[tosca100]

Had wild garlic already, very strong but so fresh. mmmmmmmmmmm

[arugula]

Really Tosca? That's good to hear. I hadn't even thought to look at mine, but I will in daylight to see if there's any sign.

[sarajane]

the tips of my wild garlic is just peeping through  -  not really foraging though as it grows in the corner of my plot

[ANHBUC]

Unfortunately mine is in the hen enclosure so they have already nipped the new shoots off a couple of weeks ago.

[arugula]

not really foraging though as it grows in the corner of my plot

Not if you grow it, but you can find it in the wild.

[Thrift]

I haven't found any garlic but there is masses of pennywort growing in the banks. I haven't tried it but saw Matt Baker try it ( on the One Show I think ) and he said it had a runner bean flavour.

Must do a taste test today. 

[arugula]

That sounds interesting Thrift, I didn't see it. Let us know how you get on.

[tosca100]

the tips of my wild garlic is just peeping through  -  not really foraging though as it grows in the corner of my plot

Don't know if mine was (legally) foraged or not. Went to view a cottage with 2 acres of woodland attached and it was growing in the wood. Couldn't resist!

Oh how we want that cottage!

[Thrift]

That cottage sounds idyllic tosca ........ make it happen, somehow! 

[arugula]

That does sound lovely Tosca, I won't tell.

[tosca100]

That cottage sounds idyllic tosca ........ make it happen, somehow! 

It was. There was a greenhouse, two veg beds (one with established asparagus) the base of a large chook house, fruit trees, rest of the trees native, stream. The cottage was heated by wood, (no kitchen, but hey )

Unfortunately the people interested in our house are no longer. Not much likelihood that something like that will come up again in our price range.

[arugula]

No kitchen?  No room which was one once, or just a shell so old you have to fit it out? (Like we did here).

[Thrift]

No kitchen is good. We started from scratch too ....... much better, you're not paying for someone else's unecessary fittings.

Tosca I do hope you suddenly get a miracle sale on your house; the cottage sounds fabulous.

[tosca100]

No kitchen?  No room which was one once, or just a shell so old you have to fit it out? (Like we did here).

A small room with pantry and sink, no units. The eco person selling it says she never felt the need. I love to cook. there is a good sized dining room next door so no problem putting in what I want. Brand new thermostatically controlled wood burner for heating and water.

Oh dear, Getting all wanting again. It sure would be a miracle to get a buyer, but I try not to think about it too much.

And the lady really wanted us to have it too, anyone else seeing it just wanted to extend it and cut the trees down.

Sorry, gone a way off topic.

Sigh, sigh and thrice sigh......

[arugula]

That's exactly what we had here Tosca, with the addition of a rusty old Raeburn range we couldn't salvage. Yes, we've gone off topic, but hey its mine so its allowed this once.