QR Edible Plants
Plants capture the solar energy and turn it to chemical energy for us to eat.
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Hairy Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta):
has a low growing rosette similar in form to a dandelion. It raises its profile in early spring with the appearance of flowers and seeds on a vertical stem. Like many members of the mustard family, hairy bittercress sets seed prolifically.
Like all brassicas, Hairy bittercress is an excellent natural source of vitamin C. Its flavor profile is similar to watercress but bittercress is more readily available. It makes an excellent substitute for micro-greens. Use Hairy bittercress as a main salad green, garnish, or in a sandwich.
Hairy bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) leafs out in a basal rosette, and like other members of the mustard family (Brassicaceae), its tender greens are edible. Don't be fooled by the common name—its flavor is mild and peppery, not bitter.
Toxic lookalikes:
Edible lookalikes:
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has a low growing rosette similar in form to a dandelion. It raises its profile in early spring with the appearance of flowers and seeds on a vertical stem. Like many members of the mustard family, hairy bittercress sets seed prolifically.
Like all brassicas, Hairy bittercress is an excellent natural source of vitamin C. Its flavor profile is similar to watercress but bittercress is more readily available. It makes an excellent substitute for micro-greens. Use Hairy bittercress as a main salad green, garnish, or in a sandwich.
Hairy bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) leafs out in a basal rosette, and like other members of the mustard family (Brassicaceae), its tender greens are edible. Don't be fooled by the common name—its flavor is mild and peppery, not bitter.
Toxic lookalikes:
- The Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis) and
- Yellow Pimpernel (Lysimachia nemorum) have a similar leaf structure to Chickweed, though they're slightly darker and have a square stem. It is the flowers that are the biggest give away, being scarlet and yellow, respectively, not white.
Edible lookalikes:
- Mouse-ear Chickweed species (Cerastium spp.) have hairy leaves that are more rounded at the end. I find the texture of the hairs when eaten raw to be somewhat unpleasant, so this is perhaps best used as a potage
- plant. Water Chickweed (Myosoton aquaticum) looks like a larger version of Chickweed and is found in marshes, damp fields and river banks. It has similar uses to Chickweed.
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Do they stop erosion at the blacktop?
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Outside Clean-up and Maintenance
Our environment needs us as we need it.
With five outdoor areas, there is plenty of space to clean up in a socially distant way. School grounds are highlighted here in primary colors to distinguish separate spaces.
Safety First:
- No more than 10 volunteers at a time in one area.
- Use of PPE - Gardening Clothes, Face mask, Gloves
- Use own personal tools - rakes, shovels, trimmers, power tools.
- Personal space - 6 ft social distancing.
Social distance practice makes perfect in our strong community.
Green Grounds Overview:
Purple- Lower Building
Green- Western Run
Red- Outdoor Classroom
Yellow- Rain Garden
Blue- Upper Building
Common Procedure:
- Before Pictures
- Clean up (pollution).
- Weed weeds
- Trim for Fall
- Transplant where needed
- Mulch – Pile in UB parking
- After Pictures and Upload.
Specific Procedures: See headlines below
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the life of the oke tree thought out the seasons the oke tree at the black top is over 100 years old on the black top the tree is very important to us because ti gives u oxegen and flowers.😊
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