–> If you do forage your elderberries,please, please, pleasebe sure you correctlyidentify elderberry plants. I’ve seen time and again people carelessly assuming any plant with purple berries is elderberry, and many are quite poisonous! Use a goodforaging bookto help you positively identify eld...
Identify the shrubs by looking at the berry color. The sapphire berry shrub (Symplocos paniculata) produces sapphire-blue berries in fall, the elderberry (Sambucus candadensis) bears large clusters of deep-purple fruits, the northern prickly ash (Xanthoxylum americanum) produces small reddish-brown...
Foraging for elderberries can be safe, but it’s crucial to correctly identify elderberry bushes, as some wild plants can be toxic. If you’re uncertain, it’s safer to purchase dried elderberries or use elderberry plants from a reputable source. Can I use frozen elderberries for the syrup...
When foraging for wild edible plants, it’s always a good idea to bring afield guidewith you to help safely identify berries and other fruits. Where To Find Wild Elderberry Elderberry plants can tolerate a range of growing conditions but they prefer the moist humus soils of the forest floor...
elderberry jelly or jam on your toast in the morning covers most of your daily need of vitamin C. In Eastern medicine the elderberry is used to lower cholesterol and fight colds, flues and infections. The bioflavonoids and other proteins in the berries break down flu virus' ability to attack...
For more ideas, read the comments below and check out this handout I developed to help people identify and plant vigorous natives. It usually accompanies a talk on the subject, and now you can have it for free:How to Fight Plants with Plants: The Handout ...
Choose a bath that is 1 to 3 inches deep. Birds have an ear for moving water to identify clean spots to bathe, so add a mister or pump for extra appeal. Place a solar-powered water pump in the middle of the bath and hold it in place with small rocks for a low-maintenance option...
How to identify spruce trees: The first rule of foraging is to make sure you correctly identify your plant, as many plants have toxic cousins that can be mistaken for them. Always consult agood field guidebefore foraging any plant for the first time. Here are some of thebest foraging book...
Dangerous Plants: Poison Sumac Poison Sumac also grows in Colorado. Like Poison Ivy or Poison Oak, it's two to three weeks of agony if you come in contact with it. Dangerous plants you may encounter in Colorado. Canva Pro Dangerous Plants: Red Elderberry ...
Squash bees in the genusPeponapisare commonly referred to as the eastern cucurbit bee. They pollinate plants in the cucurbit family including squash, cucumbers, pumpkins and gourds. The bees will visit other plants to gather pollen, as this bee is doing, but feed their young pollen exclusively ...