The Weeder's Digest Identifying and Enjoying Edible Weeds

by Harland, Gail

• ISBN13: 9781900322997
• ISBN10: 1900322994
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-06-21
• Publisher: Green Books

Summary

This book is a practical guide to identifying and using a wide range of edible varieties of weeds, and will appeal to gardeners, botanists, and horticulturalists, as well as to those with an interest in controlling their weeds in eco-friendly ways.The main part of the book-"The Weeder's Digest"-includes over forty-five species, with details of how to identify them and suggestions for using them for both cooking and making things. Included are the more common varieties, such as nettles, dandelions, chickweed, and elder, as well as the less common-for example, brookline and hairy bittercress. There is also a section on poisonous plants and those edible plants that should not be eaten to excess.

Author Biography

Gail Harland has a degree in Nutrition and Dietetics and was a State Registered Dietitian for over 10 years. She is a freelance writer and photographer with a regular poultry column in The Cage and Aviary Birds magazine, and is author of Photographing yourGarden and Grow It Yourself and co-author of The Tomato Book.

Table of Contents

Introduction

PART 1: Know your weeds

1     The good, the bad and the ugly: Characteristics of weeds

2    Achievable weed control: A question of balance

3    A case of mistaken identity: Poisonous plants

PART 2: A bouquet of weeds (An A–Z of over 50 edible weed species)

Glossary

Notes

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