Category Archives: Botany

Van Cortlandt Park plants/weeds

Posted on June 18, 2013 by timlyg

Long Bristled Smartweed (Polygonum caespitosum - Oriental Lady's Thumb): Found along the fence between park and forest. Pink flowers are obvious. Resembles Lady's Thumb (in Wildman Steve Brill's edible plants book), minus the "thumb print" on the leaves. I couldn't … Continue reading →

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Softwood Cutting, Air Layering, Grafting

Posted on May 22, 2013 by timlyg

Three ways to root a plant.

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Skin Tags Cure?

Posted on May 13, 2013 by timlyg

This is circulating on FaceBook, I am not sure of its validity. Got a skin tag? Well, the hard fact to deal with is the older we get the more likely these things are going to appear on our body. … Continue reading →

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Vocab: Quinoa

Posted on May 3, 2013 by timlyg

Last night I ate quinoa, a Peruvian grain, at Jason's place during the fellowship.

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Plants I found: Common Groundsel

Posted on April 29, 2013 by timlyg

Nearing spring time, at Riverdale: Senecio Vulgaris. This is not edible, as it is toxic, despite its ancient medicinal usage.

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