I just enjoyed eating the young male pollen spikes tonight. You have a very short window of time to harvest the male pollen spikes before they go to pollen. I harvested my first batch on May 25th here in Ohio and I harvested some today on 6-3-23 with most being already into pollen stage. Once boiled for about 5 minutes and dipped in melted butter, they taste very much like corn, but with a different texture. Every part of this plant has a use depending on the season. But you must choose plants from a healthy environment where chems aren't used if you're going to eat them. So that eliminates railroad ditches, golf courses, under powerlines and so forth.
The cattail flower tinder can also be used as a nation insulation by pulling apart & fluffing. Just remember to add a natural bug repellent such as cedar saw dust.
This was super interesting. I will be testing cattails now. My best plant friends so far have been nettles and dandelions, but this one sounds incredible.
cattail fluff can be nitrated, and is very interesting, once you treat it with potassium nitrate it changes from a flash tinder and it will take a spark from flint and steel easily and burns hot and fiercely.
Before Las Vegas converted it's river beds into concrete water diversions ,to prevent fludding. I'd sale to all the flower shops they'd use in flower arrangements. I'd let my kids have sword fights with the ones I couldn't sale, my yard looked like it was snowing a lot of fun That was before I knew I could use for medicine or eat them .
Your videos are great, I just wish I had found them when you were still making them. I like this one in participating, because cattail is, by far, my favorite wild plant. Every year I look forward to cattail pollen biscuits and pancakes!!! And the cordage is petty good stuff, and easy to harvest, process, and make into cordage. Excellent to teach beginners. The other thing that really drew my attention was your mention of the Dragonfly Multi-tool. Looking it up online, it looks fantastic, for a bushcrafting and foraging tool, but unfortunately I can't find them anywhere. I don't suppose they're still made or sold anywhere are they?
I noticed the tinder thing too myself, it didn't work by itself but worked great with a tissue, better than the tussue alone which we had been using with a striker
This is an old railbed that is occasionally used by local community members to access the wetland for hunting. We frequently get the water and soils tested in this location as the wetland is the drinking water source for our camp. This is a safe location.
I am seeking information about processing cattail fluff to use as quilt batting. Years ago I attended a quilt show where the speaker said that it is great to use as quilt batting, as it is therapeutic for people with arthritis. Then she passed around a sample for us to try. Definitely felt good. Since then I’ve wanted to make some. It is early fall and I am seeing the heads opening up. Is this when I need to harvest!? Then how do I process? Some time in the oven, perhaps? Thx for an help you can help me with. Look forward to hearing from you.
Good video.... Can you tell some industrial use of cattial? For fire.... How to make it some shape so that it can be easily stored in house.... Should give less smoke & more fire power Thanks
I don't have any problem pulling up the roots if I grab hold of the base of the plant that's out of water. I don't have to run my hands around in the mud to pull most of the roots.
I THINK THE ONLY SAFE WAY TO EAT WOULD BE TO ROAST OR BOIL THE ROOTS . I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH CRYSTAL CLEAR WATER FROM NATURAL SPRINGS UPSTREAM FROM BEAVER PONDS . YOUR THOUGHT .
The analgesic properties of cattail are effectively low, especially early in the growth development, hence the eating of raw young shoots being no problem. Cooking the roots breaks down any of the properties to worry about that might be present in the roots. As for "don't natives", there were over 500 Nations before Columbus. Every Nation had different uses. Us Ojibways use it for a thousand different tasks. Many of those were foods. Both raw and cooked.
I wish you were still making videos! There isn’t a lot of Canadian specific content like this and it’s very useful. Especially with what’s coming.
Amen.
This info may become very useful in the near future. I live on a swamp and what you have taught may just save our lives at some point. Thank you.
I just enjoyed eating the young male pollen spikes tonight. You have a very short window of time to harvest the male pollen spikes before they go to pollen. I harvested my first batch on May 25th here in Ohio and I harvested some today on 6-3-23 with most being already into pollen stage. Once boiled for about 5 minutes and dipped in melted butter, they taste very much like corn, but with a different texture.
Every part of this plant has a use depending on the season. But you must choose plants from a healthy environment where chems aren't used if you're going to eat them. So that eliminates railroad ditches, golf courses, under powerlines and so forth.
You are one of the most knowledgeable, and most encouraging people on CZcams. I just wanted you to know that.
The cattail flower tinder can also be used as a nation insulation by pulling apart & fluffing. Just remember to add a natural bug repellent such as cedar saw dust.
I noticed your exceptional vocabulary.... plethora... very good choice... Impressive in every way . Thank You so much. I love plants and keep it up :)
This was super interesting. I will be testing cattails now. My best plant friends so far have been nettles and dandelions, but this one sounds incredible.
We have lots of cattails along Chemong lake. I thought that they must be useful for things. Thanks for a great introduction!
In my childhood i slept in mattress made from the flowers, it soft, the leaves used to make mat,. It very ecologic sleep, offered by nature
One of the best cattail vids I've ever seen. Thanks for sharing.
Hello brother Im really glad to see your back and posting interesting and informative vids thanks very much for sharing.Andy
would have loved to see it all close up than what was shown. but it was very good explanations. thank you.
I use the dead previous years c cat tails as mulch for the garden. I cut it into 4-6inch pieces . Works great.
