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Fiddlehead Ferns: The Fern You Can EAT

Published: Aug. 2, 2019, 11 a.m.

We’ve mostly talked about ferns in terms of houseplant care here on the Epic Gardening Podcast, but did you know there are some you can eat? In particular, the ostrich fern fronds are commonly foraged or cultivated and eaten at a very young age.

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