September is the perfect month to harvest ripe plantains and their seeds. Once the seed heads turn brown, the small seeds are ready for collection. Learn how to separate the chaff effectively and maximize the seeds’ potential. In our latest book, *Preserving Wild Herbs: The Best Methods and Recipes*, you‘ll also find out why summer is an excellent time to gather a variety of wild herbs and how to preserve them for use throughout the winter.
How do you collect seeds?
To collect seeds, you should start from the end June encore September Look for brown, mature seed heads of plantain and broadleaf plantain. They can be found along roadsides, on fences or in lawns. In general, these wild plants are more likely to be found on dry, stony soil. You can tell relatively quickly whether the seeds are perfectly ripe. If you can remove them easily by hand and no green seeds end up in the collection container, then they are ripe and ready to eat. But now you will notice that during harvesting, a relatively large amount of chaff ends up in the collection container.
This is a Plantain plantain and wide plantain exactly the same. The best way to separate the chaff is at home by shaking the seeds through a sieve. Then the tiny brown seeds fall through the sieve and the chaff remains. If there is still something left in the seeds, you can try blowing them out carefully until only seeds remain. These can then be eaten immediately or left to air dry for another day and then eaten later. When it comes to plantain, it’s not just the seeds that are delicious, the flowers in particular also taste delicious when steamed. You can learn more about the topic in the article “Which parts of the plantaris help us?„.
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You can find these 10 wild herbs everywhere in MayRecognize and use wild herbs and medicinal plants
To be able to use the treasures of nature, you should know a little about it. We are happy to share our knowledge of herbs and medicinal plants with you, and since many people wanted to concentrate our knowledge in a herbal book, we started writing herbal books and publishing them ourselves. Our books are different from books in the library. They are 100% developed by us, contain our experiences and show what the plants look like and how they can be used with images we have created ourselves.
We put a lot of passion and knowledge into these books. Our comprehensive work is ideal to start with.”With wild herbs and medicinal plants all year round«(available here). In spring, summer, autumn and winter you are presented with numerous wild herbs and exclusively local medicinal plants. In addition to the basic characteristics of the plant, location and ingredients, for each plant there are also recommendations for use in the medicine cabinet and witch’s kitchen. Contains many tips and tricks on plantain plantain. Also instructions for collecting seeds, but also a Cough syrup recipe obviously they are also included Here you are directly to the book. All our products are created by ourselves and are available in our herb shop available. We send every single order personally and add a little greeting to you. You can look forward to it.
Our magazine about wild herbs
Do you already know our magazine Kräuterkeller? A print and digital version of the is published once a quarter Magazine of the Cantina delle Erbe (available here). The new summer edition is all about wild herbs in summer. In addition to wild herbs you will also find other ideas and recipes suitable for the season. Even our previous editions are still available in small quantities. You can purchase the magazine in our herbalist’s shop in both printed and digital versions
Plantain Plantain Seeds – A local substitute for psyllium seeds
Plantain seeds of plantain are known as a local substitute for psyllium. They have proven useful for people with intestinal problems. Plantain seeds come from the same family as the popular Indian psyllium seeds. The small seeds are highly water-binding and swell. Basically these are fibers that stimulate intestinal activity. So why would you buy seeds from India when we have a domestic equivalent here? Of course, collecting a large amount requires some work, but you can collect seeds very quickly and easily and spend precious time in nature. You can put them in a jar in summer or autumn and carefully blow the peels off.
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Collect now! This purple salt is obtained from chive flowers, but only for a short timeUsing plantain seeds
Plantain seeds are particularly water-binding. They swell as soon as they come into contact with the liquid. Just like psyllium seeds, they essentially gel. They are great fiber for the gut and can support gut health. You can, for example, add them to muesli or sprinkle them on soups. It is even better if you lightly grind the seeds with a coffee grinder. The valuable seeds also contain valuable oils. However, they are only absorbed in the intestine if they are broken down. Because they are so small, not all seeds are crushed during the chewing process, and some are swallowed whole. If you want to fully benefit from the seeds you have collected, you should crush them lightly. They taste great fresh in granola. But you can also dry them. A coffee grinder is ideal for browning the seeds
Discover wild things from the roadside: discovery set for children
Plantain is very interesting for children. Both the leaves, flowers and seeds can be collected and used with children. Much knowledge can be conveyed using this common and relatively simple plant.
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