Lots of great information. Thanks!
cattail fluff can be nitrated, and is very interesting, once you treat it with potassium nitrate it changes from a flash tinder and it will take a spark from flint and steel easily and burns hot and fiercely.
Yup! You can also somewhat felt it between two boards or rocks, and then char the resulting wad.
Excellent video, this channel is a hidden gem.
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God bless.
I like your style..new to your channel...nice to see some more localized info....being in the timiskaming area...
Really cool.. I'm interested in other over looked staple food plants!!!!
That was an excellent discussion!
Thanks guys it's my life's work
your a wealth of information sir!!
Wow, learned so much. Thank you!
Thank you for sharing 👍😎💖 very Helpful. 💯
This was so nice thank you 🙏
Very informative, thanks!
Thank I did not dry the leaves when I made cordage now I know thanks.
Before Las Vegas converted it's river beds into concrete water diversions ,to prevent fludding. I'd sale to all the flower shops they'd use in flower arrangements. I'd let my kids have sword fights with the ones I couldn't sale, my yard looked like it was snowing a lot of fun
That was before I knew I could use for medicine or eat them .
Your videos are great, I just wish I had found them when you were still making them. I like this one in participating, because cattail is, by far, my favorite wild plant. Every year I look forward to cattail pollen biscuits and pancakes!!! And the cordage is petty good stuff, and easy to harvest, process, and make into cordage. Excellent to teach beginners.
The other thing that really drew my attention was your mention of the Dragonfly Multi-tool. Looking it up online, it looks fantastic, for a bushcrafting and foraging tool, but unfortunately I can't find them anywhere. I don't suppose they're still made or sold anywhere are they?
This is interesting 🤔 I love it!!!!
I noticed the tinder thing too myself, it didn't work by itself but worked great with a tissue, better than the tussue alone which we had been using with a striker
Also, i do felting as a hobby and was thinking of trying to felt the fluffy bit, it might be useful cuz I noticed they were quite water resistant
Good video , very helpful thanks for sharing , atb Martin
Thank you!
Are you sure a roadside is the best place to harvest plants? :X
This is an old railbed that is occasionally used by local community members to access the wetland for hunting. We frequently get the water and soils tested in this location as the wetland is the drinking water source for our camp. This is a safe location.
good video thank you.
I am seeking information about processing cattail fluff to use as quilt batting. Years ago I attended a quilt show where the speaker said that it is great to use as quilt batting, as it is therapeutic for people with arthritis. Then she passed around a sample for us to try. Definitely felt good. Since then I’ve wanted to make some. It is early fall and I am seeing the heads opening up. Is this when I need to harvest!? Then how do I process? Some time in the oven, perhaps? Thx for an help you can help me with. Look forward to hearing from you.
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The Final Boss of Corndogs.
Make good pillows
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Thanks my man
Good video....
Can you tell some industrial use of cattial?
For fire.... How to make it some shape so that it can be easily stored in house.... Should give less smoke & more fire power
Thanks
Where can I get a dragonfly multi tool?
Thanks
My 8th cattails video
Do you find the tall brown pampas’s grass looking type is taking over the cattails?
can we use the cattail parts for mulching ?
Can you eat the roots of the dried plants or does it have to be young green ones only?
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I plant cattail for lanscape
Would it be a concern to use the tubers to overhaul esting cat tails? I mean that is the absolute end of that pant, to create no more cattails, no?
I don't have any problem pulling up the roots if I grab hold of the base of the plant that's out of water. I don't have to run my hands around in the mud to pull most of the roots.
Got a lot of phragmites here. I’m told you can eat it. Any info?
Lol I collected cattail to use as a tp alternate
I wish he would have shown the Blue Flag Iris that should be avoided and how to identify it from the Cattails.
It wasn't up yet during the time of this video's shooting
I THINK THE ONLY SAFE WAY TO EAT WOULD BE TO ROAST OR BOIL THE ROOTS . I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH CRYSTAL CLEAR WATER FROM NATURAL SPRINGS UPSTREAM FROM BEAVER PONDS . YOUR THOUGHT .
Caps lock?
Can you purchase cattail gel?? I can't find it anywhere. Thanks.
Not really no.
I keep seeing Matt waste deep in that bog.
MerkWares That happened about 25 ft to the right of me in the first scene
i fucking hate this
@@roodygeorges8124 Alright. Enjoy your day.
Who is here after seeing some guy eating a cattail lol
How did you read my mind? Hahaha
It's the same reason we watched it, and we filmed it.
I'd be so scared to put my hand down in the mud like that.
Now if we could only find uses for loosetrife …
Hi
man i thought cattails were these useless plant but i am now mistaking
Hey guy that ditch water came from my septic system get out of my ditch
No
This plant and all the knowledge you speak of is originally Indigenous native Americans your welcome.
Yup, and Caleb is Indigenous. Anishinaabe from Rice Lake Ontario, specifically.
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Umm dont natives use cattail as analgesic and thats why you shouldnt eat it?
The analgesic properties of cattail are effectively low, especially early in the growth development, hence the eating of raw young shoots being no problem. Cooking the roots breaks down any of the properties to worry about that might be present in the roots.
As for "don't natives", there were over 500 Nations before Columbus. Every Nation had different uses. Us Ojibways use it for a thousand different tasks. Many of those were foods. Both raw and cooked.
Thor had too many cattails
me want bite
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