What did you do in your garden today?

[FarmerJamie]

I had planned to construct a butterfly and hummingbird garden. This, plus the other work on the list means getting a truckload of topsoil delivered. More tractor time once things dry out.

3 of the 4 asparagus plants (year 2) have thrown up shoots

 

[FarmerJamie]

Dirt coming tomorrow

 

[Hinotori]

Anyone know anything about red elderberry? Ive identified one on the property that's blooming pretty good right now. A tiny one has also come up in the silkie courtyard that I'm considering leaving

 

[Mini Horses]

Mine are black. I've read that the red have more CG but, that this compound is destroyed(??) with cooking. No personal knowledge. Seems the northwest has more reds than here on East Coast. I've never seen any red around here.

To save some "look up" time
The seeds contain cyanogenic glycosides that release hydrogen cyanide in the gut, causing potential poisoning. Cooking breaks down these compounds, making the fruit safe to eat.

 

[FarmerJamie]

Dirt coming tomorrow

Dirt delivered. Let the games begin

 

[Hinotori]

Mine are black. I've read that the red have more CG but, that this compound is destroyed(??) with cooking. No personal knowledge. Seems the northwest has more reds than here on East Coast. I've never seen any red around here.

To save some "look up" time
The seeds contain cyanogenic glycosides that release hydrogen cyanide in the gut, causing potential poisoning. Cooking breaks down these compounds, making the fruit safe to eat.

I knew they should be cooked but kept finding conflicting information about deseeding them. Some sites said cook for so long, some said have to remove seeds.

There are tons of black elderberry up by my parents cabin in eastern Oregon, but west and east of the Cascades is very different.

The black elderberry starts I'd bought are ready to plant out but I need to decide where.