Oat Straw Tea
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freemotion
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Hmmm, I was thinking of going into my oat bin and growing a couple square feet in my garden. A student gave me a gift at the end of last term of a set of cd's with herbalists being interviewed. (Awkward sentence....it's late and I don't care!
) One had lots of great things to say about oat straw, among other things, for regular use.
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Tallman
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Anything said on your CDs about Wild Oats?freemotion said:Hmmm, I was thinking of going into my oat bin and growing a couple square feet in my garden. A student gave me a gift at the end of last term of a set of cd's with herbalists being interviewed. (Awkward sentence....it's late and I don't care!
freemotion
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Not that I recall, I do plan to listen to it again. Probably on Monday, since I have a lot of driving to do. The herbalist did a lot of wildcrafting, so maybe.....
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Tallman
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I have not found any herbalist come right out and say that wild oats will do the same as cultivated oats; however, they mention wild oats sometimes in their writings. I don't see why the wild oats would not work.
freemotion
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I listened to the cd again, and there was not a lot of detailed info on the oatstraw. It was more of a mention woven into a story. I just remembered that it caught my attention and made me determined to learn more and grow some.
So I e-mailed the person who gave me the cd, and she just e-mailed a ton of stuff that I will try to sort through....later. And she said some video's wouldn't go through, so she will burn them and I will see her on May 2 and get them then.
I'll let you know what I find out! I am interested, too.
So I e-mailed the person who gave me the cd, and she just e-mailed a ton of stuff that I will try to sort through....later. And she said some video's wouldn't go through, so she will burn them and I will see her on May 2 and get them then.
I'll let you know what I find out! I am interested, too.
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I found some wild oats today. I'm sure that they would work.
freemotion
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Probably???? Sheesh!
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freemotion
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On another cd, it was stated that "any variety of oats" will work. The time to harvest is when the seeds are emerging and when you squeeze one between your fingernails, a milky juice comes out. Not when they are all dried up as in a bale of straw.
I will be planting a small patch in my garden as an experiment. Oats will come from the feed bin. I will sprout some first to see how viable they are, as feed oats are put through dryers if harvested in damp weather and they may not be able to germinate.
I will be planting a small patch in my garden as an experiment. Oats will come from the feed bin. I will sprout some first to see how viable they are, as feed oats are put through dryers if harvested in damp weather and they may not be able to germinate.
