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From Soil to Table: September

Posted by Rosemary Jeboo on Thursday, September 17, 2015, In : Gardening 
September had a brief dalliance with the hot weather then the rains came.  

This is a good month to forage and collect all those blackberries and sloes which can be left in gin or vodka to produce the most beautiful liqueur for Christmas.  One should not overlook the herbs such as meadowsweet, comfrey and nettle.  They provide a source of refreshing tea or in the case of comfrey a treatment for pulled muscles.  Foraging reminds one of the healing effects of nature.  

I have chosen the bulbs tha...

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