tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post8963647293604948182..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Edible eco-lawnscapingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-807610571077874502008-07-01T08:37:00.000-07:002008-07-01T08:37:00.000-07:00The goat, ducks, and geese love my "lawn." :)Becca...The goat, ducks, and geese love my "lawn." :)<BR/><BR/>BeccaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-34124920563057136302008-06-30T18:57:00.000-07:002008-06-30T18:57:00.000-07:00Several years ago I pulled up all the grass in my ...Several years ago I pulled up all the grass in my front lawn, called a company that delivers compost (much much much cheaper than buying it at the nursery)...they brought it in their dump truck, then I spread it all over...then I planted wildflower seeds all over (very very economical), watered...then flowers grew all over; bees, butterflies, and all kinds of cute birds came...and stayed...and Valerinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660620076923611363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-90036738700271719672008-06-30T15:52:00.000-07:002008-06-30T15:52:00.000-07:00Crunchy, that's a great idea! We can't get enough...Crunchy, that's a great idea! We can't get enough of those rabbits down this way.. Looking forward to your rabbit-release post.. I shall even refrain from myxomatosis-ing it; the true Aussie tradition. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-80740702588659199432008-06-30T09:04:00.000-07:002008-06-30T09:04:00.000-07:00I just creeped out from under my rock to find out ...I just creeped out from under my rock to find out about edible dandilions on your blog. That's amazing. I honestly had no idea. I am going to try out the wine recipe soon. Your blog is very entertaining and informative!JSChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00887566093042926321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-1733110968414211472008-06-30T07:19:00.000-07:002008-06-30T07:19:00.000-07:00I seem to remember eating sour grass as a kid too....I seem to remember eating sour grass as a kid too.<BR/><BR/>I can totally remember the taste vividly. I forgot about that.<BR/><BR/>We don't water or put chemicals on our lawn. My husband was a little upset that there are things other than grass growing in our front yard, but that's grass as I know it. We didn't have a perfectly manicured lawn as a kid and I loved picking all the little Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16603700427096296937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-44983604978670449022008-06-29T21:23:00.000-07:002008-06-29T21:23:00.000-07:00The real triumph of spreading this mentality is to...The real triumph of spreading this mentality is to ween people of pesticides and the obsession of a (sterile in my mind) uniform green lawn. Good for you crunchy, keep spreading the word.<BR/><BR/>I do urban pest control and I don't think I could ever allow myself to "spray lawns".<BR/><BR/>Mark Weaver, BCE<BR/>Entomologist<BR/><BR/>Mark WeaverMark Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07814521245501317573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-84346014805037474982008-06-29T20:49:00.000-07:002008-06-29T20:49:00.000-07:00I actually grew a clover lawn without any grass at...I actually grew a clover lawn without any grass at all - looked great!anonymous joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08384203258583004548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-74762600408178282352008-06-29T18:48:00.000-07:002008-06-29T18:48:00.000-07:00Hey Crunchy- My front yard is shrinking as it gets...Hey Crunchy- My front yard is shrinking as it gets swallowed by garden. :) Still some running space in the backyard for kids, but we don't water or used pesticides there.<BR/><BR/>As for "weeds"-- I spent most of the weekend at Dash Point SP with my copy of "Plants of the Pacifc Northwest Coast" by Pojar. It is the book I used with the Forest Service to identify herbs and shrubs. I liked readingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-10942272367093057152008-06-29T17:21:00.000-07:002008-06-29T17:21:00.000-07:00Hey Kat - Good point! If you liked this one, you'l...Hey Kat - Good point! If you liked this one, you'll love my next post on releasing wild, pregnant rabbits to help keep the Oxalis under control. I think it will really catch on down there!Crunchy Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-10826849670382908212008-06-29T16:28:00.000-07:002008-06-29T16:28:00.000-07:00Great post Crunchy lady!I love this kind of thing,...Great post Crunchy lady!<BR/><BR/>I love this kind of thing, transforming one thing into another (with multiple uses/purposes), sort of permacultural!<BR/><BR/>One thing I'd like to raise is about local flora/fauna sensitivity. For example, in Australia, Oxalis is considered a bad weed that is taking over our native wilderness.<BR/><BR/>http://www.weeds.org.au/cgi-bin/weedident.cgi?tpl=plant.tplAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-13786989111598815192008-06-29T13:12:00.000-07:002008-06-29T13:12:00.000-07:00Mine looks exactly the same and am delighted for t...Mine looks exactly the same and am delighted for the company but I am afraid I can't catalog all of them growing merrily. Clover and Dandelion are all I recogonize. The kids play there without fear of touching unsavory chemicals. Occasionally they frighten or get frightened by a bumble bee but we are all aware how important they are for the vegetable plants :)indosungodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11556193051268397994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-73711447118210530412008-06-29T10:24:00.000-07:002008-06-29T10:24:00.000-07:00Thank you for this post! I've been spending the w...Thank you for this post! I've been spending the weekend barefoot in my dandelions and clover, thinking that they were nice but also thinking they annoyed the Roundup-ready neighbors; weed and feed be damned, I'm keepin' it real.Rhubarb and Venisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18145275398081966657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-69339487879624839582008-06-29T10:01:00.000-07:002008-06-29T10:01:00.000-07:00That's cool that you just let your lawn sit and do...That's cool that you just let your lawn sit and do its thing. Mine was just recently sodded--kind of boring if you ask me. If I had my own place, I would have only native grasses and a huge garden. For now, we keep a decent-sized garden that we try to keep organic. We're working on a compost pile which is almost ready for use.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03636302710099267555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-3458333408158836662008-06-28T22:10:00.000-07:002008-06-28T22:10:00.000-07:00Hey Crunchy!I thought of you today. I took my kid...Hey Crunchy!