All About Pocket Knives

Waukonda wrote: ↑Sun Apr 19, 2020 6:47 pm Roughly 30 years ago, I was walking back out of the woods from a springtime mushroom hunt. I was admiring some Prairie Trillium, probably my favorite spring wildflower, and decided I would try and transplant some. So, I dug out 3 or 4 plants, with whatever my EDC was at the time, and put them out on the North side of my house. I didn't really know what to expect, the soil is poor clay, not at all like the loose woodland soil from which they came.
Anyway, despite the poor soil, and being trampled by dogs and kids over the years, and damaged by errant use of the weedtrimmer.....I am still rewarded each spring. So, here are a couple of pics to illustrate my story.

jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:54 am Trillium Herbal and Edible Use

"Trillium is edible and and used in herbalism. It has a long history of use by Native Americans. The young edible unfolding leaves are an excellent addition to salad tasting somewhat like sunflower seeds. The leaves can also be cooked as a pot herb. The root is used as an alternative medicine and is antiseptic, antispasmodic, diuretic, emmenagogue (to promote menstruation), and ophthalmic. The roots, fresh or dry, may be boiled in milk and used for diarrhea and dysentery. The raw root is grated and applied as a poultice to the eye in order to reduce swelling, or on aching rheumatic joints. The leaves were boiled in lard and applied to ulcers as a poultice, and to prevent gangrene. An infusion of the root is used in the treatment of cramps and a common name for the plant, birthroot’, originated from its use to promote menstruation. A decoction of the root bark can be used as drops in treating earache. Constituents found in the volatile and fixed oils are, tannic acid, saponin, a glucoside resembling convallamarin, sulphuric acid and potassium dichromate, gum, resin, and starch."

Doc B wrote: ↑Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:36 pm That's great, David! My wife, too is a sew-a-holic. She is now over 250 masks. I don't keep up with where they go...but today, on my Facebook feed...I saw this Thanks for her...
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Steve Warden wrote: ↑Tue Apr 21, 2020 4:19 pm A couple made for me by one of the ladies in our church.
Does she know me, or what
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Eustace wrote: ↑Tue Apr 21, 2020 8:11 pm "They keeping save distance due to covid 19."

Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:23 pm
Some of those storms that were around yesterday evening, fortunately they were a good way off from here. Lots of lightning but too far away to hear any thunder.

Ken

Doc B wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:29 pm Neat picture of the assassin bugs and their egg "hive". I can't say I've ever seen them.

TwoFlowersLuggage wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:37 pm

Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:23 pm
Some of those storms that were around yesterday evening, fortunately they were a good way off from here. Lots of lightning but too far away to hear any thunder.

Ken

Ken - you aren't near any of yesterday's tornadoes, are you? Keep your powder dry!

Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:23 pm Out and about on the ranch yesterday.

Baby assassin bugs hatching on a peach tree. They’re beneficials.
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Some of those storms that were around yesterday evening, fortunately they were a good way off from here. Lots of lightning but too far away to hear any thunder.
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Ken