Inge Leonora-den Ouden

Jared Paul wrote:BEL #31

Moved into Dogstar!....

That's a lovely little house! Looks so cosy, both outside and inside.

No, the Netherlands is not a country known for woods/forests. But they are there. And they are in the region where I live (Drenthe). I often enjoy them, making bicycle trips. But I forget to make photos ...
Now it happens to be the case that tomorrow we (a small group of friends) have the plan to do some walking in the wood (one of the friends lives there). So then (if I won't forget again) I'll make photos.

Already two photos here:

An old oak tree growing between the cycle path (alongside the wood) and a field. Probably this edge was where the farmer (in the past) grew his oaks to cut for planks etc. This oak shows it has been cut and grown in a strange shape.


A small lake in the wood. And a dead tree ...

If you knew Dutch I would have some interesting information for you on healthy food, healthy guts, a.a. But sorry, this lady (her name is Rineke Dijkinga) gives that information in Dutch only. And the translations from Dutch to English I have seen on the internet ..... (not good).

Mike Haasl wrote:That looks a lot like mullien to me...

That was my idea too: some kind of Verbascum. Maybe not Mullein but a different species? This one does not seem to have the fuzzy leaves.

The Dutch name for Blackberries is 'Bramen'. That resembles 'Brambles' ...

Skooma Merchant wrote:Are you growing the white ones again this year? Did you get any more than that photo?

I planted the white beans, but some bug (or slug) ate the little plants. Sorry, no good news and no photos.

Anthony Powell wrote:

Inge Leonora-den Ouden wrote:

Diane Emerson wrote:Now that it has been identified as Aegopodium podograria, I have some info on how to get rid of it. ...

Only way I know to get rid of it: harvest all leaves in early Spring, when they are nice and tender. Nice to eat in soup or like spinach.
Go on picking all leaves, do not let any of them grow! The plant will get exhausted, can not go on growing because no photosynthesis without leaves! This takes a lot of time and effort, but it works.

... I heard of someone enjoyed eating it so much, he exterminated it. He was upset!

I did too, it doesn't grow in my garden anymore, but still plenty 'in the wild' nearby.

Stephen B. Thomas wrote:BEL #802

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Meanwhile, prior to checking out the sunshades, I was up at Allerton Abbey with fellow Boots Seth, Stephanie, and Tiernay. While chopping-and-dropping at the Greenhouse, I noticed this massive pigweed. Well, that's what they were called in Maryland, back in the day where these appeared in the community garden. I kept one in my garden plot there as all sorts of insects loved it, and I wanted them to come around and pollinate my cosmos.

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What plant do you mean by 'pigweed', do you know a Latin name? This plant does not look like what I find when I search the internet for 'pigweed'. I did that search because I was curious to know what is pigweed ...

G Freden wrote:

Inge Leonora-den Ouden wrote:
Oh I would LOVE to find such a wool skirt! But 'charity shops' here don't have such garments.

Maybe ebay?  I did a search and found quite a few, at least, on the .co.uk version.  I kind of think of them as old lady skirts, but obviously people still buy them (and donate them) here.  I really do treasure mine, and even though one has got a few holes I still love it.

Wool 'old lady skirts' are a UK thing. I think the Dutch 'old ladies' prefer synthetics (at least I remember my grandmother, in the 1970s, mostly in synthetic dresses with flower prints). The English and Scots love their wool and sheep. Dutch sheep are bred for meat, not for wool (except Texel sheep, but most of that wool is duvet filling).

Diane Emerson wrote:Now that it has been identified as Aegopodium podograria, I have some info on how to get rid of it. ...

Only way I know to get rid of it: harvest all leaves in early Spring, when they are nice and tender. Nice to eat in soup or like spinach.
Go on picking all leaves, do not let any of them grow! The plant will get exhausted, can not go on growing because no photosynthesis without leaves! This takes a lot of time and effort, but it works.