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Old 19-02-2012, 15:16
figsfortea
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my neighbour has been reading about the merits of drinking nettle tea and also something about plantain. She thought it was the big green banana type things you have to fry, but I can remember as a child on our school nature walks having to collect wild flowers and one of the plants we used to find was called plantain - I think they call it greater plantain, and I have it in my lawn!! I looked it up on the internet and found a good article about it and someone suggests eating it instead of cabbage. I've no intention of doing that personally, but it did make me wonder if many people do eat stuff they find growing in the wild. I'm quite happy with blackberries etc but I wouldn't dare eat anything else - except field mushrooms of course.
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Old 19-02-2012, 15:22
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Yes I would. Our 'lawn' is full of sheep sorrel of which I pick at when in the garden.

e2a most hedgerow berries, wild garlic....
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Old 19-02-2012, 18:24
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wonder i that's another name for the plantain? the stuff in our lawn grows quite low with a flat leaf.
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Old 19-02-2012, 18:41
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wonder i that's another name for the plantain? the stuff in our lawn grows quite low with a flat leaf.
No,plantain is different from sorrel.
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Old 19-02-2012, 18:42
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Nettle tea makes you pee

I love it myself, try to have a cup everday
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