yes i know its carcogenic but i want it for composting (cellulose) to go mainly with grasslawns cuttings . i have pleanty of land but no bracken and my soil is ok. there is wild bracken growing within a mile of my house.
2006-09-14 13:09:26 · 10 answers · asked by exsesiveeleven 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Firstly, bracken is not a flower, it's a fern, an invasive one at that. It harbours mites that can cause lime disease, and yes, it is indeed carcinogenic. To add to its other charms, it tends to acidify any soil it is growing in and crowd out most other plants. In short, it's a nuisance.
Secondly, and most importantly, it is NOT illegal to pick bracken under (British) law. The Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981, states under Section 13 (1)(a) that it is an offence to "intentionally pick, uproot or destroy any wild plant on Schedule 8." Schedule 8 lists all the wild plants specifically protected from intentional picking, uprooting and destruction (see website listed below). Bracken is not on the list.
So go ahead and help yourself. Better yet, come around to my paddock and take the lot...
2006-09-16 11:11:54 · answer #1 · answered by alanwoollcombe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had some at my last house, not sure where it came from originally but it spreads like wildfire, spores on the leaves.
Is it illegal to cut a couple of the stemmed leaves, or a few of the leaves?
I used to put the leaf into a paper bag, the spores collect in the bottom, could you try this?
Otherwise you had better just steal some as you clearly won't rest until you have that cellulose in your heap.
2006-09-15 03:05:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi
I don't know about it being a carcogen but what i can tell you is Bracken contains Cyanide within it's structure, that's one reason why animals won't touch it, so be careful if you handle it
2006-09-15 13:49:42 · answer #3 · answered by squirrel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do you want to complicate your life by using bracken will nothing else suffice like leaf mould....? Sorry but why would you want to use something that is carcogenic doesn't make any sense to me.
2006-09-14 20:17:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may not be able to pick it - but surely you can transplant it? That's just bracken moving to a better area!
2006-09-14 20:11:24 · answer #5 · answered by Ben H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
forget your crazed obssesion with wild flowers and become a real weirdo and start stalking stars or something
2006-09-14 20:31:13 · answer #6 · answered by Golfclubtrader Europe T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wait till the flower goes to seed then get the seeds and plant them
2006-09-14 20:14:52 · answer #7 · answered by aussie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i say call a govt office or dept of agriculture... ask them what is permissible.
2006-09-14 20:13:28 · answer #8 · answered by blueducky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
loads of it on eston hills cleveland uk
2006-09-14 20:20:06 · answer #9 · answered by jaketherake 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just steal it
2006-09-15 04:06:54 · answer #10 · answered by muntedragon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