permaculture

[ahenne@uga.edu]

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>Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 22:39:18 -0700
>From: "BK" <lildragon@saber.net>
>Reply-To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
>To: "permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
>Subject: [permaculture] Plant id...
>
>Hi folks,
>
>A neighbor has this interesting plant which I hear is edible. I believe 
it
>originates from Asia, and seems to do quite well in my SF Bay Area 
climate.
>If anyone can id it, and has any info on its ediblity that'd be great.
>The URLs are:
>http://www.saber.net/~lildragon/unnamedplant1.jpg
>http://www.saber.net/~lildragon/unnamedplant2.jpg

Well, I'm no expert, but it looks like Japanese knotweed to me.  Shoots 
and young leaves are apparently edible, steamed like asparagus.  It also 
grows extremely fast and sets up a root system that can crack concrete, 
so be careful to keep it contained.  Of course, I could be completely 
wrong....
adam