Scrappy's Little Helper
Mama Doe
Hurrah! I found jack in the hedge this morning I wanted to find that as it's one I was fairly confident on recognising.
Hurrah! I found jack in the hedge this morning I wanted to find that as it's one I was fairly confident on recognising.
Someone else who has written another foraging type book says no to speedwell. So I'd put it in the 'don't pick it specifically but don't panic too much if there's a bit in some grass' category.
Well done!
I haven't spotted that yet ..
I found some speedwell in my garden this morning. I've got this down in my "Twigs" book as "OK I think" ...
Does anyone know whether speedwell is OK to feed? x
Yes, Speedwell is in "Twigs" book as being OK. Although it's in the RWAF's RO Autumn10 as being unsafe :? I don't feed Speedwell deliberately, as it's so inconsequential that I take the view they won't really miss it anyway, but also wouldn't worry if some was amongst other stuff.
Ground Elder is also in "Twigs" book as being OK and also listed as unsafe in the same copy of RO :? I do feed Ground Elder, but in small quantities.
It's really not easy and that's without all the problems establishing whether different trees are safe.
Did Twig's cover Garlic Mustard (aka Jack in the Hedge) on her foraging day? I feed it occasionally, but it's not in her book.
Super I found a small patch of Herb Robert just up the road from me today. I'm pretty sure it's never been growing there before. I resisted the temptation of picking any and feeding to the rabbits, thinking it will seed more for next year.
Yes, I have a sample of it. Unhelpfully I didn't write down whether it was OK or not ... Santa??
I'm pretty sure it's one of the safe ones. It's also listed on Tamsin's site as an easy to ID safe plants: http://www.therabbithouse.com/blog/2014/06/04/rabbit-safe-weeds/
I can see the goat willow from my lounge now that i know what it looks like. i brought loads in last night & the catkins all popped a million seeds everywhere :lol:
I noticed several larva on the willow leaves. This may sound daft but I don't know the answer. I popped the inhabited leaves back outside by the tree but will it have killed the moths by stopping them hatching? Its going to be awkward seeing which leaves have them if I need to inspect when they are on the tree
Did you tell the rabbits? Are they into delayed gratification??
Yes, I have a sample of it. Unhelpfully I didn't write down whether it was OK or not ... Santa??
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