The Quack Shack

[WannaBeHillBilly]

From the side yard:

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The yellow daisy/sunflower ones are sunchokes (Jerusalem artichokes), I'm sure everyone recognizes the goldenrod (we have two species here), and the light purple flowers in the back are phlox.

Are they useful or just looking yellow?
My land is being swamped with Giant Ironweed:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernonia_gigantea
No real use, but it supports beautiful butterflies

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

I didn't realize there was none in Australia. Although it's a native plant here, many consider it invasive.

We have plants like that here. When watered regulary (and in paddocks, fertilized, trampled but livestock because it likes rough handling) and like most Aussie natives, burnt regulary, they thrive and go nuts

 

[Canadian Wind]

Are they useful or just looking yellow?
My land is being swamped with Giant Ironweed:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernonia_gigantea
No real use, but it supports beautiful butterflies

The Goldenrod can be used medicinally, particularly the dried flowers for nasal congestion.

The Sunchokes have edible tubers, which I'm looking forward to harvesting after the first hard frost. Og, and the plant is also edible to animals (fed some to the bunnies today; they loved it).

I believe the leaves of Phlox can be used as a laxative and as a poultice for boils.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I have been growing Comfrey for mine they love it.

 

[Canadian Wind]

I have been growing Comfrey for mine they love it.

Mine won't touch the comfrey! I have it growing all over the place here.

They have, though, started mowing down the burdock. Thank goodness.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I guess they have their quirks Mine aren't crazy about peas.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

We have plants like that here. When watered regulary (and in paddocks, fertilized, trampled but livestock because it likes rough handling) and like most Aussie natives, burnt regulary, they thrive and go nuts

So you like to be trampled and burned regularly?
Or aren't you an Aussie Native?

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

The Goldenrod can be used medicinally, particularly the dried flowers for nasal congestion.

The Sunchokes have edible tubers, which I'm looking forward to harvesting after the first hard frost. Og, and the plant is also edible to animals (fed some to the bunnies today; they loved it).

I believe the leaves of Phlox can be used as a laxative and as a poultice for boils.

You know a lot about survival!

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I have been growing Comfrey for mine they love it.

I always wanted to try out Comfrey! - Did you grow it from seeds?

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

A new life demands a chance:


I promise to do whatever i can to ensure this one will make it!
And there's another one in its egg that has just pipped internally.