What did you forage today?

[demented dale]

What did you find, forage and use from nature today.
I found and ate wood sorrel, penny/navel wort and 3 cornered leek. I also found but didnt eat lesser celandine and primroses. And I tapped a birch tree using a new method I've not tried whereby a branch is tapped and not the trunk. x

 

[Toddy]

It's been miserable weather here for the most part today, but I had bittercress, tansy, sycamore peas, and some pignuts.

 

[demented dale]

It's been miserable weather here for the most part today, but I had bittercress, tansy, sycamore peas, and some pignuts.

Sycamore peas?. What are they? never heard of them and no reference on line I can find.

 

[Nice65]

Sycamore peas? please tell me more. What are they, where and what nutrition do they contain. Thanks in advance. d x

Sycamore peas are lovely, and well worth the effort of digging several feet down for. Stand with the tree at your back and walk 10-15 paces in a straight line, and then dig. Have a basket ready, when you find one, you’ll find loads!

 

[demented dale]

Sycamore peas are lovely, and well worth the effort of digging several feet down for. Stand with the tree at your back and walk 10-15 paces in a straight line, and then dig. Have a basket ready, when you find one, you’ll find loads.

Sycamore peas are lovely, and well worth the effort of digging several feet down for. Stand with the tree at your back and walk 10-15 paces in a straight line, and then dig. Have a basket ready, when you find one, you’ll find load

.

 

[Toddy]

Overwintering sycamore keys look dead and brown, but inside the seed end, there's a bright green seed...the pea
Just now the blasted things are sprouting by the thousand around here. There's an eighty foot sycamore growing just over the other side of the path that runs along side the burn outside my garden. I'm pulling up hundreds of seedling every week just now.

The peas are a seasonal munchy. I have no idea how many would be safe to eat, I know I've eaten them all my life to no ill effect, that I just eat a few at a time. Just part of the seasonal round.

I knew this had come up before, so I searched and I found the older thread.

Sycamore Helicopter seeds... good food?

I have been wanting to ask this for a long time because it could potentially could be a good bit of grub considdering how many there are about. Although the seed inside the main helicopter is only about the size of a pea you could collect a lot in a short ammount of time... in the autumn the...

bushcraftuk.com

 

[demented dale]

Overwintering sycamore keys look dead and brown, but inside the seed end, there's a bright green seed...the pea
Just now the blasted things are sprouting by the thousand around here. There's an eighty foot sycamore growing just over the other side of the path that runs along side the burn outside my garden. I'm pulling up hundreds of seedling every week just now.

The peas are a seasonal munchy. I have no idea how many would be safe to eat, I know I've eaten them all my life to no ill effect, that I just eat a few at a time. Just part of the seasonal round.

I knew this had come up before, so I searched and I found the older thread.

Sycamore Helicopter seeds... good food?

I have been wanting to ask this for a long time because it could potentially could be a good bit of grub considdering how many there are about. Although the seed inside the main helicopter is only about the size of a pea you could collect a lot in a short ammount of time... in the autumn the...

bushcraftuk.com

Yes thanks. I read that which was the only reference I managed to find. I thought Nice 65 was winding me up telling me to go digging for peas but yeah I know now its the seed in the helicopter. I will check them out. I also read you can eat the ones off ash trees amongst others. x

 

[demented dale]

Overwintering sycamore keys look dead and brown, but inside the seed end, there's a bright green seed...the pea
Just now the blasted things are sprouting by the thousand around here. There's an eighty foot sycamore growing just over the other side of the path that runs along side the burn outside my garden. I'm pulling up hundreds of seedling every week just now.

The peas are a seasonal munchy. I have no idea how many would be safe to eat, I know I've eaten them all my life to no ill effect, that I just eat a few at a time. Just part of the seasonal round.

I knew this had come up before, so I searched and I found the older thread.

Sycamore Helicopter seeds... good food?

I have been wanting to ask this for a long time because it could potentially could be a good bit of grub considdering how many there are about. Although the seed inside the main helicopter is only about the size of a pea you could collect a lot in a short ammount of time... in the autumn the...

bushcraftuk.com

ps . what time of year is best for them or is it anytime? x

 

[Toddy]

Pretty much anytime, but just now they're sprouting two leaves. The leaves are straight, about two inches long and the root is a long robust white thing. Sturdy sort of seed. If you catch them just as they're trying to uncurl then I think they're sweeter.

M

 

[rowen]

Jelly ear, loads around and I’ve found some oyster, all into the dehydrator then grinder to be sprinkled over roast potatoes and other veg or into stews.

 

[Nice65]

Yes thanks. I read that which was the only reference I managed to find. I thought Nice 65 was winding me up telling me to go digging for peas but yeah I know now it’s the seed in the helicopter. I will check them out. I also read you can eat the ones off ash trees amongst others. x

Apologies, I was indeed ripping the proverbial.

 

[Tengu]

Sea glass, and a bit of birch bark.

 

[demented dale]

Jelly ear, loads around and I’ve found some oyster, all into the dehydrator then grinder to be sprinkled over roast potatoes and other veg or into stews.

well done x

Sea glass, and a bit of birch bark.

T hello. whats sea glass please? x

 

[TeeDee]

well done x

T hello. whats sea glass please? x

Sea glass are bits of glass that have been abraded and rolled & tossed in surf, sand and small stones to create a small and pretty piece of glass that has a more organic smooth feel to it.

 

[demented dale]

Sea glass are bits of glass that have been abraded and rolled & tossed in surf, sand and small stones to create a small and pretty piece of glass that has a more organic smooth feel to it.

I did think that but then I thought of glasswort. I wasn't sure. thanks for that TD x

 

[Crunchie’s Dad]

I’m not a confident forager, but the woods are starting to smell of wild garlic.

A huge mulberry tree near me should be coming to life soon too, although a long wait for the fruit.

 

[demented dale]

I’m not a confident forager, but the woods are starting to smell of wild garlic.

A huge mulberry tree near me should be coming to life soon too, although a long wait for the fruit.

wild food uk do some good beginners videos. x

 

[Toddy]

Today was dandelions and nettles.

I'm going to pot up some dandelions and see if I can grow big roots. I like dandelion coffee but digging up the plants in our heavy clay soil is not fun. If I pot them in good home made compost though......

 

[Tantalus]

Today was dandelions and nettles.

I'm going to pot up some dandelions and see if I can grow big roots. I like dandelion coffee but digging up the plants in our heavy clay soil is not fun. If I pot them in good home made compost though......

Pot them in sand with a bare minimum of compost they will do fine - they always do.

The sand will just make it a doddle to harvest the roots.

Always wanted to overwinter some at the allotment in a cold frame and get the very first "salad" in "spring".

 

[demented dale]

Pot them in sand with a bare minimum of compost they will do fine - they always do.

The sand will just make it a doddle to harvest the roots.

Always wanted to overwinter some at the allotment in a cold frame and get the very first "salad" in "spring".

be interested to know results x