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What fruits are ripening where you live? (slrpnk.net)
submitted 3 months ago by wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net to c/nativeplantgardening@mander.xyz
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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/21477992

What did you harvest recently? Post photos if you like, and brag about what you grew or foraged.

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[–] blackbrook@mander.xyz 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Rhubarb

[–] wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

...I don't know how to tell you this.

[–] blackbrook@mander.xyz 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Slime mold is my favorite fruit...

[–] wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 months ago

...I can't argue with that.

[–] uienia@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Way too early for fruits to ripen or even sprout at this time of year in this part of the world. There will be cherries in about a months time, but can't really think of any earlier fruits.

[–] dumples@midwest.social 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

There are no fruits ripening currently but I did eat some young dandelion greens in a salad this week. They were much less bitter than when I had them last year in the middle of the summer. The next thing I have planned to forage are our ostrich fern fiddleheads which I have missed harvesting it the last year since I waited too long.

[–] wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I've heard of people eating ferns like that, but I only eat angiosperms myself. What do fiddleheads taste like?

[–] dumples@midwest.social 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I haven't got to try mine yet. So I am not sure. Apparently they taste a little like asparagus which I think is used as a comparison for a lot of things. I did have some milkweed stems last year that were similar to asparagus

[–] MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Fiddleheads actually have a unique flavor - kinda like a mix between asparagus and green beans with a hint of nuttiness, just make sure to cook them thoroghly since they're not safe to eat raw.

[–] dumples@midwest.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

They are great. I did a post where I harvested and ate them. I really enjoyed them

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I have a peach tree that has about 20 tiny peaches that should be ready in early summer. I had a few strawberries but it looks like I'll not have more this season.

[–] wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is it the first time that the peach tree is fruiting? :)

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Second, it fruited last summer mere months after planting. The 3 peaches we got then were delicious.

[–] wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Grafted tree, I presume? If it can ripen all of the fruits this year, then it will have passed the test. Exciting things to come.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

Grafted, yes. It was about a person high when I bought it. It has definitely spread its roots and grown 50% in height since. I'm pretty confident.