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2026-08-17 09:56:14 CEST

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You know the pfaf.org (plants for a future) database, right? If not, look it up. I use it regularly for reference.

2026-08-16 17:50:12 CEST

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Might be the same plant. But with common names you never really know. Anyways, I'm trying to go with the native plants, since they're usually best adapted to the local climate. I also forage seeds of native plants in the wild to cultivate them in my garden. And often foreign edible plants have native cousins that are also edible with a similar pupose. E.g. "flea seeds" (psyllium) are seeds of foreign Plantago indica & afra. Plantago minor & major are common native weeds.

2026-08-16 17:26:12 CEST

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Yeah, exactly goosefoot is called "Gänsefuß" here, too. Direct translation. Common weed. Another perennial: Good King Henry or in German "Guter Heinrich" is Chenopodium bonus henricus. I also grow Chenopodium gigantaeum, which is called "Baumspinat" or "Magentaspreen" in German. Tree spinach would be a direct translation. But I don't know the English name. They are all edible in all parts of the plant, mostly the leafs and seeds are eaten. And Chenopodium quinoa is, well, quinoa.

2026-08-16 13:16:28 CEST

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The funny thing is: Quinoa is a type of Chenopodia. And several other types of Chenopodia already grow here voluntarily as a weed. Also entirely edible, also protein rich seeds that can be used as a food source. There's a lot of hardy and somewhat drought tolerant native crops in the wild here already. I'm having fun foraging and eating those.
I have to look up the other plants you mentioned. Don't know them. But thanks for the list and your reply.

2026-06-25 06:21:25 CEST

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Yeah, if it's the only one in the wild, I wouldn't take seeds either. But if it's not, I do take seeds from wild plants for my garden all the time. The good thing about the wildplants is that they're best adapted to your local conditions. So they will grow much better and healthier in your garden than any store bought plant ever will.

2025-12-21 08:06:37 CET

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Aaaahh, Panik, es ist noch nicht mal 2026 und die Frau hat schon ihre Beetplanung am Start!? Also ich hab ja letztes Jahr meinen ultimativen Beetplan für ganzjährigen Anbau in Rotation mit Fruchtfolge-Beachtung gebastelt, also einen, der quasi jedes Jahr gleich bleibt und immer nur je 1 Beet weiter rückt. Aber in der Praxis muß ich nach dem Umzug überhaupt erst mal neue Beete anlegen. Und dann werde ich einfach erst mal hintereinander weg pflanzen und säen, was gerade dran ist.

2025-12-04 06:22:12 CET

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Yeah, and the general how-to. Do you dry and grind the plants to throw in a powder? Or do you make tea or destill the essence? I've thought about small distills to diy my own essential oils. But that's a whole new hobby. 🤷

2025-12-04 06:13:32 CET

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Oh, that's the same oils combo I use for soap making. But how did you incoporate the odour components?

2025-03-11 13:46:57 CET

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I use them to feed my compost worms and regulate ph in the worm farm. I also add them to my compost. They're a good calcium source. Also, I've found that my parsnips are growing exceptionally well in soil amended with eggshells. I also add them to my turtoise enclosure / drystone garden / medierranian herbs bed for the turtoises to eat.

2025-03-09 07:47:17 CET

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Wait, did you just say you always start more than 20 tomatos and cucumbers of the same variety at once!? Or did I misunderstand your post?

2024-08-27 22:16:22 CEST

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Or bed bugs? 😬😵