Natural born killers

Boy Bob is there any left not on that list?I can’t believe my little Californina Blue Bells are on it.darn.But then again it’s like reading the side effects of aspirin.There is always someone who is allergic to it.Glad it’s not me.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

buckwheat?
chives?
garlic?

that’s it… I’m never going to eat anything ever again! It’s all poison. How did I happen to live to be 50??!!

thanks for that list Bob. It really is full of important information.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

I am surprised that my Brugmansia and Datura are not on the list. They are indeed poisonous. There are stories about kids thinking they can get a “high” from them, and end up in an agonizing and sometimes fatal situation. I am aware of this, and educate as many as possible about them.

It is interesting that we eat rhubarb, and yet the leaves are poisonous, but the stems make good pies. :)

-- jroot

And avocado? Bummer!

Thanks for the link, Bob…no more guac for me!

-- Living on the square...Metro Detroit

most of the items that I looked at were poisonous to cows or dogs but nothing was mentioned about humans.
The information on potatoes was interesting.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

It’s a Canadian Govt list so it could be subject to inaccuracy. <g>

I also note that most of the material is simply copied from the works of others and footnoted.

Bob

-- I want to believe in a lot of things but, in the meantime I have to deal with the truth

My wife is a science teacher.. She always has fun going over with the kids just what is in their food and water. So even if it wasn’t poisonous, you wouldn’t want to eat it. ;)

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

Meal time must be a riot at your house Scott. (lol)

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

Geesh … I think half my garden is on that list—LOL!!!! Good info to know Bob, thanks!! You do find the most interesting and useful links. :-)

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

Bob, I just consider it all extra protein.. ;)

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

That which does not kill us makes us stronger. (Darwin) <g>

Bob

-- I want to believe in a lot of things but, in the meantime I have to deal with the truth

a long time ago I decided that instead of worrying about what was killing me I’d just think about what foods I’d enjoy eating during the process…
brussel sprouts: if it’s on the list, I’ll avoid it. Its off my menu
chocolate: I’ll take the sweet road out .. it’s on my menu :)

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

A MAN WAS IN THE DOCK BEFORE THE JUDGE CHARGED WITH MURDERING HIS 3RD WIFE. THE JUDGE SAID I SEE THAT YOUR WIFE DIED FROM EATING POISONUS MUSHROOMS, THAT IS CORRECT YOUR HONOUR SAID THE MAN, SO WHAT DID YOUR 2ND WIFE DIE OF SAID THE JUDGE? SHE ALSO DIED OF EATING POISONUS MUSHROOMS HE SAID . THE JUDGE THEN SAID WELL WHAT ON EARTH DID YOUR FIRST WIFE DIE OF , EATING POISONUS MUSHROOMS? OH NO SAID THE MAN SHE DIED FROM A TERRIBLE BEATING , WHY WAS THAT SAID THE JUDGE , OH SHE REFUSED TO EAT THE POISONUS MUSHROOMS SAID THE MAN.!!!!!!!!!
REGARDS MIKE

-- MIKE MILTON COMMON U.K.

Mike you are a card!
Deb you are right- got to live the life too.
We are living longer than ever and whining about it constantly. <g>
There are more of us than ever before and we have to find way to accomodate everyone.
or….

bob

-- I want to believe in a lot of things but, in the meantime I have to deal with the truth

Hi bob my dad when he was old and was not well said to me don`t ever get old I thought about this and said to him but i don`t like the alternative !!
rergards mike

-- MIKE MILTON COMMON U.K.

I like it best on the green side of the grass myself.

Cheers

Bob

-- I want to believe in a lot of things but, in the meantime I have to deal with the truth

I just found out our Lily of the Valley are toxic… they sure are pretty, and smell great, but I would never have thought of putting them in a salad. even if I think I know what something growing in the woods is I’m not going to eat it, just the stuff I plant in the garden on purpose. According to one philosophy we shouldn’t be eating tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants or peppers because they are members of the nightshade family… of course we’d probably have to be force fed them, and our stomachs would likely burst long before we’d suffer any toxic reactions.
Isn’t garlic supposed to have antibacterial/medicinal properties?

-- southern NH. - smack dab in the middle of 5a and 5b - with lots of shade and full sun, in all the wrong places.

I think Garlic was the leaves and pollen or something like that… not what we usually eat

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Parts of a lot of food plants are toxic. Rhubarb—-we can eat (and love) the stems, but the leaves will do you in, potatoes, as great as they are, the eyes can be toxic. a lot of the stuff on that list, though, seemed to be adverse reactions , or allergies.

-- the day you quit learning is the day you quit living.

and lets not forget those ever so toxic pointsetta’s at Christmas time, highly highly toxic to cats.

-- Toronto, Ontario

Actually, Poinsettia’s are not toxic. That’s a long standing myth.

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

Same goes for Rhubarb leaves…Not as toxic as some would lead you to believe:

What causes poisioning from rhubarb is the Oxalates which are contained in all parts of rhubarb plants, especially in the green leaves.

“From an MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) for Oxalic acid, LD50 in rats is 375 mg/kg. So for a person about 145 pounds (65.7 kg) that’s about 25 grams of pure oxalic acid required to cause death. Rhubarb leaves are probably around 0.5% oxalic acid, so that you would need to eat quite a large serving of leaves, like 5 kg (11 lbs), to get that 24 grams of oxalic acid. Note that it will only require a fraction of that to cause sickness.

If you look up the Oxalic acid content of many of our favorite foods you will find that many we eat every day such as beets have the same or even higher Oxalic acid content.

-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20

Scott, really, its a myth?

pointsettas not being toxic?

one Christmas years ago our landlord gave us one, now, I have never been fond of them, but because we had four cats, we had to sneak it and put it in the garbage!

-- Toronto, Ontario

Gooseneck, here’s a decent source for disclaiming the myth and offering info as to how it got started.
As we all know th art of gardening is filled with old wives tales and some pretty awful science.
I guess the trick nowdays is to sort out the truth from the tradition.

Bob

-- I want to believe in a lot of things but, in the meantime I have to deal with the truth

NOW GARLIC STOPS VAMPIRES COMING IN YOUR BEDROOM AT NIGHT . AND PROBABLY ANY ONE ELSE I THINK
regards mike

-- MIKE MILTON COMMON U.K.

well that is real news to me about the Poinsettas not being toxic to animals … it is still printed on some of the plant labels. Good to know for future years when we add another fury member to our family. :-)

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

Back to the poinsettias for a second. I don’t know how I am losing my references but I wish I could change that.

Bob

-- I want to believe in a lot of things but, in the meantime I have to deal with the truth

Awe,

Little Lily of the Valley – so sweet – not.

Laburnum does’nt appear to be on the list?

I used to have a list of poisonous plants for animals at one time. Thanks for the list Bob!

MAN WAS IN THE DOCK BEFORE THE JUDGE CHARGED WITH MURDERING HIS 3RD WIFE

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO

-- "I am the way the truth and the life - no one comes to the father except through me"