[Leica] IMG: Poke Weed

[Jim Nichols]

Thanks, Tina.  I wasn't sure whether it was still being eaten or not.  I 
learned about the birds the hard way.  I parked my 1965 white Dodge 
Coronet under a shade tree and they nearly ruined the paint.

On 8/25/20 8:10 AM, Tina Manley via LUG wrote:
> We eat our Poke Weed in the spring before it gets poisonous.  Just boil in
> 2 or 3 changes of water.  We have Poke Weed all over our farm, too.  The
> problem with the birds eating the berries is that they then poop purple
> that stains everything!
>
> Love the photo!
>
> Tina
>
> On Mon, Aug 24, 2020 at 11:30 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Badly in need of a trim, which I can no longer provide, my shrubs and
>> hedges await the end of mowing season, when my yard maintenance crew can
>> find time in their schedule to do the lengthy job.  Meanwhile, Poke Weed
>> has invaded these areas and provides feed for the birds.  Swarms of
>> blackbirds descend on the berries and strip them from the stems.  Today,
>> I got to one area before the birds found it.
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200824-P8249175.JPG.html
>>
>> Histories of the 1700s and 1800s tell of the pioneer housewives learning
>> to boil and rinse the Poke leaves to remove the poisonous juice and
>> provide needed vitamins during long covered wagon journeys.
>>
>> --
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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Jim Nichols
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