Eating and drinking Japanese Knotweed Japanese Knotweed was first introduced to our shores as a garden plant in about 1825. It doesn’t form any viable seed in this country so it’s rather remarkable how much […]
June is one of the few times I like being English. It is a time for strawberries and cream, Wimbledon, the Glastonbury festival and weekend pagans drinking heavily at their local standing stones. It is […]
“Now every field is clothed with grass, and every tree with leaves; now the woods put forth their blossoms, and the year assumes its gay attire.” – Virgil May certainly feels like the time when […]
This method of establishing a wild flower garden I stumbled on quite by mistake and have since encouraged others to try the same. After harvesting my carrots I left the land-fallow, I no longer wanted […]
Dandelions are traditionally a well-know bane of most gardeners, their deep roots make them a tough weed to eliminate from any plot. To ensure they do not return the entire root must be taken […]
Nettle Beer This is an easy recipe to follow and creates a delightful, if not usual tasting beer. It is very cheap to make and follows a traditionally english recipe. Before hops were widely used […]
Things really start to hot up in July, the evenings are still long, schools are out and Americans celebrate Independence Day. In the world of plants and fungi there is a celebration of it’s own […]
Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica is a plant that can divide forages from allotmenteers. Many foragers love the stuff whilst allotmenteers dread seeing it. Why, you may well ask? Well it is because it is such […]
Dandelions are considered to be weeds, but the brightness of their color always makes me want to make use of these weeds to my advantage. You do not have to go very far and sooner […]
The dictionary definition of ale is often wrong, confusion arises as most places have differing definitions. However, a true Ale is one that had been brewed using something in place of hops in this case […]
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