Can I Nibble the Fiddleheads?
Fiddleheads Perfect little green, tightly curled fiddleheads will soon push through the damp earth and begin to unfurl themselves into delicate fern fronds. They might look tasty, and you might wonder whether you can pluck one to nibble as you hike through the woods. Coastal Virginia hosts almost 30 native fern species, and fern-loving gardeners plant dozens more introduced species. Quite honestly, unless you are a Pteridophile, or fern-o-phile, they probably look much the same. You will find fiddleheads in...