Harvesting Cattail Leaves

So smart. I admire people who are self sufficient and are knowledgeable of nature and survival skills. I’m learning.

Six years late to the party, but this is great info for my latest creative enterprise. I've got a lot of marshes and cattail patches to visit, and I'm going with the saw. Thanks for all the tips!

Looking forward to learning to basket weave and all that comes with it. It’s truly an art form and I’m in awe of people like Caleb who can do such awesome things. Native Americans, and Natives from around the world were so skilled in this art form and many others. I find that once I get interested in something, it’s quite an exciting thing for me and it leads me to research it and learn as much as I can. But, in turn, that leads me to other interests and hobbies, such as basket weaving. I’m very into gardening and self sufficiency and harvesting and preserving fruits and other edibles. Thus, on a walk in a wooded area, there was an amazing bunch of blackberry bushes full of ripe fruit. I wished I had something to carry some home…like a basket maybe ! So I started to research how to make a little basket for berries. Thus, my interest in basket weaving now :) don’t know where this will lead. But, in the meantime, I’m learning where and how to get the materials and how to weave simple baskets from amazing people like you. Thank you so much.

Sweet!!! Thanks for sharing. Gonna go harvest and start on my next cattail basket. I've made about 6 so far, and they keep getting better.

Thanks.I’ve often wondered how these could be used. Great detailed talk.

Look at that beautiful Golden Rod herb growing beside it!!!

This was very nicely done! Informative and clear! Thanks!

Appreciate the history lesson as much as the practical uses of cattail Caleb. Some artistic talent there as well! Megwitch.

Very nice video Caleb like always, full of information and guidance. Thank you for this one. ATB

Awesome info. Thanks for sharing.

Great imfo .very articulate mr.K

I have the same burst hook! I love it!

Great video! ^^* I love cattails, too.

I like this guy

@Canadian Bushcraft Can you do a video on the finger weaving? Great channel.

Thx for video!

From Vancouver Island, Courtenay and I have crocosmia leaves...can I use same method fir drying them? And fir iris and daylilies? Gets cool at nite and early am, should I lay an old sheet down on grass first and then cover at Night cuz of dew? I am going to use them as a weft for weaving on my loom

thank you

I don't know why you think a tool is needed in harvesting cattails, but since I harvest the root too, I just pull the whole thing out by hand. It doesn't take long to get enough, and I have the rest of the plant too.

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