[EzLou]

Ant idea what this is anyone...?

[David.]

Parsnip!

Oh what a wonderful weed.

[EzLou]

Parsnip...?! really??

[GrannieAnnie]

Wild parsnip?

well I never!!

[EzLou]

but its just growing in some gravel by the wall of the house

[flowergirl]

erm..........green stuff...do i win anything?

[Snap Dragon]

Apparently wild parsnip can cause burns to the skin just like a sunburn so be careful with it!  :shock:

[Annie]

have you tried nibbling a bit?Taste may give it away but don`t swallow if you don`t recognise the taste.If it`s parsnip wild or not it can irritate and cause blistered skin when exposed to the sun.

[EzLou]

I did eat a bit actually - tasted like slightly bitter parsley..
No blisters - but they call me Iron Guts so....

[David.]

I would suggest ferral cultivated parsnip, rather than a wild variety.

They can be found growing all along the route I walk home from the plot, right up to and including in my front garden.

My daughter's guinea pigs (R.I.P.) used to love the leaves, which grow smaller and tastier on self set, un-thinnned plants, than those on cultivated parsnips, which they would refuse to eat.