Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

[Tomtommom]

I hadn't heard of ice plants before, but they look pretty.

The ones my mom used to grow looked sort of like multicolored daisies, but they have these clear droplet looking things all over them, like they're covered in frost. So cool.

 

[Wisher1000]

Who's gonna' get it?

 

[Wisher1000]

Me!

 

[perchie.girl]

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Oh there are sooo many more different kind. One is a local plant called pickle weed. It grows along the coast from Baja on up. VERY salt tolerant and they are edible. Not a really pretty plant though.

For the most part ice plant here is used as a ground cover to ward off weeds erosion and fire. Very drought tolerant.

Hmmm I used to work in a garden shop Aeons ago. Now that I am reading more about iceplant so far I havent found one that is not edible...

oh and there are two kinds.... Carprobotus Edulis has smooth pickle shaped leaves and Aizocea which is the kind that has a few sub species with the cleary droplet looking things. Aizocea has 1600 different species. (info out of Wikipedia)

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[Tomtommom]

Me!

You win a cookie.

 

[ramirezframing]

Nothing like walking on the CA coast line and having it grow everywhere. I love the pinkish flowers and even more so the type of leaves they have. Fond memories of walking down from my grandmas place to the little beach village.

 

[Wisher1000]

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Nah, I kinda' cheated.

 

[scottcaddy]

Me!

Yes You Did!!
Scott

 

[Tomtommom]

Nah, I kinda' cheated.

Fine, just a graham cracker then..

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

Happy 37th Scottcaddy