Re: HYB: Drawbacks

As a kid, I nibbled on an iris rhizome once - it was absolutely awful.
Strong oxalic acid taste.

On the other hand, dogs eat strange things sometimes.  I had a puppy who
ate a whole bar of soap once.  Called the vet, who said pour a cup of
salt down his throat to make him vomit.  I held the dog's mouth open
(cooperative Golden Retriever),  poured in the salt, then the dog and I
looked at each other - now what are we supposed to do??   .....Maybe I
was supposed to dissolve the salt in water first.......

<My bet is that there was
                   something else in the soil that attracted the puppy.
                   John | "There be dragons here">

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Linda Mann east Tennessee USA zone 7/8
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