke? I think you should. It's a great song.

@vickisavage8929 Ай бұрын

Actually, it’s salet, not salad. The name is often confused or mispronounced. In his version of the song, Elvis was explicit in his pronunciation.

@j.l.emerson592 Ай бұрын

I have found that the most reliable way to identify wild species is to buy seed from reputable seed purveyors. It saves confusion & stress related to the identification process...

@joshholschuh1847 Ай бұрын

Your fired

@joshholschuh1847 Ай бұрын

Buy wild seed. You def should not forage

@vickisavage8929 Ай бұрын

Could you please recommend or at least name any sellers?

@MichaelofYurtBees Ай бұрын

My thought as well. This is a tactic of the anti-forager. You are cultivating, not foraging.

@vickisavage8929 Ай бұрын

@@MichaelofYurtBees When it is physically impossible to walk on uneven surfaces, much less forage, growing seeds from known sources will at least provide for identification of what can be reached. Some wild plants, like American ginseng and ramps, are endangered and should not be foraged for their roots.

@MrAshyb87 3 күн бұрын

Subbed for sharing your knowledge mate, thanks a lot.

@tktyga77 Ай бұрын

Could make for great supplementary herbalism material, especially in medical & horticultural classes with these as assignments or to take notes in. More herbalism with pharmaceutical courses & degrees should be taken together for synergistic uses, even in nutritional ones & maybe then more people could take them seriously as legit trades

@kimjohnston8211 3 күн бұрын

Yes please to seeds and instructions, thank you

@rnedlo9909 22 күн бұрын

Very good presentation, thank you!

@Phoenix_DarkMoon 4 күн бұрын

I've been trying to find wild lettuce locally all week. I have california poppy already, I want to combine the two for a night time tincture to see how it does for my fibromyalgia at night cause so far the only thing I have found to help me sleep is one specific strain of THC but it only helps for 3-4 hours before the pain wakes me up again. My doctor has tried 2 tricyclic antidepressants but they leave me feeling hung over the next morning and I'm on stimulant therapy during the day for the fatigue so being hung over from an antidepressabt is counter intuitive.

@Simono-uf6qu Ай бұрын

Thanks a lot !! I watched your first video countless times and i loved it !

@LSFprepper Ай бұрын

I would be very interested in any video showing how to grow these, or growing any other wild plants. I currently have some mullein and some elecampane growing. Wanting to add plantain and wild lettuce among others to the list

@kreem4852 Ай бұрын

I think I found some in my neighbourhood--all three of the species in this video. I've watched this video repeatedly and I'm almost convinced I have wild lettuce. One question: I notice when you cut the stalks, they're hollow inside. Is a hollow stalk a distinguishing detail? My stalks are hollow in some parts and not in other parts?

@abittwisted Ай бұрын

We have tons of Wild Lettuce here. My compost patch was chock full of wild lettuce. Im going to harvest the seed and grow them next year in a specific patch. I wanted to harvest and process the wild lettuce this year but it is now too hot and most of the plant is spent. The top half still has green leaves and is currently flowering and producing seed. Question. What is the best time to harvest for using for medicinal purposes. That I have not yet found any information about the right time to harvest. Our lettuce has the hairs and when it is heat stressed the hairs become rather spiky and you must wear gloves to harvest. When they are still unstressed and about 5ft tall they are easy to handle. I can get pictures if you want some. We are out in Marysville California.

@jingerguinn2649 Ай бұрын

Mine has the triangle but flowers are some purple and some white. Do they have to have yellow ?

@christopherjones491 Ай бұрын

Good video, I'm going looking 👍

@sahnsuki6634 20 күн бұрын

I was curious about your finished and dried product. It favors opium an awful lot. Can you smoke this finished product like you can opium? And, does it have the same effects?

@therongjr Ай бұрын

You've talked about sochan a lot, but I can't find a video from you about identifying it!

@FeralForaging Ай бұрын

Check my video called "New morel hunters do this now" - I talk a little bit about ID there. I just don't have a full formal video on Sochan yet, but next year definitely will!

@bluesioux9538 Ай бұрын

I bought wild lettuce tincture to take as a possible chronic pain reliever. I'm not certain of its ability yet, still testing it out...

@SammyStarrLitt-i2u Күн бұрын

Have you had any positive results as of yet? 😊

@mlstar1695 Ай бұрын

Well I just ate something and I don’t know what it is

@ellachallas Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@johnwbrown0829 Ай бұрын

I wish you would make a video on Comfrey. Good or bad? Thank you.

@1010JenFriend Ай бұрын

THIS IS AMAZING 👏 🎉😊

@RaoneG34 Ай бұрын

Hey ☺️ love your videos, can u please also share about asian origin food plants etc any thing edible that i can found in my area

@BoBSmith-jz5dm Ай бұрын

Hi you said something about how quick stains from white and will talk later in video and then never mentioned anything else about that ?

@drrahilakurdi5943 Ай бұрын

Nice ❤❤❤

@reptileadventures9210 Ай бұрын

I would be very interested in you wild lettuce seeds

@VishawapalSingh Ай бұрын

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@tajonwilliams167 Ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏿

@skylark391 Ай бұрын

Now, when we know, how to identify wild lettuce, it would be nice to know, what to do with it, how to use it. Does it have any medical qualities?

@mjm5565 Ай бұрын

Check out his other wild lettuce videos, he goes through a whole lot on how to process it, its benefits, etc.

@ThatOneTigerdeer Ай бұрын

Do they need that one yearcycle of frost per season? I just got some in the first year since May but they are still pretty small. :I Hope to get them to a better space. The root-fact of this vid makes me wanna put them in single pots tho! :o

@quest2782 Ай бұрын

I saw online some sell it in powdered capsules Does anyone know if that works just as good or similar.

@jamesrashbrook9485 Ай бұрын

That looks like the juice from opium poppy

@bettinashope9637 Ай бұрын

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@user-xj8wy4uu1q Ай бұрын

What about the butterweed

@LittleJordanFarm Ай бұрын

🙌

@TecraTube Ай бұрын

any relation to the devil's lettuce

@user-ew3pn4rg5r Ай бұрын

I mean both are psychoactive, that's about it. The psychoactive affects aren't similar though, wild lettuce is a non-intoxicating analgesic and sedative, it's not similar to THC.