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My aunt threatened to move when she had ground elder, but her neighbour was
so fond of her that he said if she would stay he would get rid of the ground
elder for her..he did by digging every little piece out.
Its nasty stuff, although you can eat it apparently. It has a smell that I
suspect will transfer to the cooked veg and I do not like the smell.
If you can tolerate eating it, it's a good idea to eat it every day, too
much for it to keep coming up.

IIRC Ground elder was brought here by the Romans, as a food plant.

Janet

On 20/03/2012 13:27, Janet wrote:
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My aunt threatened to move when she had ground elder, but her neighbour was
so fond of her that he said if she would stay he would get rid of the ground
elder for her..he did by digging every little piece out.
Its nasty stuff, although you can eat it apparently. It has a smell that I
suspect will transfer to the cooked veg and I do not like the smell.
If you can tolerate eating it, it's a good idea to eat it every day, too
much for it to keep coming up.

IIRC Ground elder was brought here by the Romans, as a food plant.

Janet

Romans and some in the Middle Ages thought it cured gout and sciatica. eg.

http://www.dgsgardening.btinternet.c...ound-elder.htm

Includes recipes. Too much has a laxative effect.

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Martin Brown

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Eames;953548 Wrote:
whilst working i cleared an area of weeds and anything else then came
back 2 weeks later to find a carpet of this plant. does it have any
value or should i take it all out
Ground Elder. Carefully remove it and all of the white rhizome you
find
in the soil. Repeat every time it reappears. You'll get it under
control after a while. Nasty but not as nasty as bindweed.

It is actually edible, and is used as an ornamental in some different
climates where it isn't so invasive.

The variegated form is grown as an ornamental in this country. It's
claimed that it is less aggressive.

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Stewart Robert Hinsley