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fuchsia berries
kate83
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Hi,
Just wondered if anyone had tried these - I nearly did today, I found a ripe one, split it in half and smelt it before I tried it - thought it smelt of pomegranate - then a wasp came and tried to get it so it got dropped on the floor! - couldn't find anymore ripe ones then :rolleyes:
After reading up on them, I found different varieties are meant to taste different and as a lot of people have fuchsias growing in their gardens, thought we could try the different ones and find which ones are nice.
If anyone doesn't know what I mean by the berries, when the flower drops, it leaves a green, round pod - these, if left, ripen into berries.
I have a variety called Blacky, but it's only just started flowering so can't try it yet.
Just a quick note of caution, although supposedly all fuchsia varieties are edible, because they're not classed at fruit then they may have been treated with fertilisers/insecticides that are not approved for food use so best to pick from plants you know the history of.
http://www.pfaf.org/database/search_name.php?ALLNAMES=fuchsia
Just wondered if anyone had tried these - I nearly did today, I found a ripe one, split it in half and smelt it before I tried it - thought it smelt of pomegranate - then a wasp came and tried to get it so it got dropped on the floor! - couldn't find anymore ripe ones then :rolleyes:
After reading up on them, I found different varieties are meant to taste different and as a lot of people have fuchsias growing in their gardens, thought we could try the different ones and find which ones are nice.
If anyone doesn't know what I mean by the berries, when the flower drops, it leaves a green, round pod - these, if left, ripen into berries.
I have a variety called Blacky, but it's only just started flowering so can't try it yet.
Just a quick note of caution, although supposedly all fuchsia varieties are edible, because they're not classed at fruit then they may have been treated with fertilisers/insecticides that are not approved for food use so best to pick from plants you know the history of.
http://www.pfaf.org/database/search_name.php?ALLNAMES=fuchsia
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