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Hi,
Is there anyone else here near to Newcastle?

I planted some wild garlic in my back garden years ago, and now I have loads of it.  If you don't know this herb, it's awesome, the leaves are like a cross between chives and garlic, it is great raw or cooked, and it has lots of health benefits.  It's available for a couple of months a year.

I have tonnes spare.  If there's anyone in reach of Newcastle who wants some, hit me up.
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Antony
 
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All out round here in Kent. We have a private patch, but if you know the right spots it is easy to find in large quantities. I find it seeds really easily in disturbed shady soil. This year I'm planning on collecting loads of seeds and spreading them in a few places.
 
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Michael Cox wrote:All out round here in Kent. We have a private patch, but if you know the right spots it is easy to find in large quantities. I find it seeds really easily in disturbed shady soil. This year I'm planning on collecting loads of seeds and spreading them in a few places.



It's similar here in Newcastle - if you know where to look, there's loads of it.  It seems pretty tenacious too - when my wild garlic patch was just small, we had a guest who, ahem, kindly weeded the back garden without bothering to ask.  He took out all the wild garlic before I knew where to forage it.  Just what you want from a guest!  Anyway, I thought that was the end of that, but a few years later it came back, and has now taken over that part of the garden.  Also this year, it's growing in the gaps between paving stones 20' away from the main patch.

Fair play to your guerrilla gardening Michael!
 
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