Lady's Thumb, one of my favorite weeds
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Comments (36)York Rose, I know several people here who has LH in exposed location. It all unfortunately depend on spraying. If the rose is kept healthy going into winter, it gets very little dieback even in exposed location. If it was defoliated from BS most of the summer, her chances in winter are much more grim.So unfortunately this rose in my climate requires spraying to stay alive. I am trying to switch to no spray garden and it kills me to know that my LH most probably will decline. It is so big that this will tike some time, but I know too well what will happen. My sister and two of my friends tried to grow it here no spray. No more LH in their gardens. Olga...See MoreLamb's Quarters: My new favorite vegetable (or weed)
Comments (23)Robin, I only use the leaves of the purslane, and I also use young tender leaves of lambsquarter. Like you, I don't care for dandelion greens, although Grandma used to wilt them with hot bacon grease and serve them. She said they had to be young and tender or they'd be bitter. I think they're bitter anyway, although I did make dandelion blossom wine a couple of times when I was younger. It was intensely sweet, I remember, and my brother drank a couple of quarts and got sick. Serves him right, the glutton. I've eaten May Apples, though I was very strictly forbidden to eat the seeds or rind, being told those parts are poisonous. I don't know if it's true, but I don't think Grandpa would say that for no reason. The fruit is sweet and not unpleasant, but custardy and odd. My favorite were the little bright red wintergreen berries, tasting like Pepto-bismol, there weren't enough to do anything except snack. I make jelly from foraged elderberries and pick blackberries in the national forest, but those are easy and readily available and identifiable. I do hunt morels but not very hard because I don't like them, LOL. We have tons of black walnuts here but no one wants them, they're messy and a PIA to crack. Now you've got me wishing that old crab apple tree was still here, the state widened the road and the tree was gone. Annie...See MoreOne of my favorite ethnic foods, what's yours?
Comments (41)Well, cynic, that marks you as a Minnesotan! My favorites are Indian, Greek, Middle East, or Thai. Anything but the native meat-and-potatoes German/Midwestern cusine I grew up with! Luckily we now have some good ethnic restaurants in the Twin Cities. My least favorite is Korean--just can't get into the spices they use (and despise kim chee). This has been somewhat problematic for me since a good friend of mine is Korean and invites us for many dinner parties. . ....See MoreOne of my favorite mini's....
Comments (23)At the top of the Cacti & Succulents Forum page you will see an area to start a discussion. Where it says Example Title: "Need help for my kitchen" you will type in your thread name, for example "Need help with my Jade". The next box is for the text. Tell us where you live and your growing zone. Tell us about your growing conditions. Is the plant outside? If inside, what kind of lighting does it have? If near a window, does is face south, east, etc.? Knowing what kind of soil you have your plant in and how often you water may come in handy, too. To include a picture, click on the camera icon that says Photo on it below the text you are typing. It will prompt you to choose a picture from your device (or picture folder). Choose your picture, click open and voila! Your picture will upload. You can include 10 pictures per post, I think. When you are finished, click Post. It's a lot easier to do than it is to explain. If this old lady can do it, you can! LOL Hope that helps!...See More
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