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[R2elk]

Emerald bee on Salsify

Timothy in bloom.

 

[NanaKat]

Columbine

Yellow Columbine

Clammy Weed

Is this what you have? It is a member of the Cleome or Spider Flower family
https://www.wildflower.org/plant
Polanisia uniglandulosa (Cav.) DC.

These are the varieties we have...

 

[NanaKat]

Emerald bee on Salsify

Timothy in bloom.

Do you harvest the Salsify roots?
Cooked it is supposed to have an oyster taste. I haven't tried it yet.

 

[R2elk]

Is this what you have? It is a member of the Cleome or Spider Flower family
https://www.wildflower.org/plant
Polanisia uniglandulosa (Cav.) DC.

These are the varieties we have...
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This stuff grows wild here and is classified as a weed.

 

[R2elk]

Do you harvest the Salsify roots?
Cooked it is supposed to have an oyster taste. I haven't tried it yet.

Nope, I read that it can also have a licorice taste. Neither flavor is a favorite of mine which means if they are correct, it would not appeal to me.

Of the many "edible" wild plants, the only one that I have found so far to be worth eating is Lamb's Quarter. Young tender leaves have a slight lemony flavor. I eat them as picked but imagine they would be a good salad addition. Purslane is vile and disgusting.

 

[NanaKat]

This stuff grows wild here ans is classified as a weed.

Even the blooms on weeds are beautiful.

 

[Molpet]

Nope, I read that it can also have a licorice taste. Neither flavor is a favorite of mine which means if they are correct, it would not appeal to me.

Of the many "edible" wild plants, the only one that I have found so far to be worth eating is Lamb's Quarter. Young tender leaves have a slight lemony flavor. I eat them as picked but imagine they would be a good salad addition. Purslane is vile and disgusting.

Young purslane blended with 4x as much frozen berries and milk isn't bad

 

[R2elk]

Young purslane blended with 4x as much frozen berries and milk isn't bad

That sounds disgusting and a sacrilege to treat berries that way.

 

[Molpet]

That sounds disgusting and a sacrilege to treat berries that way.

It's like a milkshake
I usually use kale or spinach and almond or goat milk.

 

[R2elk]

It's like a milkshake
I usually use kale or spinach and almond or goat milk.

If I want a milkshake, I want a chocolate banana malted shake. I am not putting any green stuff or fake milk in it.