Stay safe and enjoy plants wisely
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I’ve noticed that quite a few GOYers have extolled the virtue of wild garlic for culinary uses. I have eaten it and can testify it is truly delicious. However it can be mistaken for plants that are definitely not supposed to be eaten. A few interesting and helpful web addresses are :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsons
http://www.livestrong.com/article/482011-uses-of-wild-garlic/
http://thegarlicgarlic.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/wild-garlic-or-ramsons-how-to.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21171854
Fortunately it is fairly easy to test out if what you are picking is wold garlic as the articles above will testify. I made the unfortunate mistake of planting lily of the valley and wild garlic next to each other so won’t be making a wild garlic dip anytime soon :-D
Hope this doesn’t come across as teaching your granny to suck eggs, I just want to make sure we all continue to help GOY members, as well as their gardens, thrive for many years to come.
Kindest wishes to all :-)
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Not at all Julie, its fine if you know what you are doing but lethal if you don't!
24 May, 2012
Better safe than sorry! I've added a reference to your blog with my pics :)
24 May, 2012
Phew pleased my sentiments were not misunderstood :0
24 May, 2012
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