themess1 Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 I got out for a while today. I wanted to check out a few birch patches that I recently discovered near my house. Birch polys, horse hooves and ramp sprouts. I also suspect that I found a young chaga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 Is that gray birch (Betula polulifolia) or paper birch (Betula papyrifera)? My wife and I transplanted some wild leeks onto our property a few years ago, a shady area near a small stream. They're just starting to poke through the surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themess1 Posted March 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 It is a paper birch. Some of the largest hooves I've found. The one on the right side is probably 10-11 inches across and 5-6 tall. I harvested a few fist size ones to process into tinder. Yeah, I plan on transplanting some in a few weeks when one of the larger patches that I frequent is further along in growth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutddicted Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 Practice safe harvest of ramps. From what I remember I think they cannot sustain the population if you harvest more than 6% each year. Not saying the population will crash after a year but slowly it will be reduced to nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 Good point, troutddicted. I try to go easy on harvesting from my transplant patch. And I don't take them out of the same natural patches year after year. I'll keep the stat in mind, try to look out for the 95% left behind. Imagine the size of the horse, themess1 :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themess1 Posted March 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 The one large plot that I harvest from is well over an acre, if not 2. I fill my haversack probably a dozen times a year. By summer, I'm almost getting sick of them, if that's even possible. I'm going to transplant a few dozen this year and see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.