© 2012 Joshua Stark
I took the kids out to a nice greens spot yesterday, took some photos, and posted a piece at my Lands on the Margin blog on picking greens and what you can find right now in California. The link also adds to my collection of Useful Plants of California's Edgelands.
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Showing posts with label weeds. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Lands on the Margin is back! kinda...
© 2011 Joshua Stark
Last year, I stopped posting to my third blog, "Lands on the Margin", because I couldn't juggle all of the ideas I'd had, and something had to give. However, I didn't give up on the concept, and I kept the links to the blog live, just in case. I believed the theory was sound.
Earlier this year, I decided to revive the Lands on the Margin concept a bit, as a component of Agrarianista. In California, the added bonus from the wild seems a natural extension of agrarianism, even of the urban variety, because we are blessed with such a rich diversity of plant life.
So, I've begun a project that combines the earlier blog with a couple of new pages here at Agrarianista around LOTM (that's "Lands On The Margin"): A page explaining marginal lands (with links to the older blog, gear recommendations, and useful plants), and a small (soon to be growing) list of Useful Plants of California's Edgelands, with suggestions on identifying and gathering, and a couple of recipes or tips on how to use them.
The old LOTM blog will be used to post the newest entries to these or other related pages I create, so if you are interested in some information about California's bounteous edgelands, please follow the LOTM blog, too!
As always, I'm interested in getting feedback on these pages, so shoot away here (or at the relevant page, itself).
Last year, I stopped posting to my third blog, "Lands on the Margin", because I couldn't juggle all of the ideas I'd had, and something had to give. However, I didn't give up on the concept, and I kept the links to the blog live, just in case. I believed the theory was sound.
Earlier this year, I decided to revive the Lands on the Margin concept a bit, as a component of Agrarianista. In California, the added bonus from the wild seems a natural extension of agrarianism, even of the urban variety, because we are blessed with such a rich diversity of plant life.
So, I've begun a project that combines the earlier blog with a couple of new pages here at Agrarianista around LOTM (that's "Lands On The Margin"): A page explaining marginal lands (with links to the older blog, gear recommendations, and useful plants), and a small (soon to be growing) list of Useful Plants of California's Edgelands, with suggestions on identifying and gathering, and a couple of recipes or tips on how to use them.
The old LOTM blog will be used to post the newest entries to these or other related pages I create, so if you are interested in some information about California's bounteous edgelands, please follow the LOTM blog, too!
As always, I'm interested in getting feedback on these pages, so shoot away here (or at the relevant page, itself).
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Edible Plants of California's Edgelands: Pick with caution!
© 2011 Joshua Stark
I'm back with another installment of the "Lands on the Margin" series on edible and useful plants, this time with a really interesting find: Nettles!
Nettles are found throughout the world. The most common nettle for me while growing up was known locally as "electric grass" (Urtica dioica), and it was found in folks' ditches. It's a nasty plant to brush up against, as it is covered in tiny hairs that emit a stinging acid when touched.
Lately, California has been invaded by a nicer, gentler nettle plant, Urtica urens, the dwarf or common nettle. Though it, too, stings, it has far fewer hairs, and it stays small when it grows. I believe dwarf nettles are resistant to glyphosate (Round-up herbicide), which is why they are starting to make a strong showing throughout farm country.
This video was shot and dramatically improved, again, by abbynormal of This Old Blog, an incredible videographer. Only the mistakes were mine.
I'm back with another installment of the "Lands on the Margin" series on edible and useful plants, this time with a really interesting find: Nettles!
Nettles are found throughout the world. The most common nettle for me while growing up was known locally as "electric grass" (Urtica dioica), and it was found in folks' ditches. It's a nasty plant to brush up against, as it is covered in tiny hairs that emit a stinging acid when touched.
Lately, California has been invaded by a nicer, gentler nettle plant, Urtica urens, the dwarf or common nettle. Though it, too, stings, it has far fewer hairs, and it stays small when it grows. I believe dwarf nettles are resistant to glyphosate (Round-up herbicide), which is why they are starting to make a strong showing throughout farm country.
This video was shot and dramatically improved, again, by abbynormal of This Old Blog, an incredible videographer. Only the mistakes were mine.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Quick question: Weed seeds
© 2010 Joshua Stark
Does anybody know how to quickly get rid of weed seeds from soil? I want to transfer some yard dirt to my raised beds, but I don't want a bunch of grass.
Any tips?
Does anybody know how to quickly get rid of weed seeds from soil? I want to transfer some yard dirt to my raised beds, but I don't want a bunch of grass.
Any tips?
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