LOVE 'EM or LOSE 'EM?!? 30+ Florida Weed Identification

I just scrolled down your comments here, and every one is saying what I was going to say: NO ONE ever talks about weeds except to say, "spray them" or "pull them". What a TREAT to have you list so many of these plants that we all see daily, and not only give names, but other characteristics, too. So many of us see them and ask ourselves what we are dealing with, where did it come from, etc. You could definitely do another of these videos and we would EAT IT UP!

I plan to reference this video when my HOA sends me notices about my "weeds" 😂

In my humble opinion, one of your best videos ever. "They're just weeds.". It's what almost everyone thinks. But they're not. Spurge! Been dying to know the name of that one. Awesome to see someone addressing the detailed side of the less glamorous "everyday plants". I learned so much from this video that I've been Wanting to know.

Thank you! I saved this because it is the BEST FL gardening video on weed ID I’ve ever seen. Usable info and easily identifiable pictures and descriptions. 👏🏻

Asiatic dayflower flowers are so yummy. The little 'peas' are sweet. There's a recipe for creamed dayflower peas on the internet, but you'd have to have the patience of a saint to collect them all. This plant isn't invasive in my area, which is east central Florida. In fact, I'd love it if it grew more. I ate bitter melon last night. It was cooked with eggplant and fish and served over rice. It's really common in Asian cooking.

Great video! Have lived in SE Florida my whole life and am very familiar with those weeds, but never knew the name of most of them. I’ve never seen a video on weeds before, and I really enjoyed learning more about them.

Thanks for such a comprehensive presentation. Brazilian Pepper is the just the absolute worst to get rid of.

I’m new to your channel so maybe you do these videos throughout the year…but just wanted to let you know I found thus video SO helpful! We moved to a new house in FL and there are SO MANY different plants growing on our property due to the previous owners planting lots of bird and butterfly attracting plants. This helped me recognize a lot of them!

The bitter lemon plant is a staple in my yard. I use it for teas. If your having tummy ache and gas it is perfect for that. I rather use it ,than some drug in the store. I love all natural teas mint, lemon grass , ginger etc . They are so much better than the processed stuff used for teas. Challenge yourself for 30 days and eliminate say coffee in the mornings and see how your stomach feels.

Best info ever!! We have noticed the Brazilian pepper popping up all over our neighborhood ..

Wow! I have never seen Firebush this big!!! Excellent video! You are such a good teacher!

In southeast Asia, the bittermelon weed is a favorite for soups and stews. Also, the green fruit is commonly used for salads and dishes (they just call them wild bittermelon). The ripe fruit is listed poisonous but birds loved eating them.

Just moved to FL in the spring and felt so lucky to find sunshine mimosa in my sod. I transplanted it, watered it, waited all summer for a pink puff to bloom. No pink puffs showed up, figured out I have been taking care of shyleaf this whole time. Cute plant, but shows that ID-ing can be tricky. Thanks for the video.

Good Morning ☀️

Great start to Florida weed identification I need to keep video handy as I walk the yard. Thanks

This was great! I've lived in Florida my entire life and knew very few of the plants you showed in the video. Thank you for this information 🍀😁

I’m always conflicted about Brazilian pepper because although it’s invasive it also makes the best honey ever and I raise bees. I always rip it out but some people in my neighborhood have huge pepper bushes so thanks for sacrificing your yards guys!

I hurt myself trying to pull out one the oaks! I thought it was a small one till I watched this channel 🤦🏻‍♀️

I KNEW you were going to mention Brazilian pepper 😂. It is terrible

Thank you! Great job! After watching dozens of videos to try to identify a weed that I’ve had my gardens for years, I finally found it in this video and it’s the cucamelon. They started spreading in my yard after I brought some horse manure home for my vegetable garden and I think there were a few weed seeds in it. I think the chipmunks and maybe birds spread it all over the place. I think I found it before and read the fruits were edible, but I’m not a big cucumber fan. One thing about cutting oaks that are firmly established, is to cut them off BELOW the crown (where the root meets the stem, or trunk) of the plant. Once you do this, it won’t grow back.