Garlic mustard is a huge problem in many wooded areas as it is spreading and crowding out many native species. Garlic mustard gives plant chemicals that discourage other species from growing in its vicinity. It seed prolifically and spreads quickly.
It has a foot hold in the trees (bush) along my roadside and is spreading into other areas of the treed areas along the property line.
Garlic mustard was originally brought here by European settlers who used it for food. It has a garlic taste.
Since it is a member of the mustard family- which includes a number of plants we eat- cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and rapini.
So we decided to cook some of the garlic mustard. Stripped off the leaves as the stems seemed a bit tough.
Cooked (sauteed) it with a bit of oil and onion. Taste is reminiscent of rapini.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Friday, April 20, 2012
Garlic greens April 20/12
From western woods near front
Clipped garlic stems from garlics growing at edge of woods
cooked as "greens"
Clipped garlic stems from garlics growing at edge of woods
cooked as "greens"
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Monday, April 16, 2012
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Ap 15/12 planted seeded onions
8-10 per row
Not sure which is candy and which is copra as both were labelled as copra
Red ones only had 2/4 plants with any sign of red
Used two eight foot beds
Not sure which is candy and which is copra as both were labelled as copra
Red ones only had 2/4 plants with any sign of red
Used two eight foot beds
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