Birth of a Fern

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tanker1812 Jacksonville, NC(Zone 7a) Mar 14, 2009

I just wanted to share the birth of my ferns this year.

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Smokey_SC Piedmont, SC(Zone 7b) Mar 14, 2009

It's kind of like a baby being born. Only it's a baby fern. Very nice.

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RosemaryA Toronto, ON(Zone 5b) Mar 14, 2009

How lovely! Are you going to eat it? (Joking, though I grew up surrounded by 100 acres of wilderness and we did eat some fiddleheads in the spring.)

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tanker1812 Jacksonville, NC(Zone 7a) Mar 14, 2009

I have never heard of eating them... :D

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RosemaryA Toronto, ON(Zone 5b) Mar 15, 2009

Not all ferns are edible, but the ones that grew back home were (probably ostrich ferns). They're called fiddleheads because you harvest them when they are at this early stage that looks like a fiddlehead. They're something like asparagus and according to Health Canada must be cooked before eating. Here's some more info about eating fiddleheads: http://www.tourismnewbrunswick.ca/AboutNewBrunswick/FourSeasons/Spring/Fiddleheads.aspx A spring delicacy!

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kj23rt Bardstown, KY Mar 15, 2009

Very nice! I bought a bag of 4 at lowe's about a month ago with the intention of starting it indoors. Still no luck!

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