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betula
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July 26, 2009, 14:06:46 »
The nasturtiums have grown like crazy ;D
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ceres
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Posts: 3,140
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July 26, 2009, 14:09:36 »
Mine are rampant too this year. Had to take the shears to them and hack them back off the paths on Friday. May have to do more drastic surgery next week as they are swamping cukes, sweet potatoes, etc. etc.
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pigeonseed
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Hastings
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July 26, 2009, 14:20:38 »
You're lucky - they're beautiful when they do well, but mine aren't happy this year. weedy with little flowers - they're just glaring at me from behind a little stone wall.
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Flighty
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July 26, 2009, 14:49:45 »
Betula I know what you mean! ;D
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lolabelle
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nero
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July 26, 2009, 17:18:57 »
not tried but apparently both leaf and flower are edible as salad and the seed can be preserved as a caper substitute, ;D
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boldielocks
Quarter Acre
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July 26, 2009, 17:31:17 »
Behind the flower head is a small soft spike, I've eaten these, they taste something like a pepper, not tried the leaf or the flower.
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Georgie
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Enfield, North London
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July 26, 2009, 17:39:40 »
I know what you mean, Betula. I thought I'd planted ones which were 'mound forming' but no, ruddy trailing/climbing and I'm having a job to contain them too. Still, lovely companion plants and the bees and butterflies are happy. :)
G x
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flossy
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Re: Nasturtium take over bid
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July 26, 2009, 18:00:29 »
Hi boldielocks, love the flowers - sweet at first then a peppery bite and they look
fantastic strewn over a bowl of salad, leaves are a bit ' hotter ' but great mixed
with your ' baby leafs ', haven't tried pickleing the seeds - mock capers, or eating them
straight off the plant, how do you preserve them ?
thanks.
floss xxx
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pigeonseed
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Hastings
Re: Nasturtium take over bid
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July 26, 2009, 20:40:39 »
I've pickled the seeds, just put them in a jar with some vinegar (probably not following health and safety!) - they're nice, not as complex a flavour as capers, not as sea-tasting. But good.
I've made watercess soup using nasturtium instead and it was quite tasty.
Trouble is they have very particular flavour, rather strong, so you don't need many leaves. Seems a shame when they produce so much!
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flossy
Hectare
Posts: 945
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July 26, 2009, 20:48:52 »
Thanks pideonseed, will follow your ideas for preserving, will have a go ! :)
Like the nasturtium soup suggestion, could go for that too,
floss xxx
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Squash64
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July 26, 2009, 20:50:06 »
Three years ago I put a few near the compost heap and they covered it brilliantly. Only problem is, the seeds got into the compost and I didn't notice them when I used it so now I have them coming up all over the place and I'm pulling them out like weeds.
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