Vernal Virtues: Volume II
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Harvesting Practices

Learn jim's First Two Rules
Tools of the Trade: Thoughts of jim
Plantain: Plantago spp.

Join jim in learning about one of his favorite plants.
Three Types of Plantain
Poison Ivy: Toxicodendron radicans

The Poison Ivy has gotten bigger & jim loves it even more.
Blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium & Wintergreen Gaultheria procumbens

Sit on the florest floor with jim, Blueberry & Wintergreen.
Sassafras: Sassafras albidum

Learn how much jim loves baby Sassafras plants.
Partridge Berry: Mitchella repens

Where not all awesome plants need to be picked.
Jewelweed Walk: Impatiens capensis

jim has more to say about Jewelweed. Sparkle on jim.
Cranesbill: Geranium maculatum

Looks like a Cranes Bill, don't ya think?
White Lettuce: Nabalus albus (formerly Prenanthes alba)

It's shapes are quite extraordinary.
Wild Sarsparilla: Aralia nudicaulis

It's wildly connected.
Golden Alexander: Zizia aurea

Where jim just can't stick to just one plant.
White Meadowsweet: Spiraea alba

jim explains why not all meadowsweets are the same.
Witch Hazel: Hamamelis virginiana

What could be rolling up those leaves?
Mayapple: Podophyllum peltatum

Why do the deer get to the apples first?
Blue Cohosh: Caulophyllum thalictroides

Baby Blue Cohosh!!!
Barberry: Berberis thunbergii & Berberis vulgaris

Where jim makes HILARIOUS references to ticks copulating. You have been warned.

Vernal Virtues: Volume II

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Wander the woods, fields & wetlands of Michigan with jim in this video collection of springtime walks.