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Hi there. i found this plat at our local organic coop.
Could our Greek eat the leaves and or stems and flowers?

Thank youSmile
Okay, I think I figured out it is a member of the clover family which would mean too much protein so I am guessing it is a NoNo.
It is full of oxalic acid which binds calcium.
That has been my favorite ornamental clover since I was a kid! I love that stuff.
Itort Wrote:It is full of oxalic acid which binds calcium.

I suppose I could have looked at the name and figured it out but that seemed too obvious...:shy:DUH me...
Thanks.
JustAnja Wrote:That has been my favorite ornamental clover since I was a kid! I love that stuff.

i love it! it figures...it hasn't died yet (read here I haven't killed it yet) so of course he can't eat it...that would be too easyTongue
I dont think you can kill that stuff Cam! I thought I had once a few years ago and low and behold it rose from the ashes. lol
JustAnja Wrote:I dont think you can kill that stuff Cam! I thought I had once a few years ago and low and behold it rose from the ashes. lol

yay!
now i have 3 plants to grow...hostas, day lillies and oxalis...
i am a Darwinian gardender...survival of the fittest...thus, I ripped out all 4 gardens when we moved into this 50 year old house a couple years ago...the neighbors took the plants and I laid down sodWink

Our 6 year old is begging for a garden this year...now I can tell him yes>
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