Nine's Bootcamp Experience (BRK)

Nicole Alderman wrote:Two years ago, I got a Matt's Wild Cherry. It was great! It was far more late blight resistant than the other tomato varieties, and so I got a lot more tomatoes out of it than from the other ones.I hope your's does well for you!

Ooh, well I hope it picks up the pace then! I'll be planting these guys outside after our frost date comes and goes, and planting some straight from seed as well. I'll keep them in the game since you say they're worth it.

Day 69 Who's this?

Butercup!!! Nooooo!!! Unless you don't have other options to cover the soil. Please note that there are several leaf shapes on the plant, which varies as to the plant's age. My variety grows individal plants, and wants to take over. Do not let it go to seed. Some varieties spread by rhizomes. Bad, if there is other stuff you want growing in its space!  It is an indicator of moist soil, so in the heat of summer, if you have these spouting, You know that spot has great moisture content.

Hmmm... Green Deanne says some are edible. And...

Humans are rarely poisoned by buttercups because they taste so bad. It is not fatal in small amounts but a significant irritant that can make you ill with gastric distress.

Perhaps 18 out of 600 varieties are kinda edible. I usually promote eating weeds. For me, despite its prolific habit, I still have not taken the time to identify if mine can be eaten. Now my inner rebel is screaming at me: "But nightshades have lots of toxic varrieties too! Identify, Identify!"

By the way, I'm really enjoying your updates.

How is that hand progressing Jen?  

Greg Martin wrote:How is that hand progressing Jen?  

It's much better! I think Nicole was right about me possibly crushing a tendon. The whole of my hand feels fine. The tendon between my first two knuckles is still very tender. Unless I happen to hit it with a sledge while cracking wood, it's generally okay. 😅

Joylynn Hardesty wrote:
Butercup!!! Nooooo!!! Unless you don't have other options to cover the soil. Please note that there are several leaf shapes on the plant, which varies as to the plant's age. My variety grows individal plants, and wants to take over. Do not let it go to seed. Some varieties spread by rhizomes. Bad, if there is other stuff you want growing in its space!  It is an indicator of moist soil, so in the heat of summer, if you have these spouting, You know that spot has great moisture content.

Hmm! It'd be a different variety than what we have over the rest of the area. Buttercup here is native. The buttercup growing all over the hillsides now seem to be 'sagebrush buttercup', which is the non-edible kind. :-/

By the way, I'm really enjoying your updates.

Great! Is there anything in particular you'd like to see more of?