Does anyone forage? Wild food favorites
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Comments (19)My whole goal after moving here to NC was to have 4 season bloom - and I do have my favorites for each season winter - violas, dianthus, hellbores spring - columbine, violas, dianthus, iris, daffodils, foxglove larkspur, clematis summer - gosh - anything that is blooming but I guess it would have to be all the rudbeckias, dahlias, hollyhocks, sunflowers, lilies, daylilies, clematis and the list goes on and on fall - mums, cleome, all the salvias, snaps I am starting collections of.... clematis - 15 so far daylilies - 12 so far with 4 dwarf re-blooming ones coming lilies - can't even begin to count - I just buy bags of them and plant but so far mostly asiatic and oriental. I am ordering collections of tiger and Turks cap I have a serious addiction - I know that but I figure that I don't smoke, drink very little, don't go on vacations or out to dinner - gardening is WHAT I do :):) - as long as bills are getting paid and food is on the table (DH takes care of that with his vegetable garden addiction) then my addiction can go on and on as long as there is green grass on our acre+ of paradise..... Lynne...See MoreWild food supplies for this year
Comments (21)No, this doesn't have to do with safety. The trees that they're cutting down are FAR from the road --so there's no chance of them falling down on passing cars. Also, there aren't any power lines on the sides of highways. And no, there're not specifically cutting down invasives, although a few also get "trimmed". What I'm talking about is cutting the lower branches of pines, oaks, etc., that are WAY away from the road. Sometimes they cut ALL of the branches on the side that faces the road. (A good example is Route 140, from New Bedford to Taunton.) It's a money-maker for whoever got the contract, that's for sure. Money waster is more like it. If they were to spend the money we're spending on this abomination, we'd have put a serious dent in the bittersweet that's strangling so many trees around here, and the miles of multiflora rose, autumn olive, and Japanese knotweed that's everywhere. If you're from MA, just take a moment to look to the side of the highway this summer. You'll see this monstrosity of a machine, just tearing up the trees. Makes no sense. We need all the trees we can get: They sequester CO2 from the air, (reducing greenhouse gases), produce the oxygen we breathe, keep water in our area, make and preserve the topsoil, keep our houses cooler in the summer, increase the value of our homes, are beautiful to look at, bring in the tourists in the fall... These were just off the top of my head. I could probably go on if I took some time to think about it. I wish we could be more like the Lake Tahoe area. In an effort to keep the lake clean, (If you don't have grass lawns, you won't have run-off of pesticides and synthetic fertilizer) and keep the tourists coming (Many come from the city, and would like to get away from the concrete jungle they live in) they have a law that you can only cut down enough trees to build your home. Or North Carolina. My daughter lived there, and she said you had to have a permit to cut down a tree in your yard if it was of a certain size. (She also said it was one of the most beautiful states she's ever lived in, and she's lived in many states.) Again, I digress. But, that's pleasant wishful thinking, Terrene....See Morefavorite winter bird food recipes
Comments (7)I use two packages of lard, which I melt down in a large pot on the stove. Once that is melted the heat is shut off, and I add two cups of chunky peanut butter, and stir until melted. Then I add two cups of shelled sunflower seeds which have been ground up in my food processor. Then I add four cups of corn meal, a tablespoon of bone meal, one third of a cup of sugar, and as much flour as needed to get it to the right consistency. I pour some into pans to cool and cut into pieces so they will fit the suet feeder. Some goes into covered containers to be crumbled into the Bluebird's feeder dish. Below is a picture of the suet cage I now use. The squirrels and chipmunks would take all of it if I didn't cage in my suet holder. The birds go right in through the wire (1 1/2 inch), but the squirrels cannot access it. There is a clip on the left side that I use to open and close the cage surrounding the suet holder....See Moreforaging for 'wild edibles'
Comments (1)For mushrooms I would see if you could enlist an instructor in field Botany course from your local college. No better way to learn the ins and outs than from someone who really knows. Learn how to do spore prints and get some really great books, and then go with a guide and stick with the "easy" varieties. A lot of wild edibles are catalogued in readily available field guides for the local area. To me I think the most productive forums for useful responses would be the local gardening ones. For me I would go to gardenweb.com/forums/txgard because I live in Texas. But that's where you're going to find the locally knowledgeable folks. My favorite wild harvests in central Texas are: wild onions (great with peas!), dewberries, and mustang grapes. Not very exotic but they make great jellies. The grapes will be ready in 2-3 more weeks....See Moreamylou321
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