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When harvesting, do you look for insects?
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 12:09 pm
by DreamKitty
I love foraging but the thing that scares me the most is small insects & nasty creepy crawlies. Im so tired of it though. I simply want to collect the stalks, roots. A whole batch of leaf without hand selecting & examining each indivudal leaf for insects. It is so very time consuming.
What do you guys do? do you simply wash the leaves & forget about what itty bitty insects might be lurking on the underside of the leaves?
I know I sound ridiculous & silly but please give me advice.
Re: When harvesting, do you look for insects?
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 4:19 pm
by Green Aura
I don't do a lot of foraging but essentially it's tha same as picking stuff from the garden - the insects don't discriminate
I just pick 'em and wash them any strays get washed out usually.
Re: When harvesting, do you look for insects?
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 4:57 pm
by Odsox
I dump all the greens from the garden in a big bowl of cold water, all the creepy crawlies tend to swim to the surface and climb out.
The exceptions are slugs and caterpillars, but they can usually be picked off individually.
Re: When harvesting, do you look for insects?
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 7:15 pm
by giz
tbh,.. im just such a rotter.. lol.. i dont bother.. i just eat what ever... lol..
ill pick stuff, could have dogg pee on it for all i know. ill just just shove it in my gob..
been in the army for 8 years, so iv just gotten used to eating bugs.har har..
but a quick blast under the tap dose it now..
BUT i will say, i found some sort of horid white wormy bug in one of my tatties once.. i puked all over, and couldnt eat tatts for about 3 months.. lol..