Here are a couple of plants that you can plant in a pond that you can also eat.
Cattails
Peal the outside off and eat the tender inside. Tastes like cucumber. I
am told that you can also eat the roots. (I'll have to try that)
Yellow Pond Lily and Lotus Lily
This has got to be the coolest thing ever; once the pods have matured,
you extract the seeds and parch them in a frying pan with a bit of oil.
They will swell and pop open slightly(sort of akin to popcorn). The cracked seeds can be eaten as is or pounded into a flour and used to thicken soups.
Both of these guys grow natively in Canada and I would suspect the Northern United States
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Don't cringe...
Horsetail. Just be VERY SURE to keep it confined in a POT. The stuff is invasive otherwise! Some people like the stuff tho... I think we have a thread involving horsetail around here somewhere - and someone stated they thought it could survive a nuclear bombing.
I also put it here in case someone was considering it... it's fine, so long as you understand the stuff.
Horsetail. Just be VERY SURE to keep it confined in a POT. The stuff is invasive otherwise! Some people like the stuff tho... I think we have a thread involving horsetail around here somewhere - and someone stated they thought it could survive a nuclear bombing.
I also put it here in case someone was considering it... it's fine, so long as you understand the stuff.
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Yes, horsetails grow on a rhizome so, if just a little bit is in the ground.... there goes the neighbourhood. Incidentally, horsetail is also edible. Though, you probably don't want to be ingesting to many silicates though, so, I would recommend to eat it in moderation.
You see, the backyard can be a veritable feast. I look forward to the later spring when all the dandelions, camas and so on are up in the local meadows. Oh, the best salads on the planet! And they are 100% free! And this year, I am finally going to make that dandelion root tea.
You see, the backyard can be a veritable feast. I look forward to the later spring when all the dandelions, camas and so on are up in the local meadows. Oh, the best salads on the planet! And they are 100% free! And this year, I am finally going to make that dandelion root tea.
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