Guest guest Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Because of planetary slaughter, Wildcrafters have a harvesting code that we chose to follow. As far as I know. It has never been written down before but most every Wildcrafter I know follows the below rather strictly. 1: Never pick all the plants in one area. 2: Wildcraft roots only after the plant has produced it's seed. 3: Respect nature and cover your trail. 4: Don't step on the fragile little plants! 5: When harvesting bark; take strips lengthwise. (Removing the bark all the way around the tree will kill it.) 6: Leave enough leaves for the plant to still make seeds. 7: Leave other plants undisturbed and only touch the plant you're harvesting. (Touching random plants is a bad idea because many plants will give you nasty rashes and other strange side effects) 8: Be nice and help plants spread their seeds. (This way you help them and yourself. Harvesting that particular plant will be easier next year. P.S. Patty, I can't find Ramps ether. ~B On 4/23/2010 3:14 PM, patricia jones wrote: the second picture is a ' STINKING BENJAMIN ' AKA PURPLE TRILLIUM we got lots of them arond my place thay seem to come up before the white triliums , my blood root has already flowered and leafed out same as the pussy willows and my bleeding hearts are flowering to early this yr  and my monks hood is breaking through the soil , got burdocks aglore , just ask my dogs and cats , can t find the yearly leaks yet don't know if some one over heavested them ( GRRRRRR ) or thay are late  some atical you write should tell havesters the ratio of plants to pick so no one wipes out anything   thanks patty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 There is one more thing that is imperative to add to the published list of Wildcraft harvesting. Before harvesting ANY wild flowers or herbs check that the plant you seek IS NOT on YOUR states list of protected plants. cher herbal remedies , Bryan Shillington <bryan wrote: > > > > Because of planetary slaughter, Wildcrafters have a harvesting code > that we chose to follow. > As far as I know. It has never been written down before but most > every Wildcrafter I know follows the below rather strictly. > > > > 1: Never pick all the plants in one area. > 2: Wildcraft roots only after the plant has produced it's seed. > 3: Respect nature and cover your trail. > 4: Don't step on the fragile little plants! > 5: When harvesting bark; take strips lengthwise. (Removing the bark > all the way around the tree will kill it.) > 6: Leave enough leaves for the plant to still make seeds. > 7: Leave other plants undisturbed and only touch the plant you're > harvesting. (Touching random plants is a bad idea because many > plants will give you nasty rashes and other strange side effects) > 8: Be nice and help plants spread their seeds. (This way you help > them and yourself. Harvesting that particular plant will be easier > next year. > > P.S. Patty, I can't find Ramps ether. ~B > > On 4/23/2010 3:14 PM, patricia jones wrote: > > the second picture is a ' STINKING BENJAMIN ' AKA PURPLE TRILLIUM > > we got lots of them arond my place thay seem to come up before the > > white triliums , my blood root has already flowered and leafed out > > same as the pussy willows and my bleeding hearts are flowering to > > early this yr and my monks hood is breaking through the soil , got > > burdocks aglore , just ask my dogs and cats , can > > t find the yearly leaks yet don't know if some one over heavested > > them ( GRRRRRR ) or thay are late some atical you write should > > tell havesters the ratio of plants to pick so no one wipes out > > anything thanks > > patty > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 yes. A good one to add. I do mostly all my wildcrafting in my backyard so I never check the list but I should. Thanks. On 4/26/2010 9:52 PM, cherokeewo wrote: There is one more thing that is imperative to add to the published list of Wildcraft harvesting. Before harvesting ANY wild flowers or herbs check that the plant you seek IS NOT on YOUR states list of protected plants. cher herbal remedies , Bryan Shillington <bryan wrote: > > > > Because of planetary slaughter, Wildcrafters have a harvesting code > that we chose to follow. > As far as I know. It has never been written down before but most > every Wildcrafter I know follows the below rather strictly. > > > > 1: Never pick all the plants in one area. > 2: Wildcraft roots only after the plant has produced it's seed. > 3: Respect nature and cover your trail. > 4: Don't step on the fragile little plants! > 5: When harvesting bark; take strips lengthwise. (Removing the bark > all the way around the tree will kill it.) > 6: Leave enough leaves for the plant to still make seeds. > 7: Leave other plants undisturbed and only touch the plant you're > harvesting. (Touching random plants is a bad idea because many > plants will give you nasty rashes and other strange side effects) > 8: Be nice and help plants spread their seeds. (This way you help > them and yourself. Harvesting that particular plant will be easier > next year. > > P.S. Patty, I can't find Ramps ether. ~B > > On 4/23/2010 3:14 PM, patricia jones wrote: > > the second picture is a ' STINKING BENJAMIN ' AKA PURPLE TRILLIUM > > we got lots of them arond my place thay seem to come up before the > > white triliums , my blood root has already flowered and leafed out > > same as the pussy willows and my bleeding hearts are flowering to > > early this yr and my monks hood is breaking through the soil , got > > burdocks aglore , just ask my dogs and cats , can > > t find the yearly leaks yet don't know if some one over heavested > > them ( GRRRRRR ) or thay are late some atical you write should > > tell havesters the ratio of plants to pick so no one wipes out > > anything thanks > > patty > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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