tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705675907060089073.post4577382337211721631..comments2024-03-23T05:55:29.759-04:00Comments on Bonsai from the Right: Wild Edibles Are A Great Healthy Way To Supplement Food CostsChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12905362327313044045noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705675907060089073.post-64698270165819166022011-06-15T16:34:48.961-04:002011-06-15T16:34:48.961-04:00SteveK
What should be done is controlled harvest t...SteveK<br />What should be done is controlled harvest to pellets to get rid of the excess Ctails and allow for jobs and farming of the rapidly growing crop. <br /><br />Studies in the US have shown cattails to be the best prospect for reed based bio-fuels as it rebounds quickly and stronger when done in a controlled harvest. But if you choose to harvest and then pellet the reeds you could solve a deforestation issue by providing a better source of heat and cooking fuel than wood or charcoal.<br /><br />But that would require thoughtful application and keeping those that would abuse it for todays profits and tomorrows bust away.JoeCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705675907060089073.post-46012480597874695412011-06-14T13:36:00.095-04:002011-06-14T13:36:00.095-04:00That is true JoeC. I grow cattails in the ditches ...That is true JoeC. I grow cattails in the ditches on my street. I have also planted many other native aquatic plants in the ditches. The redwing blackbirds love cattails to nest in. They help slow down the flow of water and clean the water as well.<br /><br />The pith of the cattail is also edible as well as the polline.<br /><br />Cattails have long been a source of food,shelter and fuel for the native American Indians.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905362327313044045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705675907060089073.post-8206530355095060352011-06-14T08:52:55.044-04:002011-06-14T08:52:55.044-04:00The amount of cattail out there is staggering. It...The amount of cattail out there is staggering. It is the weed that is destroying the Sahel. It dessicates Lake Chad and has silted over its bed, preventing the replenishment of the aquifers that water North Africa. It is also a terrific renewable resource. Food, fuel and fiber are there for use by the megaton.<br />Cattails and other aquatic weeds are the real driving force in climate degradation. Climate is a water issue more than a greenhouse gas issue. The earth's cooling system is clogged up. Cattail sloughs that should be lakes are a major source of the American "dustbowl."SteveKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258007746132089919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705675907060089073.post-32390229478777602942011-06-14T02:53:43.586-04:002011-06-14T02:53:43.586-04:00Longtime no see. A cattail is common grass in Japa...Longtime no see. A cattail is common grass in Japan. It is called " Gama "and well known as the mythical remedy for "Inaba white rabbit". I just got to know it edible.kingfishertype97https://www.blogger.com/profile/18414238473877951306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705675907060089073.post-71579996959103363642011-06-13T16:36:05.054-04:002011-06-13T16:36:05.054-04:00I've been reading that Cattails are disappeari...I've been reading that Cattails are disappearing because of a non-native ornamental grass being grown by landscaping obsessed homeownes and the seeds carrying on the wind. All the Ctails behind my place have fluffed off and are blowing all over now.JoeCnoreply@blogger.com