Using Mullein and other herbs (disclaimer in post 1, please read)

[redtailgal]

Have any of you ever eaten daylily blooms?

They are pretty good. Pick them before they bloom, in the bud stage for the mildest flavor. Season the buds and cook them like green beans. The flowers can be fried into fritters, but I dont care for them this way.

If you do cook the buds, just boil them gently, and save the water they were boiled in......its rich in nutrients, makes a good soup base or gravy start. It is esp helpful with a cold, and for urinary infections.

And dont forget wild carrot........how many of you have wild carrot around? It is excellent to add to a stew or soup (again save the water and reuse it).



And, just for an added note....Its started to get that time of year when the bugs come out to haul us away and gnaw on our legs. I'm pretty sensitive to bug repellent, so I've switched to cedar trees. I'll take a few sprigs and rub them on my arms and legs, then twist a few sprigs together to make a bracelet and anklet. If I am feeling REALLY fashionable, I'll braid a quick necklace as well or work a sprig into one of my hair braids. I smell purty, look just FABULOUS rolleyes: ) AND I dont have bug bites, lol. Many of your pine trees will work for this, but cedar seems to be the most effective for me.

 

[Mamaboid]

I am finding this thread really interesting reading. I would love to learn more, and am looking for good sites to identify plants and herbs. Any suggestions other than what I can find by google search?

 

[redtailgal]

I'm hoping that someone is gonna chime in with a answer to your question.

I grew up knowing most of these plants, and my hubby is also a plant lover, so we dont have to search to ID much.

 

[elevan]

I am finding this thread really interesting reading. I would love to learn more, and am looking for good sites to identify plants and herbs. Any suggestions other than what I can find by google search?

As well as having several books on the subject, I use these 2 resources frequently.

I like this website for identification . They have good pics and good information.

I also like this YouTube series .

eta: Your local extension agent can also help you identify what is on your property.

 

[redtailgal]

Thanks for those links Elevan......I bookmarked them, they had some nice info.

Look at the Jewelweed (touch me not)....it is absolutely FABULOUS for poison ivy.

Passionflower. My FAVORITE flower. It's tasty and it is relaxing. and um, it does contain some aphrodisiac qualities (nuff said, lol), the fruit makes a yummy syrup or even a jelly if you cook it long enough or add it to strawberries

Word of warning though: If you ever plant a passion flower vine, be prepared for war. They are incredibly hardy and OHMIGOSHWOW invasive. Plant one and next year you will have 50.

Do any of you grow prickly pear cactus and use it? I've got a start going, but am not harvesting off them yet.

 

[elevan]

Look at the Jewelweed (touch me not)....it is absolutely FABULOUS for poison ivy.

Yes, wonderful plant that jewelweed. It grows wild here and is all over the place.