There is a respectably long list of edible plants you can grow in shade, and in springtime ostrich ferns stand out: These native perennials are the source of edible fiddleheads. Along with ramps ...

The name “asparagus fern” is a strange jumble of terms. These plants are neither ferns nor edible vegetables. Although not even distantly related to ferns, asparagus ferns are, however ...

Have you ever eaten a fiddlehead fern before? They’re really a gourmet delight. Among the earliest edible items you can forage from a forest (or better still, from your backyard), fiddleheads ...

If you are looking for a recipe with “how to cook” edible ferns instructions that can be done quickly this recipe is for you!

All ferns produce fiddleheads, a term describing the appearance of fern fronds as they unfurl. The only edible fiddleheads are produced by our native ostrich fern. Fiddleheads must be harvested at ...

Ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris). This is the fern that produces edible fiddleheads in early spring. It has a deep groove up the middle of the stem, like celery. Other ferns may have small ...

Morels and Fiddleheads are two species that contain edible and inedible counterparts that is distinguishable with a little know-how. Morel mania. Swept away by the giddiness of finding the elusive ...

and others that don’t appear to have any nutritional value (like Sprenger’s asparagus fern, which isn’t edible, or Echeveria Neon Breaker, which is beautiful but simply a succulent), but ...

In fact, you don’t really eat it at all, unlike its cousin the lady fern, which produces fiddleheads—the edible new growth of the fern (visit seattlemag.com and search for “fiddlehead fern”). Rather, ...

In Kathmandu, fiddlehead ferns, also referred to as niuro locally, are highly prized, especially in the monsoon season when the markets first stock them. Niuro is also a vital source of income for ...