🌷🌸🌷Gardening Corner🌷🌸🌷

michael57 · January 25

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1096984#Comment_1096984

You can eat every part of the poor sob sob dahlia plant young leaves and petals are better than the older ones for salad skinned tubers have a high fructose content that helps balance blood sugar I myself have never done it I like them in the garden

Rachel_Scope · January 25

Fascinating! Good to know for when I'm out on a walk and hungry 😂

michael57 · January 25

🤐 haha

WhatThe · January 25

I recently began a garden therapy course (boy, do I need it) and my first homework was researching edible weeds.

I looked at; Hairy bittercress - peppery cress-flavoured leaves; Borage - cucumber-tasting leaves plus bright blue star-shaped edible flowers; Ribwort plantain with flower heads tasting of mushrooms.

michael57 · January 25

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1097025#Comment_1097025

that sounds like a fun course when we were kids haymaking out on the moors we would chew the dry dock stems as the bitter taste turned very sweet red and white clover flowers are rather moreish as well

WhatThe · January 25

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1097034#Comment_1097034

It's a jungle community garden with banana trees and giant ferns. I stopped volunteering almost 4 years ago following a crisis of confidence so I'm super happy to be back.

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michael57 · January 25

well done for getting your confidence back cant beat the outdoors i love getting dropped off at our local allotments and chatting to the local gardeners over a flask of tea gives she who must be obeyed a break from my constant humor

Biblioklept · January 25

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1097043#Comment_1097043

That sounds amazing @WhatThe!! Well done on getting back there! ❤️

JW77 · January 25

I should mention - with caution.. https://www.thecornishgarden.com/digging-deeper-the-curious-case-of-edible-dahlias/
Its important to go for certain cultivars/varieties and cook well.

JW77 · January 25

Got some spring pruning done this morning.. Just some grasses and perennials.. And planted the last of late spring bulbs.. Could have done with more energy - really been feeling low.. Its frustrating..

michael57 · January 25

You can borrow my pair of blackbirds they are avid gardeners I am forever playing tidy up after the little devil's they do make me smile tho

Mary_Scope · January 26

I'm looking forward to some milder weather and to see some leaves on the trees and flowers start to bloom🌸🌳

Garden therapy sounds very interesting @WhatThe, how are you finding it so far?