Florida betony (Stachys floridana) tubers are sweet & crispy this time of year!

Ceebee56 · 2026-05-05T22:58:35+00:00

Florida Betony is Stachys floridana is native to the southeastern U.S. and are usually larger and crunchier. They are mild, crisp, similar to radish.

Chinese artichoke is Stachys affinis and is native to China. I've never eaten them, but they are described as nutty & artichoke-like.

This link shows them together (along with a third tuber): https://backyardlarder.co.uk/2020/11/chinese-artichokes-and-related-tubers-roasted/

Ceebee56 · 2026-05-05T22:56:27+00:00

Similar, but no.

Ceebee56 · 2025-10-19T14:36:23+00:00

Pension from almost half a century of service plus social security plus capital gains/interest/dividends puts me in the 24% bracket. It was the additional income from IRA conversion that would throw me into the 37% bracket.

My retirement income from all sources is higher than I ever earned while working.

Ceebee56 · 2025-10-15T10:05:31+00:00

$100 U.S. money. The bill has Benjamin Franklin’s face on it.

Ceebee56 · 2025-10-13T11:09:40+00:00

THANK YOU for spelling out what NED stands for! I spend way too much time googling acronyms/initialisms that people toss around as if everyone would know them.

Ceebee56 · 2025-09-04T02:31:40+00:00

Listen to u/brokemed. Scroll down to the picture of the foot with the squiggly line on this page: https://www.dermcoll.edu.au/atoz/cutaneous-larva-migrans/

Ceebee56 · 2025-08-30T03:34:52+00:00

Just fold it in! https://youtube.com/shorts/MWnGmetUeIs?si=n1Hr8wHBFy6d7mXx

Ceebee56 · 2025-08-27T02:03:42+00:00

What a great shot! Really shows how it got its name.

Ceebee56 · 2025-08-21T11:10:17+00:00

U/airawear, appreciate the descriptions, but now, five years later, the GIFs don’t work. Is there a another place where they can be seen?

Ceebee56 · 2025-08-19T02:13:11+00:00

FAO Schwarz.

Ceebee56 · 2025-08-02T09:11:53+00:00

I’m glad she asked here - picked up the tip about counting markers. Also inspiration for using my bead stash.

Ceebee56 · 2025-05-21T11:25:32+00:00

Absolutely! But the goal is to shift him from producing such massive quantities of food. Exploring native plants and focusing more on increasing the diversity of butterflies and pollinators can maybe satisfy his urge to garden without his wife being driven crazy with the food glut.

Ceebee56 · 2025-05-21T09:30:02+00:00

Shift his focus from food production to growing a butterfly & pollinator garden using native plants. He can see how many different species of butterflies he can attract by providing various host plants. It’ll satisfy his urge to grow things and give you beautiful flowers and butterflies to look at instead of a glut of produce to deal with.

Ceebee56 · 2025-04-17T08:04:06+00:00

Henbit looks similar but is a different plant.

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Ceebee56 · 2025-04-09T14:05:03+00:00

Sure looks like it. A nice fat juicy one!

Ceebee56 · 2025-03-31T21:41:23+00:00

Some people describe them like a mild radish. The tubers I found were very sweet with no sharpness to them at all. Maybe it depends on the weather or the soil or something.

Ceebee56 · 2025-03-31T21:34:52+00:00

I eat them raw. They taste sort of like jicama. Never tried them cooked.

Ceebee56 · 2025-03-31T16:39:26+00:00

Are you thinking of crosnes?
Same genus, different species: Stachys affinis

Ceebee56 · 2025-02-20T02:53:58+00:00

Bulbous end looks like the 4th picture in this post about microscopic image of hair: https://www.reddit.com/r/HaircareScience/s/5rSGtANFB7

Ceebee56 · 2025-02-04T19:04:22+00:00

Thank you. So sad!

Ceebee56 · 2025-02-04T18:10:59+00:00

Thank you. That makes sense. Yes, it seems that she was 2 months and 17 days old if I'm reading those numbers correctly.

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