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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: djbrenton on March 08, 2005, 09:46:08

Title: Capers!!!
Post by: djbrenton on March 08, 2005, 09:46:08
Has anyone ever grown capers from seed? And I mean 'anyone' and I mean 'ever'.
I've just had my seeds arrived and have been confronted by the following sowing instructions.

1 Soak in warm water for 24 hours
2 put in a polythene bag in the fridge for 6 weeks
3 soak in warm water for 24 hours
4 sow 1cm deep in 3/5 soil, 1/5 sand, 1/5 small gravel

wait for it.......


allow 3-9 months for germination.


The question is, will I live to see capers in my greenhouse?

Title: Re: Capers!!!
Post by: Svea on March 08, 2005, 10:07:00
LOL

good luck!
Title: Re: Capers!!!
Post by: tim on March 08, 2005, 10:24:22
And if you're going to wait that long, wait for the REAL thing - the Caperberries (bottom)!!
Title: Re: Capers!!!
Post by: Svea on March 08, 2005, 10:33:28
btw, how do you keep your soaking water 'warm' for that amount of time ???
Title: Re: Capers!!!
Post by: tim on March 08, 2005, 10:50:34
Stand it on the side of the AGA!!
Title: Re: Capers!!!
Post by: wardy on March 08, 2005, 11:40:50
I thought that nastirtium seed was capers?  Or is it just an alternative

Title: Re: Capers!!!
Post by: Mrs Ava on March 08, 2005, 12:54:59
I tried last year, and a couple popped up, and then whithered and died!  And yup, soaked, then left in a jamjar in the fridge.  Lot os labour for a household where capers are rarely used.  :-\
Title: Re: Capers!!!
Post by: cleo on March 08, 2005, 13:39:16
Good luck indeed,I have given up trying.

Stephan
Title: Re: Capers!!!
Post by: djbrenton on March 08, 2005, 16:13:49
That's what I love about this site - the encouragement.  :D
Title: Re: Capers!!!
Post by: ina on March 08, 2005, 16:43:17
Whoahahahaha!
Title: Re: Capers!!!
Post by: wardy on March 08, 2005, 16:47:56
DJ   Titter  :)
Title: Re: Capers!!!
Post by: tim on March 08, 2005, 16:51:13
Nasturtium seed? A very  poor con trick!!
Title: Re: Capers!!!
Post by: wardy on March 08, 2005, 17:03:13
Well I would have been fooled as I've never eaten a caper or a nasturtium seed and wouldn't know the difference.  I bet it's easier to produce a nasturtium seed though  ;D
Title: Re: Capers!!!
Post by: tim on March 08, 2005, 17:41:27
Along with their blackfly!!
Title: Re: Capers!!!
Post by: diver on March 08, 2005, 20:30:49
Ive eaten lots of nastusium seeds and I don't think they taste anything lke capers.....9 months germination...do you plant them on april 1st ?
Title: Re: Capers!!!
Post by: wardy on March 08, 2005, 20:56:37
You'd be a fool not to  ;)
Title: Re: Capers!!!
Post by: djbrenton on March 08, 2005, 23:38:39
What's really funny is why I'm bothering at all. As far as I know I've only ever had capers once, which was in a London hotel and coincided with an evening where I drank somewhere between 1 and 9 bottles of red wine. Sorry I can't be more specific. I'm still amazed that I never got a dry cleaning bill for the room carpet after I projectile vomited at 5 a.m.


I blame the capers. I've had red wine since and no vomiting so it must have been.
Title: Re: Capers!!!
Post by: wardy on March 09, 2005, 09:05:28
It must have been the capers.  Red wine doesn't usually make one sick even in quite copious amounts.  It might give you a bit of a headache though  ;D
Title: Re: Capers!!!
Post by: Svea on March 09, 2005, 10:44:06
capers are lovely.
use a lot in tomato sauce to go with pasta, or use a lot in a mustard (white) sauce to go with boiled eggs and potatoes.

HMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmm :D
Title: Re: Capers!!!
Post by: Sarah-b on March 09, 2005, 11:01:43
Love capers and red wine, but won't be trying to grow either - do let us know how you get on though!!

sb
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