Fifteen "Forgotten" Medieval Vegetables.

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  1. Daniel W

    Daniel W Hardy Maple

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    Many of these are not truly "forgotten" and are available from various sources. Still, I don't think I've tasted any other than turnip greens,
     
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    S-H MacGyver in the Garden

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    I saw this video just few days ago!
    And shared it with a friend on a popular phone app we use here.

    As they say, great minds think alike! :cool:

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    I got some scorzanera seed that I plan on planting this fall. I have a thread on it. :D. Only Zigs and Tetters replied, though !! :)
     
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    We have a ready supply of sea kale nearby, have already been growing corn salad - we call it lambs lettuce, we have Babingtons perennial leeks on order.
    We also have a Medlar tree, and there is unlimited Alexanders all around here. Wild fennel also is in plentiful supply around the coast, as is samphire (if we look in the right places). Our woods are full of wild garlic, and chestnuts. Zigs makes rose hip syrup -full of vitamin C.
    We found the video really interesting. With looming food shortages in the UK - this kind of posting could be really vital. Thanks @Daniel W .
     
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    I am growing more fruit than I need. If they do well, I'll be taking some boxes of fruit to the food bank.
     
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    We've also got the Welsh Jumping Onions :)

    They weren't doing very well outside (too windy and shaded where they were) so I potted them up a month ago and put them in the polytunnel

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    The Babington's Leeks grow all along the edge of the shingle beach where I used to go fishing. Never saw them flower (apparently they only produce bulbils anyway) but used to cut some to eat when I went down there. They tasted better than any leek I've ever bought or grown. Looking forward to cultivating them :)
     
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