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Fiddleheads

Fiddleheads

I just discovered a patch of fiddleheads in a damp spot near my lawn. Everywhere else, the ostrich ferns have unfurled, but in this one spot, this late spot, the fiddleheads are just poking up. I harvested a colander-ful. I love harvesting wild vegetables. Fiddleheads taste like a cross between asparagus and broccoli stem. TheyRead more about Fiddleheads[…]

Weed Seeds

Weed Seeds

Did you hear about the weed seed experiment at Michigan State University? 20 bottles of weed seeds were buried by a botanist in 1879 to see how long weed seeds can last in the soil. This year bottle #15 was unearthed, opened, and, yes, weeds are sprouting. I wonder how long the weed seeds ofRead more about Weed Seeds[…]