I foraged 1 pound of pineapple weed at Wheaton labs while attending the PTJ. I am poking to apply this to my elective of 2 additional items off the dry list. One more dry item after this and I will have my sand badge!
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Pineapple weed growing where it wasn’t planted or tended
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18.98 oz of pineapple weed
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In the solar dehydrator
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Dried pineapple weed in repurposed glass jars with the wax clothes I made here to seal them
Here is my submission for Foraging - Sand - Elective (Dry 2): Harvest, Dry, and Store One Pound of Pineappleweed BB.
Harvest, dry, and store one pound (fresh weight) of pineapple weed.
To document the completion of the BB, I have provided the following:
- A picture of one of the plants in the wild
- A picture of the bounty on a scale showing the weight
- A picture of the dried goodies in or with their storage container
I harvested a total of four batches. Batch #1 and #2 have been submitted for this BB.
Here is my submission for Foraging - Sand - Elective (Dry 2): Harvest, Dry, and Store One Pound of Pineappleweed BB.
Harvest, dry, and store one pound (fresh weight) of pineapple weed
To document the completion of the BB, I have provided the following:
- A picture of one of the plants in the wild
- A picture of the bounty on a scale showing the weight
- A picture of the dried goodies in or with their storage container
I harvested a total of four batches and two pounds of pineappleweed to use as both halves of the Elective of Harvest, Dry, and Store. Batch #1 and #2 were previously submitted. This post is for batches #3 and #4. I harvested over 20 ounces for this BB.
I harvested and dried 1lb of pineapple weed growing wild at wheaton labs!
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ready to be dried
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fresh weight
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pineapple weed in the wild
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dried and stored
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