In spring and summer, nature's table is generously laid. We are allowed to collect and enjoy their gifts for free. When autumn approaches, however, we have to say goodbye to some wild herbs that we have grown fond of. But some specimens are also there for us in autumn or just then. Here is a selection.

Tasty nettle seeds can be harvested in autumn

nettles

The stinging nettle is one of the wild herbs of spring. Then their leaves are particularly tender and tasty. In autumn we can curiously try their seeds. Lightly roasted in the pan, they are a treat.

watercress

Real watercress grows all year round in clean ponds and streams. It tastes spicy and a little sour. It can be sprinkled on bread or enhance salads.

Notice:
Watercress can easily be confused with bitter bittercress. Since this is not one of the poisonous wild herbs and is edible itself, the confusion goes unnoticed by the collector.

french herb

The small-flowered buttonhead, as this wild plant is also called, is one of the edible wild plants that we don't have to look far for. It's worth finding because we get iron, calcium and manganese from it. In larger quantities than our cultivated vegetables can supply.

daisy

Who says a weed always has to come from the "wild"? Wild herbs in the garden are not uncommon and do not have to be searched for long. When the gardener stops using the lawnmower, it comes back in autumn out of nowhere: the daisy.

Groundman

This wild plant is also known as wild parsley. The fine aroma can be used in a variety of ways in the kitchen. The ground ivy is also extremely healthy and healing.

Pennywort

The small round leaves of this wild plant offer us the following ingredients:

  • potassium
  • silica
  • tannins
  • mucilage

The leaves are usually picked for herb quark or salads.

Chickweed

The delicate chickweed can serve us all year round. Not only is it ready to be picked in autumn, but it also survives mild winters. Any collector familiar with the identifying features can easily track it down.

Meadow bedstraw

There are around 600 different cleavers. Some of them continue to grow undisturbed in autumn or even winter. The meadow bedstraw is the easiest to recognize and discover.

Wild roots in autumn

Collecting wild herbs with a shovel brings delicious things to light. Among other roots of:

  • clove root
  • valerian
  • Comfrey
  • soapwort
  • dandelion

Autumnal wild fruits

These wild plant species give us their fruits in autumn:

  • sea buckthorn
  • rose hip
  • hawthorn
  • sloe

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Herbs