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VinnieCooper · 09-26-2008, 03:47 AM

Thats a good post. I would suggest that you grow what grows naturally for your location. Its Harvest time in europe so seeds are everywhere right now if cant buy them collect them. In Europe many need cold stratification period before germination, stick them in the fridge for a few months and they'll be ready to use next year, if gathering seeds from nature, keep in mind that other animals will need to eat during the winter so make sure you leave some for the birds etc...

I only suggest collecting wild seeds because you can be fairly certain you will be able to harvest them for seeds next year, as many commercial seeds you can buy are sterile and you will only be able to grow one crop from them ie they wont make viable seeds for you to use next year.

Good point about learning the really poisonious plants, as opposed to the edible ones. Good ways to test for toxisity is to test on your skin first check for burning, blistering or rash, taste test most posion dont taste good, then try a little bit chew it up, leave a good 20 minutes between tests this is a fairly safe method to test stuff.

09-26-2008, 03:47 AM	#2
VinnieCooper Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: South-East UK Posts: 31	Re: Foraging, Hunting, Gathering Thats a good post. I would suggest that you grow what grows naturally for your location. Its Harvest time in europe so seeds are everywhere right now if cant buy them collect them. In Europe many need cold stratification period before germination, stick them in the fridge for a few months and they'll be ready to use next year, if gathering seeds from nature, keep in mind that other animals will need to eat during the winter so make sure you leave some for the birds etc... I only suggest collecting wild seeds because you can be fairly certain you will be able to harvest them for seeds next year, as many commercial seeds you can buy are sterile and you will only be able to grow one crop from them ie they wont make viable seeds for you to use next year. Good point about learning the really poisonious plants, as opposed to the edible ones. Good ways to test for toxisity is to test on your skin first check for burning, blistering or rash, taste test most posion dont taste good, then try a little bit chew it up, leave a good 20 minutes between tests this is a fairly safe method to test stuff.