What's in season in Kentucky?

**grrlscout** · 10-14-2010, 09:10 PM

Hey y'all,

I'm in Southern Kentucky, visiting family. I plan on rambling around my aunt's property some time this week. Any idea what wild edibles are in season now?

**Sourdough** · 10-14-2010, 09:26 PM

Deer..................heheheheheheheheh

**grrlscout** · 10-14-2010, 09:34 PM

LAWL! TSA kinda frowns upon firearms.

So far, I've spotted crabapples, walnuts and wild plantain.

... and gin and pork rinds.

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**Ole WV Coot** · 10-14-2010, 09:38 PM

Roadkill, large variety. Fast women & pretty horses or did I get that backwards. Anyway they got some mean game wardens so I guess it's hickory nuts, beech & walnuts. Did I mention nuts?

**Sourdough** · 10-14-2010, 10:09 PM

No I meant the Doe should be coming into estrus. Into season. For breeding not for shooting. You asked what is in season.........O'never mind.

**grrlscout** · 10-14-2010, 10:13 PM

I seeeeeee. Yeah, the only thing I hunt are greens.

**kyratshooter** · 10-15-2010, 07:46 PM

Bad time of year and it has been very dry here. Black walnuts are ripe. You might find some chickweed still tinder. All the good berries and greens are gone or dried up. Even the cat tails are almost dried up this year. Probably only the roots are still good.

**Rick** · 10-15-2010, 07:50 PM

I hunt greens as well. I've always been on the hunt for the elusive Salmon Chase but I never pass up Franklins or Grants.

**Ole WV Coot** · 10-17-2010, 08:09 AM

Originally Posted by Sourdough

No I meant the Doe should be coming into estrus. Into season. For breeding not for shooting. You asked what is in season.........O'never mind.

You're gonna have to aim a little lower to get a hit with this crowd, you and Rick both.

**grrlscout** · 10-17-2010, 09:39 AM

Finally got out for a walk yesterday. Didn't find much. But it is just pasture, with whatever happens to grow around it.

Rosehips
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Plaintain
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Elderberry?
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Mom spotted sorrel:
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I saw these weird things. Don't know what they are. They were growing on a vine, up a tree. I picked an older one, and it feels hollow, like a plastic bag.

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And some pretty, but unidentified flowers

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I also spotted some blackberry vines. Alas, since it's Fall, all the berries were long gone.

**crashdive123** · 10-17-2010, 11:12 AM

The bulbs look like they could be Passion Fruit / Maypops (Passiflora incarnata). Your last picture is Golden Rod (Solidago odora) I believe.

**kyratshooter** · 10-18-2010, 01:41 AM

And the white flowers are a type of daisy we refer to in KY as "chigger weed" due to hosting the dereadful pests.

If you had been a few weeks earlier you would have had a party out there, everything from blackberries and dandilions to chickory and poke salad.

What part of the south of our fine state are you visiting? S/KY streches for about 500 miles.

**your_comforting_company** · 10-18-2010, 06:18 AM

the viney thing is definately maypops. Wood sorrels should still be in season, pecan trees should be dropping fruits. I saw some of the first Wild Radish of the year over the weekend, so any of your winter greens should be coming if not already sprouted. Evening primrose are still blooming, so you should still find a few of those. Pusley, Wandering jew, purslane, all are still in season here and are rather widespread so you may find some of those also.
There are lots of nightshade plants in fruit in my area right now, as well, so mind your poisonous plants.
I spotted some apiacea plants in the woods, that I think was cow parsnip, and a few sunflowers still in bloom.
Good luck and happy hunting!

**kyratshooter** · 10-18-2010, 04:10 PM

Originally Posted by your_comforting_company

the viney thing is definately maypops. Wood sorrels should still be in season, pecan trees should be dropping fruits. I saw some of the first Wild Radish of the year over the weekend, so any of your winter greens should be coming if not already sprouted. Evening primrose are still blooming, so you should still find a few of those. Pusley, Wandering jew, purslane, all are still in season here and are rather widespread so you may find some of those also.
There are lots of nightshade plants in fruit in my area right now, as well, so mind your poisonous plants.
I spotted some apiacea plants in the woods, that I think was cow parsnip, and a few sunflowers still in bloom.
Good luck and happy hunting!

They may be in the warmer climates, but I am 100 miles north of her and we have had drought mixed with frost already. We are dry for the top 3 feet of the soil base and I have not seen a pretty wildflower for 2 months.

**your_comforting_company** · 10-18-2010, 05:30 PM

We've been in a drought for a while too, but the farmers irrigate so the fencelines and roadsides are loaded.

**grrlscout** · 10-19-2010, 11:17 AM

Thanks for the info, ya'll!

I'm back in AZ now. But I was over in the Hardyville / Mumfordville / Horse Cave area.

I cut open one of the maypops, even though they are not yet ripe, and tasted the flesh around the seeds. It was pretty yummy -- citrusy, and kind of tropical.

**crashdive123** · 10-19-2010, 05:07 PM

Hey grrlscout - if you get a chance, check out the Maypop/Passion Fruit when it's blooming. These were in my back yard.

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**Rick** · 10-19-2010, 05:48 PM

That is one crazy beautiful flower. Nice pics!

**grrlscout** · 10-19-2010, 06:18 PM

Lovely! I thought about saving some seeds from it, to try and grow here. But then I thought there was a native variety that would be better.

Unfortunately, when I got back, I realized I was thinking of guava. Pineapple guava is the one that grows here. Though, it turns out I was wrong about it being native.

However, it looks as if some varieties of passionfruit, though not native, can do OK here too:
http://www.phoenixtropicals.com/passionFruit.html

**grrlscout** · 10-23-2012, 05:08 PM

I am reviving this super old thread to show what I found this time around - same property, same time of year, different fence line.

There were more maypops, and this time, I did bring back some seeds.

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Ground cherries

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Chickweed

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Asparagus, well past its prime

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Anyone know what this is?

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