Tastes Like Apple and Honey. Grandma Planted It Once — Why Does Nobody Grow It Now

Tastes Like Apple and Honey. Grandma Planted It Once — Why Does Nobody Grow It Now In October of 1911, on this ridge, my grandfather Eli's grandmother pulled a cluster of thin white roots out of the cold dirt and handed one to a seven-year-old boy. It tasted like an apple and a spoonful of honey. She planted that row once, and it fed her family sweetness for forty years. Today, most Americans have never heard its name. The plant did not die out. The seed catalogs dropped it, because there was no money in a root you only ever bought once. In this video I count down seven forgotten plant-once crops your great-grandmother grew: Good King Henry, shade greens from a single crown Sunchoke, the "poor ground potato" that replants itself Salsify, the oyster plant Thomas Jefferson grew at Monticello Comfrey, the free fertilizer in the corner of the yard Asparagus, one row that feeds you for twenty years Skirret, the apple-and-honey root The plant-once bed that puts them all together I also cover why these plants slipped off the seed racks, how to grow and divide skirret, and the safety notes you need, including the ditch look-alikes you should never dig up. Pick one. Just one. Plant it this spring. Tell me in the comments: did your grandparents grow skirret, salsify, or anything nobody grows anymore? What did your people keep? I'm Zeb Combs, seventh generation on this ridge, reading my grandfather Eli's notebook so it doesn't die in a drawer. Subscribe if you mean to keep the old ways too. This video is for general gardening and heritage information. Always identify plants with certainty before eating them, and check your local growing conditions. #skirret #perennialvegetables #homesteading #heirloomseeds #oldways #selfreliance #gardening #forgottenfoods