Wealden Times | WT182 | April 2017 | Gardens supplement inside

Kent Garden Show
& NAFAS Regional Flower Show
Sat 27th, Sun 28th & Mon 29th May
Gates Open 9.30am - 5pm (last admission 4pm)
Featuring over 300 exhibitors with a wide variety of goods.
Floral marquees with stunning fl oral displays including
medal winners from Chelsea. There is a food hall,
craft pavilion, brass band & children’s rides.
Garden furniture, water features, garden sheds and
buildings, tools, sculptures, & much more.
Jacqueline Aviolet & Tom Hart-Dyke will be in attendance
all weekend to give answers to your gardening questions.
Tickets available now.
WT Garden Supplement
hairy bittercress
Tickets
available at
the gate & online
Prices: Adults £8.00,
Seniors £7.00
Children up to
age 16: Free
Sorry no dogs
01795 474660
www.kentgardenshow.com
The Kent Showground, Detling ME14 3JF
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have you wetting the bed if you eat it. Try using the
young shoots sparingly to add a little chicory-esque
piquancy to a warm salad of duck confit - the results
are stunning! Also the effort taken in digging out the
long roots will be well rewarded if, after a quick scrub
they are baked until black and brittle, then ground
to make a caffeine free alternative to fresh coffee.
Though there are many more to choose from, hairy
bittercress cardamine hirsuta (the name belies its edible
qualities) completes my gourmet trinity of spring weeds.
They pop up just about anywhere on bare ground and
produce distinctive florets of cress shaped leaves. The
young growth has a wonderfully peppery tang, almost
identical to the cultivated cress of windowsill fame.
Fresh or cooked, bittercress will give a wild kick to all
sorts of dishes including salads, tarts and pasta dishes.
Welcome then to the enlightened world of
weeding, where with the prospect of a good meal
every pull is a pleasure, every dig delight!
Please remember that the correct identification
of edible plants is vital! Use a decent field guide,
or search the web using a plant’s Latin name, for
information and images from reputable web sites.
Michael White is a foraging and self sufficiency
expert who heads the business ‘Rural Courses’.
To contact him, or to find out more about the
courses he runs please visit ruralcourses.co.uk
wealdentimes.co.uk
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