Post #2576583
2026-04-06 22:49 UTC
@Kimberley@ecoevo.social all of that sounds great, thank you! How do you eat the Salad Burnet? I planted one last year, it's very prolific, but I'm not sure what to do with it. Do you chop the whole branch? Separate each one of the little leafs?
@Hellybootwader@mastodon.scot I've never planted the perennial vegetables either, I'm not even sure I've seen them in nurseries. Would you say they behave like an herb? .. I mean, you prun them every now and then and eat what you prunned?
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@Kimberley@ecoevo.social 2026-04-07 05:27
@marsiposa@social.coop @Hellybootwader@mastodon.scot I eat the young leaves in salads. They have a mild cucumber taste. I don’t pull the leaflets off. The more mature leaves are too tough to eat but if you cut them back it’ll keep growing ew young leaves
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@Hellybootwader@mastodon.scot 2026-04-07 07:38
@marsiposa@social.coop it depends on the veg. Perennial leeks you cut the top off leaving the root in the ground, the kale you harvest the leaves, and may need to start a new cutting every 4-5 years. Skirrets you eat the leaves in spring & roots in winter (replacing half the roots to regrow) 9 star brocolli you harvest the flowers, probably want to start new plants from seed every 4-5 years too @Kimberley@ecoevo.social