What did you forage today?

[Keith_Beef]

I looked and cant find it, then I asked AI. It came up with no results after I asked ..... is there a plant called Spanish sorrel'? dunno xx

It's not a separate species; it's a commercial cultivar of sorrel grown commercially here in France. I'm guessing at it being that, from the description and illustration in a seed catalogue that I get.

 

[demented dale]

It's not a separate species; it's a commercial cultivar of sorrel grown commercially here in France. I'm guessing at it being that, from the description and illustration in a seed catalogue that I get.

ah. i see. where in france are you? x

 

[William_Montgomery]

Had some meadowsweet tea. It was an odd flavour; tasted of honey, with a general vegetable undertone. Meant to be good for reducing inflammation and general pain relief.

Loads of it about:

 

[Toddy]

I gather it and use it every year It dries very well indeed.

It's gentle on the stomach and genuinely does ease aching joints too.

 

[William_Montgomery]

I gather it and use it every year It dries very well indeed.

It's gentle on the stomach and genuinely does ease aching joints too.

That's good to know. I might head back down the marshes and grab a batch to dry out. I was thinking of mixing it with some lemon balm for the next brew.

 

[Toddy]

It's very good with the lemon balm.

I've found a website that has really good clear information.

Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria): Benefits, Uses, Safety | Herbal Reality

Meadowsweet is most valued for its benefits in the upper digestive tract, notably in reducing the effects of acid dyspepsia and acid reflux.

www.herbalreality.com

 

[TeeDee]

5am local morning walk yielded a brief but brilliant glimpse of a Kingfisher and this other bird.

I took half , left half. Location mentally logged for next year.

 

[Broch]

That's good to know. I might head back down the marshes and grab a batch to dry out. I was thinking of mixing it with some lemon balm for the next brew.

One of my go-to herbs. Easy to identify, wide range of uses and applications, and noticeably efficacious.

 

[William_Montgomery]

5am local morning walk yielded a brief but brilliant glimpse of a Kingfisher and this other bird.

I took half , left half. Location mentally logged for next year.


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Good find!

 

[William_Montgomery]

It's very good with the lemon balm.

Grabbed a big batch of meadowsweet and mint (water mint hybrid, I think) from out on the marshes today, and a handful of lemon balm from the garden. I'll try the combination.

 

[Falstaff]

That's good to know. I might head back down the marshes and grab a batch to dry out. I was thinking of mixing it with some lemon balm for the next brew.

Ah, marshes, that explains why you've still got something green around you.
I wondering the other day what on earth there was left to forage, especially of food value. Due to this heat wave around here it's mostly brown dry stuff.

 

[William_Montgomery]

Ah, marshes, that explains why you've still got something green around you.

Yeah, it's a good spot. A proper haven for wildlife during the drier weather.

 

[William_Montgomery]

5am local morning walk yielded a brief but brilliant glimpse of a Kingfisher and this other bird.

I took half , left half. Location mentally logged for next year.


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