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by Taraven
Thu May 06, 2010 12:00 pm
Forum: Wild Foods and Foraging
Topic: Does anyone know what this plant is?
Replies: 8
Views: 2440

Re: Does anyone know what this plant is?

I also think it looks like plantain and I have an ornamental one with reddish leaves growing in my garden. Many years ago, when people I knew kept aviary canaries and finches, they used to tie the long, ripened 'rat tails' (seed heads) into bunches and feed them to the birds. As children we called t...
by Taraven
Thu May 06, 2010 11:28 am
Forum: Welcome New People Say Hello
Topic: Just wanted to introduce myself :)
Replies: 9
Views: 2051

Just wanted to introduce myself :)

Hello everyone! Thank you for allowing me to join you at your excellent site. I am a 61 year old lady who has spent her entire life growing things :iconbiggrin: It's just hubby and I at home now but when our two (grown up) kids were small we had a rather large veggie garden. Then I started to grow f...