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Wild garlic is starting to get to usable size in our local woods now. I've some leeks to use up too, so leek, potato and wild garlic soup may be on the menu this week 
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HFW's suggestions on what to forage now.Free for all: foraged wild greens recipes | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall | Life and style | The GuardianComment
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I was thinking of foraging rosehips today when I was in the gully looking for lost chook. That way I could tell the weeds inspector that the briar rose is not a problem since I collect all the hips. That should work. Now to go find the recipe for getting rid of the hairy bits
and how to cook them.
Ali
My blog: feral007.com/countrylife/
Some days it's hardly worth chewing through the restraints!
One bit of old folklore wisdom says to plant tomatoes when the soil is warm enough to sit on with bare buttocks. In surburban areas, use the back of your wrist. Jackie French
Member of the Eastern Branch of the Darn Under Nutter's Club
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I've never heard of wild garlic before.
I really need to get some books on this stuff.Comment
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Just ask on here Darwin and you won't need books.Ali
My blog: feral007.com/countrylife/
Some days it's hardly worth chewing through the restraints!
One bit of old folklore wisdom says to plant tomatoes when the soil is warm enough to sit on with bare buttocks. In surburban areas, use the back of your wrist. Jackie French
Member of the Eastern Branch of the Darn Under Nutter's ClubComment
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no problems nick for nick is what its all about veggie ha, i also know of 8 cherry trees very local to us, if interested in season ?Originally posted by veggiechicken View PostHi cygnus - didn't realise you were another local I'll be chasing you come plum time for the location of that Leckwith orchard 
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Definitely Keith I can share apples!!
There's a new group called Forage Cardiff - last Monday they were in Roath Park Wild gardens picking wild garlic! I know somewhere much closer to home and more discreet than there
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Is there a website? I could do with finding something like that near us. Am always on the look out for stuff to forage but always seem to miss it
Did forage a free book on mushrooms & toadstools if that counts
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Its part of Transition Cardiff - I don't know where you live Scorpius so can't suggest anything sorry. The book is a good start though
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Wild Garlic Festival this Saturday and also in May near Abergavenny
forestfarm.motionpixels.net - Wild Garlic Festival
Time to get out and forage Wildfood, Grapes
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Wild garlic and sorrel, both of which got souped along with yesterday's land cress. And very nice soup it was too.March is the new winter.Comment
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Picked a good handful of wild garlic today and mixed it in with our salad... yum!Gardening is cheaper than therapy and you get tomatoesComment
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Is there anything forgeable at this time of year? Things I should be looking out for? I saw something that looks a but like Burdock, and there's a load of wild fennel growing around near the burdock suspect. Any defining features of Burdock? Any uses for fennel aside from chewing it?Forgive me for my pages of text.Comment
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I missed the darn hips again! Must be just one of those busy times of year, when I'm trying to get wood and hay and animals organised, and doing what I can with the harvest. Better make a plan for next year.Ali
My blog: feral007.com/countrylife/
Some days it's hardly worth chewing through the restraints!
One bit of old folklore wisdom says to plant tomatoes when the soil is warm enough to sit on with bare buttocks. In surburban areas, use the back of your wrist. Jackie French
Member of the Eastern Branch of the Darn Under Nutter's ClubComment
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Elder is coming into blossom now - good for cordial, champagne, with gooseberries or dip the heads in a light batter, fry and dust with sugar.Comment
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