I got these as the supermarket but only realised afterwards they’re called “decorative” gourds, are they edible?

I’m in southern USA

Hi all - I’m curious if anyone has had to use pest control for their home and what you’ve used to keep your edible garden/compost safe. My partner’s home is covered in huge spiders. We’ve used some peppermint oil as a repellent but they are just reproducing en mass and I’m wondering if we should have a company come spray but she’s understandably concerned about how that will impact her plants. Any advice is welcome :)

Things were going so smooth until... Anyone know how to deal with this visitor coming for my collard greens without an invitation? I have an idea but, I'm open for suggestion too!

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Just moved into a house with a garden. Not sure what this is. Thanks!

Looking into ordering and planting some seedlings and planting them on my property, and I'd love to have trees I can make foods out of.

When I say live off of, I don't mean as our only source of food, but we'd try to utilize them as much as possible and preserve them throughout the four seasons.

I have quite a few of what I am fairly certain are French Marigolds, though I don't know what specific cultivars. I have read varied and conflicting information on several websites, including university extension services, that either say: they're all edible; that only certain kinds are edible while others are toxic; or that all technically have toxic compounds, but nothing so strong as to cause a reaction for humans.

I recently discovered that cacti (some) are edible. I wanted to taste their flavour, consistency, smell their aroma. But I can't find any at the supermarket and I don't think there are any supermarkets that have them. I wanted to know which one is edible and which one is not.I did a little research and saw that prickly pear is one of the types that is used. Don't blame me, I'm completely ignorant on the subject I might have said something stupid...maybe even two The main question is should I go to a botanic shop and buy one ? And in the specific which type ? I mean, there will also be some inedible prickly pears.Right?

I’m not sure if it’s a gourd or a squash. Only know I had to cut them down due to overgrowth

Eastern side of Zone 7b. My fig trees have been fruiting for a few years now but this is the first year that wasps appear to be eating them. I've battled birds, squirrels, racoons, and other critters to grab them just before ripe. But this week I have a lot of wasps I have never seen before on my property, eating from the ripe figs.

How can I control this naturally?

https://ardbark.com/a-beginners-guide-to-wild-edible-plants/

Download link is at the bottom of the post. Says "PDF"

PDF | A Beginner’s Guide to Wild Edible Plants

Hello everyone, I live in France (Paris) and I'm a huge fan of the spice sumac. I've been wondering for quite some time if the type of sumac we find here R. Typhina would be as edible as Rhus Coriaria found mostly in middle east. Is it just a culture thing that we don't eat ours or is the taste completely different? Or even slightly toxic? Here is a picture taken within the city of Paris.

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Arundo donax is a type of cane that is actually considered to be invasive, and I believe they have a strong potential for provinding food:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arundo_donax

It's more commonly used in construction and as a biofuel but it's use for human feed, even though mentioned as edible, is not as common. Some sources say that the leaves, and rhizomes are edible: https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Arundo+donax

Here's the thing: I went and foraged some giant reed myself and I managed to take 600g of just rhizomes in 40min or so (with a small shovel they're easy to tear off). Then I washed them and I took a little rhizome and boiled it at maximum temperature for 1h and 30min. It smelled a bit like boiled potato. But when I was going to eat it it tasted so bitter and was still quite hard (I also didn't want to poison myself just in case).

Does anyone know more info about:

1. How many calories are in an Arundo donax rhizome (or how can I find out about it's nutritional properties)?

2. How can I get rid of the bitter taste? (and of any toxins if there are)

Some ideas that I have is that with enzimes I can turn the starch into glucose and measure the glucose content or send it to a lab but I'm afraid it can be too expensive.

Another idea for the toxins is to soak the rhizomes and change the water more than 7 times because I tried also soaking them overnight and didn't work. Or I could try to make flour with them (I don't know how to do it though)

I see theoretically due to it's abundance, how easy it is to forage and potentially being high in calories how this plant could become a staple for wild plant foraging and survival.

Some more references: https://www.feedipedia.org/node/502

https://www.foragingtexas.com/2006/02/giant-reed.html