I hope this gets posted to the right place.
The local zoo is selling their "zoo compost". Has anyone ever used zoo doo?
Zoo manure
Actually selling, like marketing or if you call? Which zoo? Not too awful long ago, there was a whole post about which kinds of poo were best for different things.
Its the Louisville Zoo
Actually selling, as in they dump a scoop of composted poo in your truckbed.
You want composted manure that is from animals that only eat grass and hay those types of things. Vegatarian animals, no meat eaters.
If it has been composted to the point where it is unrecongizable, and no meat eater waste material in it, then it woul be a good source to use.
I've seen a chef (on tv) buying organic vegetables that were grown on zoo doo. Apparently it works well, esp. since it was around NY and the weather can be quite cold over there sometimes.
Ya know yer right; the purslane is starting come to back under the leaves they were muched, must be a sign of spring.... yummy.
I'm trying to find the burdock...
~* Robin
NatureWalker..... burdock: how do you prepare it for eating?? Use the greeens???
Never tried it but am interested.
Thanks
cottonpicker,
I use the younger leaves (6 to 10 inches), they can grow to be 21 inches (the larger leaves are tougher and don't taste too good.) Cook like you do any greens; parboil and taste to see if you like them.
Roots although sometimes tiny can be eaten too; boiled or baked, they pull out easy.
But the seeds can be very invasive, they always produce a ton! Don't put the seeds in the compost, they'll thrive!
They love desert conditions as well as wet and cool.
You do know that the seeds' pods stick to you or anything else, hence the 'Bur'! LOL!
This is a picture of a mature leaf... I trimmed it so it would upload faster; but I should have left my sneaker toe in for size comparison.
~* Robin
Robin... thanks for your comments on Burdock and the nice leaf picture.
This a shot of the whole plant(s) ... a childs pool is in the neighbors backyard. Last year, when I lived close to other people. Notice the seed pod developing in the upper left hand corner; it looks like a little fuzz ball; but is spiney and ouchy!
~* Robin
After seeing your photos of Burdock, I'm pretty sure we have lots of it growing wild around here. I'll definitely check with the Schuylkill Valley Nature Center near here before harvesting some for a taste. They know & recognize all edibles in this area. Thanks again!
Avoid using fresh elephant poo!!!
Just ask Ginger_H what happened to her, haha.
Ok, I just emailed her and asked.
Kathy
oh, so *that's* what keeps popping up in one corner of my yard! Sends up a long stalk of burrs in the fall, too, so I'm pretty sure of the ID. I am going to pluck & cook the next one that shows up! LOL