Comments on: Exploring Northwest Edible Weeds and Wild Plants http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/exploring-northwest-edible-weeds-and-wild-plants/ Featuring Vegetable Gardening Tips, Organic Growing Techniques, and Unique Plants for the Backyard Gardener Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:11:01 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sandy http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/exploring-northwest-edible-weeds-and-wild-plants/#comment-75229 Sandy Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:43:04 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/?p=647#comment-75229 Great picture of salmon berries. We have a number of salmon berry bushes in our neighborhood and the whole family enjoys them. They are the first berry we can pick each season and the kids especially look forward to salmon berry picking. Great picture of salmon berries. We have a number of salmon berry bushes in our neighborhood and the whole family enjoys them. They are the first berry we can pick each season and the kids especially look forward to salmon berry picking.

]]> By: Kenny Point http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/exploring-northwest-edible-weeds-and-wild-plants/#comment-71410 Kenny Point Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:58:25 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/?p=647#comment-71410 It's hard to even guess without more of a description. What do the leaves look like. Where and what climate are you gardening in? It could be a lot of plants; purslane, wild strawberry, or a weed that I'm not even familiar with. Take a sample into your local Cooperative Extension Office or Master Gardener Program and I'm sure they will be able to identify it for you. It’s hard to even guess without more of a description. What do the leaves look like. Where and what climate are you gardening in? It could be a lot of plants; purslane, wild strawberry, or a weed that I’m not even familiar with. Take a sample into your local Cooperative Extension Office or Master Gardener Program and I’m sure they will be able to identify it for you.

]]> By: WD http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/exploring-northwest-edible-weeds-and-wild-plants/#comment-70843 WD Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:32:15 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/?p=647#comment-70843 Hi, I’m not sure if you can help, but I have what must be a weed growing across my lawn. It looks like some kind of root criss crossing across over the grass. It is very tightly knitted and every few inches is fixed to the ground. Do you know what this might be, and if so how to clear it? Thanks WD Hi,

I’m not sure if you can help, but I have what must be a weed growing across my lawn. It looks like some kind of root criss crossing across over the grass. It is very tightly knitted and every few inches is fixed to the ground. Do you know what this might be, and if so how to clear it?

Thanks

WD

]]> By: Kenny Point http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/exploring-northwest-edible-weeds-and-wild-plants/#comment-69445 Kenny Point Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:22:13 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/?p=647#comment-69445 That Girl Boo, sorry about the question that I missed. Yes, those horn worms are greedy and quick to wipe out a tomato plant, fruit and all! Fortunately I’ve never had them attack in force and was always able to control them by hand picking. I don’t know of anything commonly found around the house or garden that is sure to be effective against horn worms. An easy organic solution is Bacillus Thuringiensis (Bt), but unless you have a lab you won’t be able to make it yourself. It isn’t super expensive, a little bit goes a long way (especially if you get the liquid version that mixes with water), and Bt does work like magic when it comes to controlling any type of caterpillar pest. It contains some type of naturally occurring bacteria that only affects caterpillars and causes them to stop feeding and die shortly after ingesting it. Have you come across any horn worms covered with tiny white cocoons? If you do notice any in the garden be sure to leave them alone because they have been parasitized by a beneficial wasp that lays their eggs on caterpillers and they are doomed horn worms… thanks to the wasp, a great biological pest control! That Girl Boo, sorry about the question that I missed. Yes, those horn worms are greedy and quick to wipe out a tomato plant, fruit and all! Fortunately I’ve never had them attack in force and was always able to control them by hand picking. I don’t know of anything commonly found around the house or garden that is sure to be effective against horn worms. An easy organic solution is Bacillus Thuringiensis (Bt), but unless you have a lab you won’t be able to make it yourself. It isn’t super expensive, a little bit goes a long way (especially if you get the liquid version that mixes with water), and Bt does work like magic when it comes to controlling any type of caterpillar pest. It contains some type of naturally occurring bacteria that only affects caterpillars and causes them to stop feeding and die shortly after ingesting it. Have you come across any horn worms covered with tiny white cocoons? If you do notice any in the garden be sure to leave them alone because they have been parasitized by a beneficial wasp that lays their eggs on caterpillers and they are doomed horn worms… thanks to the wasp, a great biological pest control!

]]> By: that girl boo http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/exploring-northwest-edible-weeds-and-wild-plants/#comment-69036 that girl boo Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:58:58 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/?p=647#comment-69036 everything looks so lovely, I wrote you a question a couple of months back, but maybe it never arrived, I have a question about my black crimson tomato black, I just added another batch of my homemade super smelly compost and it seems as though I have horn worms galore, these little buggers are so hungry that they're eating at a rapid pace (within a day the entire plant could be wiped out) if I weren't going out there everyday so my question is "is there something I can compose together to spray on my plants such as cooked, garlic, jalapeños, and oil to spray on my plant?" I really don't want to purchase anyone else's magical expensive products, do you have any suggestions? everything looks so lovely, I wrote you a question a couple of months back, but maybe it never arrived, I have a question about my black crimson tomato black, I just added another batch of my homemade super smelly compost and it seems as though I have horn worms galore, these little buggers are so hungry that they’re eating at a rapid pace (within a day the entire plant could be wiped out) if I weren’t going out there everyday
so my question is “is there something I can compose together to spray on my plants such as cooked, garlic, jalapeños, and oil to spray on my plant?” I really don’t want to purchase anyone else’s magical expensive products, do you have any suggestions?

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