<BR/><BR/>I thought of you today. I took my kids to see Wall E. I was actually pretty amazed that it was a Disney movie, considering they are one of the worst environmental offenders with all the crap they produce.<BR/><BR/>In the movie, humans had destroyed the Earth, with help from a company called Buy N Large (which I think was supposed to be like Wal-Mart. They had to leave Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-18854324499224724212008-06-28T21:28:00.000-07:002008-06-28T21:28:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.ehmeeluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05067969043186243122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-58885078969010071662008-06-28T16:34:00.000-07:002008-06-28T16:34:00.000-07:00I never water so most summers it gets pretty brown...I never water so most summers it gets pretty brown. I dry the red clover blossoms for tea. I also have chamomile growing in my lawn which I clip and dry for tea. Chickweed in the early spring. Dandelions if I remember to get to them before they form flower buds. This year I let my little goats wander around the yard and they picked out all the dandelions to eat first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-32949934146999158572008-06-27T20:48:00.000-07:002008-06-27T20:48:00.000-07:00I just blogged about a turtle who lives in my urba...I just blogged about a turtle who lives in my urban jungle plot. I'm pleased to say that my goal is to have as little "yard" as possible. The more planted things, the better. I don't have to mow regularly, just get out the battery charged week whacker to trim things down when they get too tall. Especially important to get to tall weeds before they begin to seed. Naturally, all the trimmings Village Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10299021164466991478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-70217201585159299792008-06-27T19:32:00.000-07:002008-06-27T19:32:00.000-07:00Wild edible plants are a big pastime of mine. Two...Wild edible plants are a big pastime of mine. Two of my favorite regional books on the topic are <A HREF="http://www.powells.com/biblio/62-9780520032675-0" REL="nofollow">Edible and Useful Plants of California</A> and <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Flavors-Home-Edible-Plants-Francisco/dp/0930588460" REL="nofollow">The Flavors of Home: A Guide to Wild Edible Plants of the San Francisco Bay Area</Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596879695978431017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-91030105851472300832008-06-27T18:31:00.000-07:002008-06-27T18:31:00.000-07:00Wow! You really have inspired me to think outside ...Wow! You really have inspired me to think outside the box! I live in a subdivision, where there are neighborhood covenenants and such, and I admit to conforming to the plush green lawn club.<BR/><BR/>In fact, I've worked at trying to ELMINATE the clover! <BR/><BR/>But I've been interested in the rotary mower for a while, especially with gas prices, and now I'm thinking of other eco-friendly ideasPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04688259422893426532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-55201134446464957012008-06-27T17:01:00.000-07:002008-06-27T17:01:00.000-07:00My husband say that if you leave it longer, it sta...My husband say that if you leave it longer, it stays greener without watering it. I'm ok with that (I'm the one that mows the lawn)! So we just let it go as long as we can (especially now that we're not getting ANY rain. I'm sure the neighbors just love us, but it keeps our water bill down and, well, I don't have to mow :)hmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13424022504830645523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-18772988512739972962008-06-27T12:08:00.000-07:002008-06-27T12:08:00.000-07:00This was my first year for a garden so I have left...This was my first year for a garden so I have left big circles of clover growing to get the bees into my yard and to the garden. It's working great and I love the look of the clover in the yard -- much better then a boring sea of green manicured grass.Maddie Can Flyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00958817072275895189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-36096387530345441362008-06-27T12:06:00.000-07:002008-06-27T12:06:00.000-07:00We call ours a "Darwin garden". It has to be toug...We call ours a "Darwin garden". It has to be tough to survive. I actually seeded our back lawn with white clover since it is a nitrogen fixer and good for bees. Thinking about doing that for the front lawn too - if I don't wipe it all out for veggies and perennials first! We do have some interesting weeds though...Peak Oil Hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474901509039914502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-84271439632456089472008-06-27T12:03:00.000-07:002008-06-27T12:03:00.000-07:00The only lawn here is in the front and as we conti...The only lawn here is in the front and as we continue to plant fruiting trees and shrubs, that will diminish considerably. But in the meantime it's mostly dandelions. HOWEVER, in all the garden beds where I mixed ground soil with compost I have a lovely crop of chickweed and lambs quarter (and a few dandelions mixed in). It's about time to harvest that crop (weeding just sounds so, well, boring) homebrewlibrarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10416576263218131568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-1125760771803958072008-06-27T11:32:00.000-07:002008-06-27T11:32:00.000-07:00No purslane? Yum!We're in drought mode - but land...No purslane? Yum!<BR/><BR/>We're in drought mode - but landlord and I do nothing to improve the lawnliness of the lawn in the front or the back.<BR/><BR/>Let's see - the back yard consists mostly of green onions gone amuck which don't actually get big enough to become anything edible but are a pain to mow in March or February. There's scarlet pimpernel, foxtails, crabgrass and some other tallerJennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16304420774638468362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-82202573262306394742008-06-27T11:07:00.000-07:002008-06-27T11:07:00.000-07:00I love this post! Thank you for telling me the nam...I love this post! Thank you for telling me the names of all those plants growing out on my lawn!<BR/><BR/>I don't do anything to our grass, except mow it. We get plenty of rain. I did give it an application of Cockadoodle Doo in the spring.<BR/><BR/>It looks fine, has all the plants you mentioned. No, it's not perfect, freaky green and uniform like all my neighbor's lawns. <BR/><BR/>It's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com