Does anyone plant their own wild edibles ?

Pitdog-I'm pretty sure that it's called guerilla gardening. I haven't done it but I've thought of it. There is a nice place near my house that used to be covered in blackberries but they have been killed or removed and I'm thinking of transplanting some back there soon.

David
 
Haole said:
.....Australia used to be a lush environment but it is now a desert.
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This is true, but it happened long before Europeans arrived & moved Aboriginals onto reservations.

Australias drift north brought about a change in Climate from temperate and moist to warm and dry. Couple this with the arrival of Aboriginals & their use of firstick farming and it's easy to see the selection pressures that led to the prevelance of Australian plants that show adaptations to both droughts & fire :thumbup:



Kind regards
Mick
 
Just take a patch of your lawn, disturb it and let it colonize naturally. I'm also one of the yard banes to my neighbors. I never use fertilizers or pesticides. I generally wait as long as I can between mowing. My grass isn't really that much grass but there is a pile of edibles in there from dandilions, plantains (also great as a medicinal), yarrow, Queen Anne's lace.....You'd be surprised what finds its way into your space if you give it a chance. Grass - well that stuff is just boring.
 
"The herbicide industry has convinced most consumers that a manicured lawn of lush weed-free grass is a desirable healthy plot of earth. Nothing could be further from the truth. The next time you go into a lawn and garden centre, take a close look at the warnings on those pesticide products. There are many times more words devoted to the hazards of these products than to their application. The other prevalent type of products promoted by the industry are various dicot killers which prey upon the evil dicots (non-grasses), e.g., dandelion and its cohort in crime, plantain. It makes me cringe to see these two wonderful plants maligned. Destroying all plant life except for the monocot grasses results in a monoculture that is unnatural and unsustainable. A manicured lawn is basically a wasteland in nature's balance." (Kevin Duffy)

I think it was summed up rather nicely.

Doc
 
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