tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post1482883255938951887..comments2024-02-26T18:40:35.032+10:30Comments on prophet of bloom: the need to knowindia flinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-42253912703875106892015-12-01T13:42:09.997+10:302015-12-01T13:42:09.997+10:30Nothing wrong with ranting! Just because something...Nothing wrong with ranting! Just because something will give colour, doesn't mean we should be using it (or even gathering it). I prefer to only dye with stuff I know I can eat - my belly definitely runs my practice!JacquiChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09988811472941358867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-11316911258888288492015-12-01T08:42:08.743+10:302015-12-01T08:42:08.743+10:30The plants you list are relatively benign (though ...The plants you list are relatively benign (though if the marigolds are tagetes then they're also used as fly repellent in India) ...maybe it's the gin? Late night movie watching? Just kidding. You might want to get yourself medically checked. india flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-36293827115860323472015-12-01T01:19:41.569+10:302015-12-01T01:19:41.569+10:30Thank you for this post India. Not a rant at all -...Thank you for this post India. Not a rant at all - just loads of helpful information. As one who only went to an allergist in the past few years to be poked and caused to itch like mad, I can admit that it took a bit to wrap my brain around the notion that if I tested allergic to...oh...say ash tree (huge whopping welt) as well as the tree mix and grass mix pokes (itchy, but not as bad) and that if all of those elements are present in my yard and/or on my hill, it just might be a good idea to not eco dye with plants from my yard...just in case. Only recently thought to extend that line of reasoning to drinking wines that are not made in oak barrels. So far, the experiment is working. Still more wines to try though. Enjoy!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927317459104273331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-63215071255850276862015-11-30T23:27:05.452+10:302015-11-30T23:27:05.452+10:30thanks for this post. i've been ecoprinting n...thanks for this post. i've been ecoprinting now for a few months. for about a month my eyes have been red and puffy in the morning. mostly i use oak, maple, smokebush, witch hazel (not often) weld, sourwood, and marigolds. these seem pretty benign to me--any thoughts. oh--and i do use vinegar and iron water.patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03044885094876093512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-25581274816717275842015-11-30T23:26:50.453+10:302015-11-30T23:26:50.453+10:30thanks for this post. i've been ecoprinting n...thanks for this post. i've been ecoprinting now for a few months. for about a month my eyes have been red and puffy in the morning. mostly i use oak, maple, smokebush, witch hazel (not often) weld, sourwood, and marigolds. these seem pretty benign to me--any thoughts. oh--and i do use vinegar and iron water.patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03044885094876093512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-48191914518551705412015-11-30T23:08:04.150+10:302015-11-30T23:08:04.150+10:30Thanks for your post, your 'ranting' is ap...Thanks for your post, your 'ranting' is appropriate when you read what some people get up to with plants, I wrote a comment on your Facebook page re somebody I replied to.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300029654181323351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-92220436180539956192015-11-30T22:27:47.661+10:302015-11-30T22:27:47.661+10:30poison ivy grows everywhere here. right up into th...poison ivy grows everywhere here. right up into the trees. I find it lovely just to look at. And it makes a lovely fence. Thank you for your expertise as always. judehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08093892425910458016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-71045250003268216732015-11-30T21:47:14.283+10:302015-11-30T21:47:14.283+10:30"Some people should dye, that's just unco..."Some people should dye, that's just unconscious knowledge." Janes AddictionKaileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10396697171453048818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-22765642790492745572015-11-30T21:35:03.669+10:302015-11-30T21:35:03.669+10:30agree totally with all above. i had an acquaintanc...agree totally with all above. i had an acquaintance who burned the poison ivy in his yard. he became quite ill. he was a nasty man, but still...Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-2606551173284798582015-11-30T21:24:45.902+10:302015-11-30T21:24:45.902+10:30excellent post - I find it really disturbing that ...excellent post - I find it really disturbing that there are so many blog posts, articles and books with such an off-hand attitude to safety when it comes to plants and, as you pointed out a few weeks ago, rust. "Natural" does not mean "safe".Felicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17008021166636278339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-48871011985283396252015-11-30T18:58:34.006+10:302015-11-30T18:58:34.006+10:30the joys of autocorrect!the joys of autocorrect!india flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-81662458534077971592015-11-30T18:57:52.918+10:302015-11-30T18:57:52.918+10:30exactly so. and thank you for sharing Ronnie's...exactly so. and thank you for sharing Ronnie's contributionindia flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-45805360063040803542015-11-30T18:57:01.546+10:302015-11-30T18:57:01.546+10:30it is good to be informed...and even when informed...it is good to be informed...and even when informed, to bear in mind the words of the immortal Joan Collins<br />"a LITTLE of what you fancy does you good"india flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-88883951694330955392015-11-30T18:14:45.838+10:302015-11-30T18:14:45.838+10:30Oh, Oleander and castor oil!! even I know they are...Oh, Oleander and castor oil!! even I know they are very nasty :( and am not any sort of botanist .... I found Stella who comes from Tanzania eating Viburnum opulus berries in my garden, and offering them to the dog, who sensibly turned them down ... they must only be mildly poisonous because they had no effect, and Stella only ate a couple, I think. but same dog hungrily eating hawthorn berries from cut branches caused a passing (knowledgeable) friend to wag his head and tell me they would be very bad for her when in fact they are recommended for older and working dogs as a heart tonic. my point? well er ... plants are full of things that we should look up before handdling/eating/dyeing with them I suppose, and I agree whole heartedly with you India!Jane Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168641515202811018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-45948573613920303292015-11-30T14:42:40.901+10:302015-11-30T14:42:40.901+10:30I'm very thankful you care enough for the heal...I'm very thankful you care enough for the health of your fellow humans to even bother explaining. From what I read online, the quest for the almighty 'ecoprint' has never been stronger and caution is being blown to the four winds in the determination to acquire stronger, bolder prints. Makes the hairs on the back of me neck stand up ! <br /><br />Ronnie wrote this on your f'book page and I think it's spot on so I'd like to copy it here: "I find cavalier attitudes toward things like this really frightening .... we seem happier to shoot the messenger than get educated." Sweetpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000313813136860758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-87700209937775114752015-11-30T14:00:24.441+10:302015-11-30T14:00:24.441+10:30Thank you, India. Thank you, India. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16687670923711397267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-37377687054721954352015-11-30T13:26:26.067+10:302015-11-30T13:26:26.067+10:30totally agree read up first plus the fact that re...totally agree read up first plus the fact that reading about the SAFE plant matter gives you another plus to your knowledgeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10285376283504355580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-85774373890919657202015-11-30T12:55:35.840+10:302015-11-30T12:55:35.840+10:30sorry if some of that doesn't make sense my ta...sorry if some of that doesn't make sense my tablet takes over, think you can work it out, basically that so many plants are not good for us one way or another.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-62140656372596283322015-11-30T12:52:43.935+10:302015-11-30T12:52:43.935+10:30I agree India, with a botanist for a father it was...I agree India, with a botanist for a father it was drummed I to us about are with plants as so many are poisonous, I lost what hair I had at 2 eating the lovely fruit of a garden plant, deadly nightshade family I think, and eating the yellow stamens of the white arum lily aged was not pleasant either.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.com