Several days ago I took a walk in one of my favorite parks,
Harlinsdale, to see what is growing in one of the coldest months of the year for Tennessee. I found thriving watercress, field pennycress, wild mustard, motherwort, chickweed, wild garlic, clover, dead nettle, ground ivy and plantain. Here are some of the photos!
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| Field pennycress, tastes mildly spicy with a hint of garlic. It is really starting to come in season. |
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| English plantain, can be eaten as a green or made into a wonderful salve for the skin. |
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| White avens, Geum canadense, in the rose family. The roots have
been used as a chocolate substitute and for flavoring beer. It has also
been used in Indian medicine for digestive disorders. |
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| Wild garlic, can be used like you would use chives. |
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| Young purple dead nettle, member of the mint family though it is not minty. |
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| Chickweed |
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| More wild garlic, one of my favorite spring edibles! It's popping up everywhere. |
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| Wild mustard, starting to sprout out! It's spicy eaten raw but mild when cooked. |
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| Ground ivy, in the mint family and makes a great herb. It's flavor is a cross between sage and rosemary. |
I've been picking dead nettle to feed to the chickens for something green in the winter. I really enjoy seeing what plants you have growing and learning more of their names. Thank you!
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