tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082810470460145092.post2905752348824487277..comments2021-12-27T17:36:50.826+00:00Comments on 30 Days Wild June 2020: Day Twelve - The Pond and GardenRosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082810470460145092.post-90432699995561030572015-06-14T10:27:00.304+01:002015-06-14T10:27:00.304+01:00I'll have to see if I have goose grass in my g...I'll have to see if I have goose grass in my garden. I suspect I have! xSimonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02766240849932971541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082810470460145092.post-46819219237519460512015-06-13T01:39:16.616+01:002015-06-13T01:39:16.616+01:00Super pond Rosie, looks like you've been busy ...Super pond Rosie, looks like you've been busy today.Ian Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01407785573213070860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082810470460145092.post-34337110951136396192015-06-12T20:21:26.595+01:002015-06-12T20:21:26.595+01:00I had a busy day and have had a bad headache all d...I had a busy day and have had a bad headache all day so my Day 12 hasn't been great! Looking forward to a lie in tomorrow! <br /><br />I know it as goose grass, that's what I've always called it and I didn't learn it was also called cleavers until I an adult! It's called cleavers because it cleaves itself on to passers by. There's an account somewhere of a lady from Staffordshire who used to make goose grass beer with it! It was known as Granny Holden's Pop! The roasted seeds can be used as coffee and shepherds used to use the leaves and stems to strain hairs from milk - using the barbed stems as a rough sieve! I learned all of this a few weeks ago on the wildflower course I went on with Derbyshire Wildlife Trust and Debbie Alston. <br /><br />The pond is looking good after that bit of maintenance!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16043065727770116407noreply@blogger.com