The Quack Shack

[Canadian Wind]

Yep, we have it over here in Canadia-Land too!

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Here is a video of Erbse's ducknagers:

Sadly one of the five has disappeared one day.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Know this plant oh so well oh so well sometimes known as smartweed, and if it has the thumb prints on the leaves, it is ladies thumb - which I see on yours which mine also have and is therefore a medicinal leaf good to make tea with even known to shrink cancer tumors … View attachment 4243555

https://www.newlifeonahomestead.com/ladys-thumb-weed/

Very interesting!
I have not attempted to collect the seeds, but as it is from the wider buckwheat family, those may turn out to be a tasty addition to my self-baked bread…

 

[Jenbirdee]

Here is a video of Erbse's ducknagers:

Sadly one of the five has disappeared one day.

Ducknagers are the funniest !

 

[Supercow]

Know this plant oh so well oh so well sometimes known as smartweed, and if it has the thumb prints on the leaves, it is ladies thumb - which I see on yours which mine also have and is therefore a medicinal leaf good to make tea with even known to shrink cancer tumors … View attachment 4243555

https://www.newlifeonahomestead.com/ladys-thumb-weed/

It seems this plant is also called redshank or redleg - persicaria maculosa.

I think it's native to our part of the world... Yes:

"It is widespread across Eurasia from Iceland south to Portugal and east to Japan. It is also present as an introduced and invasive species in North America".

... But it's not THAT crazy for us, I sometimes see a couple growing and it's not at all the case that when I look next there's going to be huge swaths of it.

"It does not like lime, and liming is cited as a means to fight it."

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I definitely need to test samples of my soil. Usually loamy soil is already alkaline, so lime would be a bad idea, but with all the ≫Duck Gold≪ applied the PH may have changed...

 

[Canadian Wind]

BLEH!



Expecting 5-15cm of the dreaded white stuff on Sunday!