I noticed that a few folks from the UK have posted new supplies of Araucaria araucana (Monkey Puzzle) seeds on eBay. Would anyone be interested in trade for...
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Ossi Kakko
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Aug 10, 2009 9:30 pm
Greetings from fennoscandia, we have both a. incana and a. glutinosa as native. occasionally i gather alnus seeds to eat by spreading blankets under the tree...
Hi Eric. How do the monkey puzzles grow in your area? Havent you got any trees there to go and collect the seeds from? I have had great success with mine...
I dont think its that easy to find nutting monkey puzzle trees. rarely self fertile, they need a group to get the required male and female individuals to make...
..with slots cut and then used the u shaped wire things to fix them in the ground. Martin Crawford uses this material to clear areas in forest garden proir to...
They do. It's called a flower here, as well as a weed. Perhaps we could come up with a new indentifying term for useful "weeds" and other plants that doesn't...
good idea! Mary Christine In a message dated 8/12/2009 5:02:34 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, nerdnooky@... writes: They do. It's called a flower here, as...
ossi Wonderful. Thank you for giving me something to answer those who say "but can people eat it"? In Britain the cones start opening in October with a gap...
Our County Extension Office very reasonably (IMHO) defines a "weed" as any plant that's growing where you don't want it to. All plants have a purpose. ...
there is a gram or so of Campanula versicolor seed in stock at: http://b-and-t-world-seeds.com/carth.asp?species=Campanula%20versicolor&sref=3581 Roughly...
Hi guys! (that's my first topic!) Ok, I'm looking for any good seed company selling seeds of any kind: trees seeds, "weeds", horticultural and agricultural...
Go here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pfaf/message/4267 ..click on the 'database' and links on the list to left - some seed companies there (especially tree...
Hi Matteo, Horizon Herbs, of Oregon, USA, will ship seeds internationally. If you are looking for a great variety of top quality seeds (Richo, the owner, uses...
Two questions. Does anyone know of a source of the mild tasting, domesticated varieties of air potato, Dioscorea bulbifera? I live in the US and haven't been...
Hi Greg, I've been growing Dioscorea bulbifera inside, in containers, and they made loads of tubers. The conditions were quite low light, never very hot or...
I raise several varieties,that are good flavored, Â that produce well in pots, - D. alata, D.rotundata, and D. batatas, --see some info on my web site, or send...
Hello from southern Georgian Bay, I have some black knot at the base of the trunk of a little plum tree I planted several years ago. Because of the location of...
Most sites describe this as a 'weed'. It's spreading rapidly everywhere in my garden (likes shade so presumably a forest garden suits it). Pretty yellow...
Oxalis corniculata is a good source of vitamin C, all parts of the plant are edible. Long term food use is not recommended as it restricts the assimilation of...
Hi - sorry - I hope this doesn't seem spammy! I've written up some of the ways I like to use Oxalis acetosella (which is abundant round where I live) on my...
You should probably consult a naturopath before using it over a period of time. Usually this type of plant use and knowledge should ne restricted to 'survival'...
OK there may be some (marginal) food/medicinal value but what about it's value in a forest garden? It is ground cover (ie it restricts other 'weed' growth),...
I read somewhere that it is a good idea to eat woodsorrel with cheese, for cheese neautralises the oxalic acid. Or does it just provide extra calcium to...
"D" said: "The list of medicinal plants which are safe to use on an ongoing basis is short indeed" PLEASE, what IS the SHORT LIST of medicinal plants which...
Herbal tonics are plants that are considered to be safe to use on an ongoing basis. These are the herbs that are primarily nutritive in action. They include...
I have only ever heard of two, linden flowers and chamomile. I also use rosehips (not exactly a herb). The other tea I have here is peppermint but I use it...
