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Yes on Saco River near Fiddlehead Campground these ferns can be found, The Bright Green ferns are round when they spring up and in the shape of the end of a violin encased in a copper colored shell.
they grow up in about a week warm weather and rains promotes growth and once unfurled they get stringy and hard much like asparagus. a week or two they will all go by a true sign for spring fiddleheads cannot with stand the slightest frost and once they pop up it is safe to plant tomatoes and other more fragile garden vegtables.
these ferns also known as the ostrich fern can be found in higher end boston market shops with a price near 10.00 a pound but in maine they are usually free for the taking with land owner permission.
the medicinal value dates to Native American ways the fern allows one to feel happy content and sleepy. A way that one would feel after enduring the hard ships of winter and realizing the suffering is over and the warm air is there to stay.
good luck to anyone making the journey to gather .
and bon apetit to all those who try this delicacy,
reminds me of mussels gathered under in the ice of the artic
without the danger of the water returning.
they grow up in about a week warm weather and rains promotes growth and once unfurled they get stringy and hard much like asparagus. a week or two they will all go by a true sign for spring fiddleheads cannot with stand the slightest frost and once they pop up it is safe to plant tomatoes and other more fragile garden vegtables.
these ferns also known as the ostrich fern can be found in higher end boston market shops with a price near 10.00 a pound but in maine they are usually free for the taking with land owner permission.
the medicinal value dates to Native American ways the fern allows one to feel happy content and sleepy. A way that one would feel after enduring the hard ships of winter and realizing the suffering is over and the warm air is there to stay.
good luck to anyone making the journey to gather .
and bon apetit to all those who try this delicacy,
reminds me of mussels gathered under in the ice of the artic
without the danger of the water returning.
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