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  • #81
    Re: Wild Edible Plants

    sorry to hear that... I don't know how to express it because I haven't experienced it. The reason I just wrote "sorry to hear that..." at first was simply because I did not want to pretend I knew your pain, but I realized that it was too cold on its own and doesn't reflect that I felt for you regardless.
    Last edited by jgk3; 07-13-2012, 12:03 PM.

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    • #82
      Re: Wild Edible Plants

      Jerusalem Artichoke:

      I'm quite certain I found the large, yellow flowers of these tall plants before in September. Learned a lot about them from this video, the tubers are cultivated and eaten as a potato substitute for diabetics. I've always been searching for some root crops that are easy to grow or find, that provide you with sustenance, and I think this is a good example of that.

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      • #83
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        Today while I was in the woods, I noticed that wherever there were dragonflies, there are no mosquitoes Which means you can hang around in those sections and relax, and really take your time observing everything around you without worry if you get bothered by those blood suckers.

        I also found some eastern prickly gooseberries, the ripe ones are delicious! They were growing on the forest edge, a pleasant surprise treat:



        (Correction about the spikes): they can prick if you squeeze your fingers too hard against the ripened fruit, but you can chew the berry and neutralize the spikes very easily without pain, the reward for this lack of intimidation is its distinct, very pleasant taste.
        Last edited by jgk3; 07-24-2012, 04:25 PM.

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        • #84
          Re: Wild Edible Plants

          Originally posted by jgk3 View Post
          sorry to hear that... I don't know how to express it because I haven't experienced it. The reason I just wrote "sorry to hear that..." at first was simply because I did not want to pretend I knew your pain, but I realized that it was too cold on its own and doesn't reflect that I felt for you regardless.
          Jeff, thanks for the thought. No worries.

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          • #85
            Re: Wild Edible Plants

            Originally posted by jgk3 View Post
            Today while I was in the woods, I noticed that wherever there were dragonflies, there are no mosquitoes Which means you can hang around in those sections and relax, and really take your time observing everything around you without worry if you get bothered by those blood suckers.

            I also found some eastern prickly gooseberries, the ripe ones are delicious! They were growing on the forest edge, a pleasant surprise treat:



            don't be intimidated by the spikes, they don't poke us at all.
            Again enjoyed the gooseberry pics and info. We in Alaska are rich in wild edible berries. I'll try to gather names of various berries and pics such as the salmon berries etc to share and help keep thread alive.
            We have both the Dragon fly and the Damsel fly up here and yes the mosquitoes are in big trouble around these master acrobatic fliers. I enjoy the company of both Dragon and Damsel flies and believe they show an interest in us. Like many in the animal kingdom if a person is in the woods alone they will come close to first observe us and many times introduce themselves to us. Both the Damsel and Dragon fly will act similar to the swallows and come play around and accompany a non threatening person.
            Artashes

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            • #86
              Re: Wild Edible Plants

              Cool I'm happy to read your posts again.

              I've been so caught up with learning only what's common in the east, because I can actually find it personally in my area, but I'd be fascinated the read about the types of berries you guys have, we don't have ones like the salmon berry, which makes them that much more exotic for people like me here.

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              • #87
                Re: Wild Edible Plants

                Originally posted by jgk3 View Post
                Cool I'm happy to read your posts again.

                I've been so caught up with learning only what's common in the east, because I can actually find it personally in my area, but I'd be fascinated the read about the types of berries you guys have, we don't have ones like the salmon berry, which makes them that much more exotic for people like me here.
                To JGK3: I have nice info/ pic on Salmon berries(both varieties) in Alaska but once again am playing hell with iPad 3. Apparently when the apple "expert" wrote the 3 pages of instructions for me to follow(how intuitive) she also assumed the one thing she put on my computer that ties everything together was known to me.
                Hey, I dressed myself this morning but you don't want to push it any further than that. I guess she didn't know that.
                Will get final (I hope) piece to the puzzle in next couple of days and post --- Salmon berries ---
                Artashes

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