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the_jersey_lilly_2000

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LOL well I know it aint what we call pigweed down here.

The lambsquarter grandma had grew about 3 ft tall, least that's about how big it was when she picked leaves off it to cook. And the very top leaves were red. Sorta burgandy colored.
 

Mike

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Jinglebob said:
I don't know about you guys, but I rode a dinosuar to school. :p

Do you still have the saddle? :wink:



Butchering our own hogs, making scrapple, sausage bacon and ham.

Scrapple? I loved to cook down the lard and eat the "Cracklins"! Scraping a hog is an art. :shock:
 

Jinglebob

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the_jersey_lilly_2000 said:
LOL well I know it aint what we call pigweed down here.

The lambsquarter grandma had grew about 3 ft tall, least that's about how big it was when she picked leaves off it to cook. And the very top leaves were red. Sorta burgandy colored.

It's different than what we call pigweed. We have lots of lambs quarters, in the spring/early summer. It's considered a weed and grows wild. Come up, I'll be glad to give you some Lilly. :D
 

Maple Leaf Angus

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Well I don't know about the pigweed out west, but even you tough westerners wouldn't want to chow down on the pigweed we grow here! I am pretty sure you are talking about two different plant types.

Lambsquarters is a tall, straight stemed plant with leaves that I guess you could eat if you wanted to. They look pretty soft and juicy before the plant gets too ripe. The mature plant gets seeds on the top part of the stem when it's mature.

Pigweed is something altogether different around here. It is a big, coarse, highly competitive weed. It tends to grow out more from the root into a bushier plant. Both are a nuisance.
 

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