POTW 16 Himalayan Balsam

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This tall and invasive, sickly sweet smelling annual has wonderful nectar rich flowers loved by bees. It also produces 100's of tasty seeds excellent in a curry - find the recipe alongside the high res PDF download. You can also play the stems, when large enough, like a didgeridoo!

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The high res plant profile

Friend or Foe?

This plant brings up strong emotions!

Do we as a nation annihilate it or welcoming it?

Here are a couple of things worth listening to:

An Eat Weeds podcast discussing whether the balsam bashers have got it all wrong
https://eatweeds.transistor.fm/14

And a short video from Gloucester Wildlife about controlling it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWU0vy21oBA

Plant of the week 16 Himalayan Balsam.pdf

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