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Horsetail - Equisetum arvense - Information

Horsetail - Equisetum arvense - Information

I have just added a new information page to our Medicinal Plants and Mushrooms section.  Horsetail - Equisetum arvense – BotanyBeeBotanicals Learn about this ancient and useful plant! 

Horsetail - Equisetum arvense - Information

I have just added a new information page to our Medicinal Plants and Mushrooms section.  Horsetail - Equisetum arvense – BotanyBeeBotanicals Learn about this ancient and useful plant! 

Apple Mint - Mentha suaveolens

Apple Mint - Mentha suaveolens

  I harvest a good amount of apple mint, Mentha suaveolens. So called because it has a more subtle mint scent than spearmint and it is slightly fruity. It grows...

Apple Mint - Mentha suaveolens

  I harvest a good amount of apple mint, Mentha suaveolens. So called because it has a more subtle mint scent than spearmint and it is slightly fruity. It grows...

Hawthorn, Crataegus - Thornapple

Hawthorn, Crataegus - Thornapple

It's harvest time for hawthorn berries or haws. They're fibrous, somewhat bitter, and best without seeds. These berries may have a natural wax and yeast coating, which can be cleaned...

Hawthorn, Crataegus - Thornapple

It's harvest time for hawthorn berries or haws. They're fibrous, somewhat bitter, and best without seeds. These berries may have a natural wax and yeast coating, which can be cleaned...

It's Autumn Harvest Time!

It's Autumn Harvest Time!

Yes, many plants have gone by, but I am still harvesting cleavers, ground ivy, dandelion, and plantain. The comfrey is still thriving although many of the plants acquired some powdery...

It's Autumn Harvest Time!

Yes, many plants have gone by, but I am still harvesting cleavers, ground ivy, dandelion, and plantain. The comfrey is still thriving although many of the plants acquired some powdery...

Tinder Bracket Mushroom - Fomes fomentarius

Tinder Bracket Mushroom - Fomes fomentarius

Tinder bracket or conk got its common name because it can be dried and used for tinder. Its proper name is Fomes fomentarius and I harvest it from the Adirondack...

Tinder Bracket Mushroom - Fomes fomentarius

Tinder bracket or conk got its common name because it can be dried and used for tinder. Its proper name is Fomes fomentarius and I harvest it from the Adirondack...

Artist’s Bracket Mushroom - Ganoderma applanatum

Artist’s Bracket Mushroom - Ganoderma applanatum

Artist’s Bracket, Ganoderma applantum, is a bracket fungus that I harvest from fallen trees in old growth forests in the Finger Lakes region and Adirondack Mountains. It has a white...

Artist’s Bracket Mushroom - Ganoderma applanatum

Artist’s Bracket, Ganoderma applantum, is a bracket fungus that I harvest from fallen trees in old growth forests in the Finger Lakes region and Adirondack Mountains. It has a white...