Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA