How to Make Your Rabbit a Salad from Your Garden
Find some dandelions., Hunt for some sow thistle., Look for oxalis., Find some ox tongue., Be aware that prickly lettuce can be harmful to bare human fingers., Look for sun spurge growing along garden fences, or scattered throughout your backyard...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Find some dandelions.
Dandelions are invasive garden weeds that can be found just about anywhere.
There are two types of dandelions, the real kind and the false kind.
Real dandelions have jagged leaves, while false dandelion leaves appear rounder and a lighter shade of green.
Real dandelion flowers also do not have a bud in the middle of the flowers. -
Step 2: Hunt for some sow thistle.
Sow thistle is a very common weed that will most likely be growing among your lawn.
The leaves are purplish-green and have a serrated edging.
The flowers are small and yellow, usually at the end of a long stalk.
Be careful when touching the plant, its leaves can leave a scratch if you’re not careful. , This is also known as wood sorrel is a type of clover that can be found growing in clusters among bare patches of lawn space.
Most rabbits like to nibble on the flavorful clover, but remember not to add too much as clover can give rabbits gas that can’t be released. , This is a very thorny weed.
This is an optional backyard green that you may add to your rabbit salad.
Use gardening gloves to avoid being pricked. , The prickles are located under the leaf in a straight line on the backside of the leaves.
The red spikes are also located on the stem, giving the plant a “hairy” appearance. , This weed branches out in many directions and has yellowish-green tinted leaves.
The stem is a bright red hue, you can break off a branch to check if the plant is sun spurge.
If there is white plant blood oozing out, you have found the right plant. , Use a pair of gloves if you decided to add some prickly weeds to the rabbit salad. ,,, Once you have gathered a desired amount of backyard greens in the container, cover it with your hand or with a lid and shake it.
Make sure to mix everything around., If they/it likes it feel free to make some more! -
Step 3: Look for oxalis.
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Step 4: Find some ox tongue.
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Step 5: Be aware that prickly lettuce can be harmful to bare human fingers.
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Step 6: Look for sun spurge growing along garden fences
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Step 7: or scattered throughout your backyard lawn.
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Step 8: Get a container to collect the weeds in.
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Step 9: Locate and identify the plants
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Step 10: if you are not sure about a certain plant or plants
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Step 11: please leave a question and follow the golden rabbit rule: “When in doubt leave it out!”
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Step 12: Pull of the leaves
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Step 13: flowers
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Step 14: and collect it all in your container.
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Step 15: Mix your greens.
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Step 16: Serve it to your rabbits.
Detailed Guide
Dandelions are invasive garden weeds that can be found just about anywhere.
There are two types of dandelions, the real kind and the false kind.
Real dandelions have jagged leaves, while false dandelion leaves appear rounder and a lighter shade of green.
Real dandelion flowers also do not have a bud in the middle of the flowers.
Sow thistle is a very common weed that will most likely be growing among your lawn.
The leaves are purplish-green and have a serrated edging.
The flowers are small and yellow, usually at the end of a long stalk.
Be careful when touching the plant, its leaves can leave a scratch if you’re not careful. , This is also known as wood sorrel is a type of clover that can be found growing in clusters among bare patches of lawn space.
Most rabbits like to nibble on the flavorful clover, but remember not to add too much as clover can give rabbits gas that can’t be released. , This is a very thorny weed.
This is an optional backyard green that you may add to your rabbit salad.
Use gardening gloves to avoid being pricked. , The prickles are located under the leaf in a straight line on the backside of the leaves.
The red spikes are also located on the stem, giving the plant a “hairy” appearance. , This weed branches out in many directions and has yellowish-green tinted leaves.
The stem is a bright red hue, you can break off a branch to check if the plant is sun spurge.
If there is white plant blood oozing out, you have found the right plant. , Use a pair of gloves if you decided to add some prickly weeds to the rabbit salad. ,,, Once you have gathered a desired amount of backyard greens in the container, cover it with your hand or with a lid and shake it.
Make sure to mix everything around., If they/it likes it feel free to make some more!
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