Introduction: The Uses of the Paw Paw Plant
the paw paw is a usefull wild plant that grows almost anywhere in the eastern half of the u.s.. whether for survival gardening or camping you can use it here are just some of its uses.
Step 1: Eating
paw paw fruit is sort of like a bannana. when it is ripe it will be still green but it will not smell/ taste bitter.
Step 2: Insect Repellent
The leaves of the paw paw contain natural pesticides so rubbing them on your skin or burning them will keep the bugs away.
Step 3: Lice Powder
if you happen to get lice while surviving in the woods just dry out a paw paw fruit powder it and put it in your hair.
Step 4: Recipies!
go to http://www.pawpaw.kysu.edu/pawpaw/recipes.htm for recipies
9 Comments
11 years ago on Step 4
Your PDF is broken (or possibly not there). It pretends to download but the result is broken/can't be read.
Pretty short and to the point anyway so a pdf isn't needed. Just an FYI about it being broken.
Thanks for the ible!
12 years ago on Introduction
pawpaws are great
13 years ago on Introduction
what time of year does paw paw come into season?
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
like late summer and fall but before it snows
13 years ago on Introduction
cool
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
yes it is
13 years ago on Introduction
Yay
13 years ago on Introduction
I love paw paw fruit!
13 years ago on Introduction
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