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Appalachia

theHandpuppet

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3. I'm familiar with most of those

Reply to greatlaurel (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 11, 2014, 04:12 AM

Sep 2014

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Especially the ginseng, persimmons and sassafras. My grandfather made the mistake of planting a persimmon tree too close to the house and every year when those persimmons ripened they got swarmed by raccoons! I tried transplanting some sassafras saplings but could never get any to take.

Re: the pawapaws. Did you happen to let your seeds "winter over"? We had so many pawpaws sprouting everywhere that they got to be a bit of a nuisance.

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Pawpaws not any old fruit, and this isn’t any old festival [View all] theHandpuppet Sep 2014 OP

Very interesting. I learned something new today - pawpaws. No Vested Interest Sep 2014 #1

If you get the chance, you really should try some theHandpuppet Sep 2014 #4

There are a lot of interesting, tasty or medicinally useful plants that grow in Appalachia. greatlaurel Sep 2014 #2

I'm familiar with most of those theHandpuppet Sep 2014 #3

Nutritional information and recipes theHandpuppet Sep 2014 #5

Ky State University has a pawpaw program A Little Weird Sep 2014 #6

Oh man, I haven't had pawpaws in 25 years. X_Digger Sep 2014 #7

Do you still have access to pawpaws? theHandpuppet Sep 2014 #8

Nope, and.. maybe. X_Digger Sep 2014 #9

I'm going to try this recipe for paw paw nut bread theHandpuppet Sep 2014 #10

At Kentucky State University, they have a special pawpaw research program Tanuki Oct 2014 #11

It's such a nutritious fruit I hope they are successful! theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #12