Just read the comment about mirabelles, Look out for town parkland that once formed part of the gardens of victorian homes (ie Churchill Gardens in Southend on Sea) many of the old trees survive or their projeny do and a rich harvest is available if you know how to search.
By the way, I have had a copy of Richard Mabeys Food for Free for the last 30 years, it was money well spent, but for fungi do buy a specialist book with large colour plates for reference and if in doubt, don't..
I have foxglove (foxy) I have cut them down as they have finished flowering, it says they are a hardy annual, but underneath the old leaves there is a lot of new growth will these flower next year
Hi, I've found two very tall cherry trees in my garden in Ayrshire, Scotland. Are all cherries edible or are there ones I should avoid? (I know the evergreen cherry laurel is poisonous, but my trees look like true cherries and are deciduous).
Watsonlwats, I cut down my foxgloves and they came back, it may be some of the seed fell down to the base last year. Remember, they are very toxic so please don't eat them!! Bees love them though.
Advice on cherry 'edibilitiy' would be very welcome, thanks.
Gosh Isla, we were wondering the same thing. The deciduous cherry in a grassy area outside our house is producing lovely cherries. We tried one each and they were delicious... I just need to go ahead to eat the rest :-)
Kate, the best jam we ever made was from several types of mirabelle on the lane down to last year's gite. Later in the year I collected blackberries for endless crumbles. I failed, though, with the damsons collected from the hedges around a disused power station in Kent. Tart! My tongue trembles at the memory still. We still have some, but only use it to mix in an occasional blob with the gravy.
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Watsonlwats, I cut down my foxgloves and they came back, it may be some of the seed fell down to the base last year. Remember, they are very toxic so please don't eat them!! Bees love them though.
Advice on cherry 'edibilitiy' would be very welcome, thanks.