The
Wild Foodies of Philly
In search of the food beneath our feet!
The
Wild Foodies of Philly
In
search of the food beneath our feet!
PLANT IDENTIFICATION APPs: Get an app, then make a LIST of the plants in your yard, neighborhood, and nearby parks, and then MATCH them to their PFAF.org plant profile link. It's a fantastic journey of endless discoveries! Apps are indispensible for identifying plants. That said, none of these Plant ID apps is 100% accurate, nor do they provide good info on plant usage for food, fiber, medicine, and more. That is why, in tandem with your app, you should also use PFAF.org, which publishes plant uses. Currently, I'm using the PictureThis, but haven't done a complete review of all the apps.
- PictureThis: http://www.picturethisai.com (for android) - This is my current favorite. Photo leaf ID of plants, trees and bushes appears accurate. You can add to a plant information page, but that info can also be edited out by someone else. Good general info, but no organized photo gallery of plant parts (as with leafsnap), no usage info on food, fiber, and medicine unless you add it.
- APPLE "i" PHONE: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213088 Use Visual Look Up to identify plants, dog breeds, and more from images
- SEEK: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/seek-by-inaturalist/id1353224144 Somewhat accurate, scans and identifies plants without having to snap a photo
- iNATURALIST: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/inaturalist/id421397028 / https//www.inaturalist.org
- http://leafsnap.com - Good info & photos on trees and their parts, but it's about trees only, no plants, no usage info, and need a white background for identification - very inconvenient.
- GOOGLE PLANT ID: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=plant.identification.identifier.identity&pli=1
- SteveBrill: http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/Books.Folder/App%20Folder/App.html Good wild plant uses information which most apps don't include, but does not take photos to ID the plant - major setback.
- http://www.plantifier.com
- http://www.ipflanzen.ch/pages/en/home.php?lang=EN
- http://www.audubonguides.com/field-guides/mobile-apps.html
EQUIPMENT
Primitive "digging stick" info:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digging_stick
- http://briarpatchoutdoors.educationforthesoul.com/articles/digging_sticks.html
- https://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/survivalist/2012/06/survival-skills-make-digging-stick
- https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/paleoplanet69529/harvesting-edible-roots-in-the-inland-nw-march-apr-t8554.html
- https://www.nps.gov/arch/learn/education/classrooms/upload/ThirdGrade_Force.pdf
Shovel Manufacturers: 8-types-of-shovels-everyone-should-knowGet a "DRAIN SPADE" for digging deep taproots of burdock, thistles, etc: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Razor-Back-16-25-in-D-Handle-Drain-Spade-2597400/204476144
Soil Testing:
- The University of Delaware Soil Testing Program http://ag.udel.edu/dstp/Mailer%20List.html
- U of Mass --http://soiltest.umass.edu/ordering-information
- Penn State Extension: http://extension.psu.edu/
- University of Penn: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~erosion/Soil_Kitchen_2013.html