Tag: Plants
Recipe – Wildwood Tea
Wildwood tea is, in its essence, as individual and as unique as each household that makes it. It’s an expression of place, in a...
How to Grow Asparagus from Seed
]Starting asparagus from seed is easy, and it’ll save you a lot of money compared to buying pricey asparagus crowns. Nurseries sell asparagus crowns, which...
Review – Insani-tea….
I don’t think there’s enough milk and sugar to make this stuff drinkable!!!
A couple weeks ago, I stumbled across a YouTube video from David...
The Power of Kousa Dogwood
Ripe and unripe Kousa Dogwood fruit.
Cornus kousa: A Dog-gone-good Dogwood
The Kousa Dogwood is one of those plants that makes you ask: What is it?
Kousa...
How to Make Simple Plant Markers
Add a little pizzazz to your garden with homemade plant markers you and your kids can create in just a few hours.
I love art...
The Power of Simpson’s Stopper
The orange and red fruit of the Simpson Stopper.
Myricanthes fragrans: Nakedwood Twinberry
I took me about a year to know the Simpson Stopper.
While most people...
The Power of Carpetweed
Note the leaves can be skinny or fat.
When it comes to Carpetweed you need to know only two things: It grows nearly everywhere, or...
Super-plant – the Sea Oxeye
Sea Oxeye: Note the pointed green bracts directly below the yellow blossom. They are key to identification.
There are edible plants, and there are non-edible...
The Power of Gorse
Gorse flowers and thorns, available all year long depending on climate.
Ulex europaeus: Edible Gorse or Furze Pas
Gorse has edible flowers. It also has thorns…...
The Power of Eastern Gamagrass
The showly male flowers of the Eastern Gamagrass.
At grass conferences I have been told more than once that there are no toxic native North...
What is Permaculture
Probably the easiest way to describe an introduction to permaculture is to share what Wikipedia said: Permaculture is a system of agricultural and social...
How to Fish In An Emergency Situation
So you have decided to build your wilderness survival skills set and are wondering how to add fish to the menu? You are in...
