Health, vitality, energy—plants have it all. In the spring and summer, even most common of weeds can be beneficial for our health, especially the green ones.
Love nettles while you can—they bloom so fast and after they do, they’re no longer interesting. The fresh, delicate leaves are the healthiest and tastiest. Pick those at the top of the plant, no more than four or five
When I travelled to the UK as an Erasmus student, I was astonished that daisies bloom there even in January. These inconspicuous flowers can survive even when the temperature drops slightly below zero.
Several years later, common daisies (Bellis perennis) would sometimes bloom in winter on lawns in the Polish Subcarpathian region. I keep seeing them more and more often these days. Whenever I have the occasion, I collect some for cooking. A source of flavonoids and vitamin C, they are a valuable ingredient. Daisies can be eaten whole: both flowers and leaves. However, it is worth scalding them beforehand with boiling water. Since they often grow in places where dogs are walked, they may have parasite eggs on them.
