Left are more essential pruning items, including a really sharp saw, a scissors (used more often than one might thnk) and an adjustable, super-cheap, plastic utility razor (I go through these quickly, but they are comepletely essetential if you have succulents).
I cannot even brush a bare arm against aleaf without an immediate burning reaction; but I can eat the fruit. Animals, birds, and other wildlife either have natural instincts or learn at a tender age about which plants to avoid.
In ancient times the root was used as painkiller and sleeping aid; Roman physicians had patients chew it as anesthetic before surgery.Belladonna is the source of atropine, a drug used in modern medicine in eye operations as a method of dilating the pupil.
More Euphorbias! If my "untamed passion" has persuaded you to add Euphorbias to your garden, take a look at a few of the exciting new selections I'll be considering for planting in the gardens in 2008!Dwarf, tightly mounding habit with green and burgundy...
The death of an adult from castor beans is slow and agonizing.The bean's poisonous substance, ricin, is one of the deadliest toxins known; eating a single castor bean can kill a child.
'the holly and the ivy...')There have been numerous ‘reports' and stories aboutSo far as I have learned, there is nothing actually toxic about most conifer saps or needles, but the fertilizers or preservatives added to the water in which the trees sit...
At the time, of course, no one knew what an interest everyone would take in every detail of Abraham Lincoln's early life. [4] It is hard to comprehend, in our modern day and age, the terror and grief that this widespread ailment must have caused, when...
I have lost my ability to identify wildflowers. I think the main reason that I can't tell you very much about sorrel is because there wasn't a thing about it that made a dye.All photos are from Plant Files.
They generally resent transplanting and will sulk their first year but then they rebound, perhaps too vigorously! It is best to transplant them in fall rather than spring.Now that I've scared you from growing them, I'll describe the common species and...
The cuttings thrived at Monticello and Jefferson wrote back to McMahon in October that they had "some of the most beautiful berries I have ever seen." The following year, Jefferson forwarded cuttings to a friend in Paris.So snowberry bushes travelled...
What does it mean to say a plant is toxic? Some substances are very mildly toxic, but if one were to ingest enough of it, significant poisoning could occur.If a dog ate 100 lbs of lawn clippings, it would certainly become very ill, possibly even bloat...
The following article will introduce the reader to some of these interesting, but highly toxic plants. Primarily of Central American origin with many species extending into the very southern United States (and at least one species is native toMost of...
If it is chewed, cracked, or damaged from drilling or wear, however, it releases abrin, one of the most potent poisons in the plant world. The seeds are also used in Indian medicine for a wide range of complaints.
Hindsight tells me that was one time I should not have tried to be first.grows on streambanks, in thickets, woods and roadsides. Now Tish had on long pants of some sort, and she also had on long sleeves, but I didn't.
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They are usually dried and require several hours of cooking before they are soft enough to eat. Other means of heating are less effective and may actually increase the level of PHA, as will heating below the boiling point.
Label the envelope now before you have a chance to forget.Have you planned a new foxglove patch already? Watch the lower pods for cracks and holes. The seeds mostly stay inside the upright pods.
It was an easy climb on cleared pathways, and often my Aunt Ruby would take me for long walks. Funny how all my mountain memories are associated with plants.Mountain laurel photos are from Plant Files.
It is said that the male flowers are more fragrant than the female ones. However, it is a rugged plant and can also be found in rocky chaparral, the tangles of a riparian woodland, hot coastal sage scrub, and on low coastal bluffs just yards from the...
"Yes, mam," I said and thought that was it for the conversation. I loved peas and was happy to help her and mom string them and break them into bitesized pieces. Aunt Bett said little until I asked her about the tiny hairs all over the leaves of the comfrey...
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Young Mason's Ma and Pa wuz thar, sittin' in a corner not sayin' a word, but I could see his ma's lips amovin' and I knowed she wuz aprayin'. That devil'll git ahold on you and he ain't goin never let you go!" And out of my mouth came these words: "Ethan,...
