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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Yuet_Lee on November 07, 2006, 23:30:00

Title: Final harvest with all these!
Post by: Yuet_Lee on November 07, 2006, 23:30:00

Hi there,
Last Friday I've made the final harvest in my plot night before the frost came ;)
Total more then 40 of these big Malabar gourds. a lot of small ones ready for pickle.20 already eaten. All of them are only from three plants.
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j114/millyle/sharkinmarrow2450.jpg)
underneath the table
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j114/millyle/sharkinmarrow1350.jpg)
next to the window
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j114/millyle/sharkinmarrow3350-1.jpg)
and these
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j114/millyle/sharkinmarrow4400.jpg)
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j114/millyle/sharkinmarrow5450.jpg)

Title: Re: Final harvest with all these!
Post by: saddad on November 07, 2006, 23:42:04

Very impressive what are they like as eating? Can we grow them in the sunny UK?

Title: Re: Final harvest with all these!
Post by: tim on November 08, 2006, 07:01:33

Call Lancashire sunny??

Title: Re: Final harvest with all these!
Post by: supersprout on November 08, 2006, 07:38:54

Fabulous harvest yuet-lee, such envy!
They are handsome beasties! ;D
... and so expensive at the chinese deli down the road :-\

Title: Re: Final harvest with all these!
Post by: Mrs Ava on November 08, 2006, 18:10:14

I had seeds for Malabar guords but they didn't germinate!  :'(  Where did you get yours from Yuet?? 

That is an AMAZING harvest, you must be very proud.  What are they liked pickled and how do you do that?  (Emma once again on the look out for an interesting preserving idea!)

Title: Re: Final harvest with all these!
Post by: Yuet_Lee on November 08, 2006, 19:08:07

thanks Tim ;)
this year they've germinate very late ???
I got my seeds from HK ;)
I'm not too proud of that because I got to eat these monsters in everydays for next 12 months :'( :'(
EJ ,what I did was just used salt & water, and added a bit of white vinegar. Some sugar if you like,but it just depended on how much vinegar you've put in!
These two had been preserved since 20th Oct.
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j114/millyle/persevessharkinmarroe400.jpg)
It's properly take 2-3 months ;)

Title: Re: Final harvest with all these!
Post by: Rosyred on November 08, 2006, 21:49:32

how do you eat them?