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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2013 1:23:08 GMT
Picking is fine.... ANY processing is illegal... inc making tea or even adding to a curry.... willow weaving looks good... I did me proud! oh yeah...processing them was the issue, but picking and eating them fresh was just fine.  mushroom curry....interesting idea  ....course those days are long gone...quite happily. any chance of a photo of your woven creation? I so agree, grey.....futile waste of tax dollars, as so many things are. |
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Post by Stumour on Dec 7, 2013 1:38:19 GMT
creations are still to be finished.... holly will be woven into willow ropes to adorn the fireplace I posted a pic of somewhere
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2013 1:51:31 GMT
That's another one that ya mentioned that slipped my mind. Rose hips are a terrific source of vitamin C, and I'll use them in as a healthy flavoring in herbal tea once in a while. They say ya gotta use em fresh though as drying them out makes them lose most of their nutritional value.
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Post by Stumour on Dec 7, 2013 2:02:25 GMT
That's another one that ya mentioned that slipped my mind. Rose hips are a terrific source of vitamin C, and I'll use them in as a healthy flavoring in herbal tea once in a while. They say ya gotta use em fresh though as drying them out makes them lose most of their nutritional value. Mind n sieve rose hips after stewing them for about 15 min... the seeds are covered in highly irritating hairs... me n Deb had very itchy hands after processing the wee gits. They have the highest concentration of vit C than any other plant, Grey. Oh... NEVER use hips from cultivated roses that have ever been treated with pesticide... roses are too often sprayed to prevent black spot (mildew) n it gets concentrated in the fruit |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2013 2:10:19 GMT
Yeah, I only use them in tea because of the fur too.
A little bit off topic but kinda related to what what ya mention, they're now saying that lots of tea (particularly green tea) contains high enough levels of lead that it should be consumed in moderation and completely avoided by pregnant and/or nursing mothers.
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Post by tizzahell on Dec 7, 2013 2:41:47 GMT
Yeah; it is still sort of like that here. Although; the best place on the highway for pine mushrooms has been cleared some for an industrial park... it also depends greatly of the weather! We had a very nice summer and, not too wet of a fall. I don't think there was much of a season this year.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2013 5:43:34 GMT
Yeah, Tizz...fungi need damp conditions, don't they, to grow best.
And thanks grey...good to know about moderation with drinking tea, and green tea, especially. I never quite liked the taste of it, but I know a few who do.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2014 21:38:09 GMT
A few days ago I noticed some unusual looking plants (which I automatically thought were flower-shaped mushrooms)down by my firepit when I was burning a bin of paper. It turns out that they're a rather rare and fragile plant that doesn't have chlorophyll, hence don't perform photosynthesis. I finally remembered to look them up today and found them to be rather interesting. Their most common name seems to be "indian pipe" and they're lauded as having quite a history, as well as possessing several noteworthy properties. Here are a couple links I found interesting, medicinalherbinfo.org/herbs/IndianPipe.htmlwww.americanherbalistsguild.com/sites/default/files/donahue_sean_-_ghost_pipe-_a_little_known_nervine.pdfbut there's tons of talk about them all over the web. After reading a fair bit related I went and picked an ounces or so and have it soaking in enough vodka to cover it. That'll be strained after a week or so and put away as tincture. |
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Post by tizzahell on Aug 3, 2014 0:25:40 GMT
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Post by Stumour on Aug 3, 2014 20:33:21 GMT
From what I read, Grey, you're lucky to have them.
The boss n me are on a break from foraging, but may get more willow as this wet weather here will have it bolting... ideal for long, skinny wands of willow for weaving
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2014 20:41:44 GMT
Another thing of note concerning all the willow it sounds like you have is that the bark has noteworthy properties that're valuable for grafting and/or cloning shoots from plants you're trying to take cuttings from. Just steep the bark in water for a couple days and the fluid works much like the fancy stuff ya pay silly money for. It also seems helpful with young shoots as well, but that might just be my impression as that's not one of it's commonly lauded abilities.
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Post by Stumour on Aug 7, 2014 21:22:03 GMT
Noteworthy... especially when ye see the speed willow can grow at. May try it on apple trees.
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Post by Stumour on Jun 17, 2015 1:09:12 GMT
Got a batch of elderflower wine bubbling away... me n the wee yin have been busy
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Post by Stumour on Jul 14, 2015 21:01:29 GMT
Additions to the elderflower "champagne" are elder cordial, meadow sweet champagne and cordial n the cherries are now starting to ripen...
Oh, red gooseberies in the garden are very close to ripe too
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2015 4:47:54 GMT
Ive got corn, green beans, and sweet potatoes doing well. The cucumbers, green peppers, and tomatoes have either been eaten by birds or bugs. The carrots are growing into little balls. Its strange growing anything here in Idaho, but apparently you can grow anything once you get all the rocks out of the way.
Up in the mountains I found some wild chives, dandelion greens, and packed some mud from the hot springs into jars.
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