Jack by the Hedge

[treadlightly]

It seems to be everywhere this year, much more plentiful than normal. Anyone noticed this too and any theories as to why?

 

[crosslandkelly]

Very wet year, last year?

 

[Goatboy]

We've got a solitary small clump round here, which is the only one for blinking miles. Not common here at all, will have to go look and see how it's doing. If it's even stuck it's head above the parapet, bit colder here.

 

[Elen Sentier]

got a lot of it coming up in the garden hedges and woody bit. Cold and wet here too. Wish the jet stream would move back up again

 

[Kepis]

Dead opposite where i am, what are normally good sized patches are in places, almost non existent this year, definite decrease in the amount of JBTH, but the Alexanders have gone made, so not all bad

 

[Bushwhacker]

I see tonnes of the stuff up the lanes on my way to work, sometimes I slow down to stick my hand out the window and grab some.

 

[Goatboy]

We've got a solitary small clump round here, which is the only one for blinking miles. Not common here at all, will have to go look and see how it's doing. If it's even stuck it's head above the parapet, bit colder here.

Please ignore me, not with it today, I was thinking of Lords and Ladies, Arum maculatum for some odd reason.

 

[treadlightly]

Dead opposite where i am, what are normally good sized patches are in places, almost non existent this year, definite decrease in the amount of JBTH, but the Alexanders have gone made, so not all bad

That's very strange. Apart from where I live I've also noticed more in the Chilterns where it is growing in places I've not seen it before. I would have thought the growing conditions are pretty similar to where you are Kepis.

 

[John Fenna]

Average amounts of JBTH around here, lots more Arum than usual, less wild Garlic.... and a fair bit more Alexanders

 

[Kepis]

That's very strange. Apart from where I live I've also noticed more in the Chilterns where it is growing in places I've not seen it before. I would have thought the growing conditions are pretty similar to where you are Kepis.

Could be something to do with the salt air i suppose, im less than a mile from the sea at most, there again could also be attributed to over spray from the farm.

 

[dwardo]

Does it not have a basal growth one year and pushes out the next? The basal would not be as obvious.

 

[Niels]

We've got a solitary small clump round here, which is the only one for blinking miles. Not common here at all, will have to go look and see how it's doing. If it's even stuck it's head above the parapet, bit colder here.

Exactly like that here. Only one bush on my entire (23 km2) island. I intend to get some seeds from that bush and spread it to more places, as it is a nice plant.

 

[firecrest]

Ive seen a fair amount of it. I really dont know why its classed as edible, it tastes foul!

 

[treadlightly]

Ive seen a fair amount of it. I really dont know why its classed as edible, it tastes foul!

It's very nice with a bit of fowl as it happens

 

[Turnstone]

I see it everywhere around here, too. But last year I didn't know anythig about this plant, so I believe it is just me now looking different at the plants around me and that's why I see so much of it now.

 

[dump of the stig]

Ive seen a fair amount of it. I really dont know why its classed as edible, it tastes foul!

oh don't worry that's one a dog has p***ed on!

 

[Bartooon]

I hadn't really thought about it until I read this thread earlier. I went out for a bimble this afternoon (to cut sticks to make pot hangers to show some Guides we have on site later this week) and Jack in the Hedge was everywhere. I'm pretty sure that there has not been this much around for the last couple of years.