Green potatoes are certainly poisonous. This is not surprising as potatoes are related to Deadly Nightshade, Tobacco, Henbane, Thorn-apple and other poisonous plants. And Tomato.
I've not heard the claim of green potatoes causing Spina Bifida, but looking on Google there are a number of conflicting reports. However green potatoes can certainly be toxic if eaten in quantity.
Not only was a change in wind direction a hazard, fine words buttered no parsnips, we were not at home to Mr Rude and , making little sense then and not much more today
If ifs were ands and pots were pans there’d be no need of tinkers.
Parsley should only be sown on Good Friday, apparently. Otherwise the seeds won't germinate.
A rowan tree should be grown in all 4 corners of your garden, otherwise the witches will get you. I guess with the size of modern gardens, the witches must be having a field day.
I thought that was Yew trees, that was why they grew them in churchyards It was probably to stop the farmers using it for free grazing in the cemetery.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Thanks, all! Some really fun stuff too. Interesting on the number of things that will supposedly cause worms. My mother told us that eating sugar, ie straight from the sugar bowl, would result in worms growing in my stomach. To this day, I cannot eat plain sugar, happy to have it cooked in foods, but have to ensure that creme brûlée toppings are thoroughly melted so that I don’t accidentally end up with sugar crystals in my mouth. Not a huge fan of chewing gum either, especially as I was warned that it would knot up your stomach if you accidentally swallowed it.
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I agree. I only know deficiency of Folic Acid which is reason GPs prescribe it during pregnancy.
If ifs were ands and pots were pans there’d be no need of tinkers.
A rowan tree should be grown in all 4 corners of your garden, otherwise the witches will get you. I guess with the size of modern gardens, the witches must be having a field day.
Cambridgeshire/Norfolk border.
It was probably to stop the farmers using it for free grazing in the cemetery.
Not a huge fan of chewing gum either, especially as I was warned that it would knot up your stomach if you accidentally swallowed it.