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  • Rikki
    Rikki Posts: 21,625 Forumite
    mrbadexample wrote: »
    Did you miss the rhubarb pie that didn't look very good but was lovely? :confused:

    :o Yes.........

    Post a link. :j Do you want it adding? :)
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  • misskool
    misskool Posts: 12,832 Forumite
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    I love the cactus pots! What's in there? And what sort of cactuses are they? I wanted to do chisel some holes in some bricks and fill them with cactuses as house plants....
  • mrbadexample
    mrbadexample Posts: 10,805 Forumite
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    edited 22 June 2009 at 9:43PM
    They're not cacti, they're err...thingummies...you know...wossnames. :p

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  • ceridwen
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    Well...thingummies...wotsernames...or whatever...

    ......errr...they dont look very edible to me they dont.....:rolleyes::D..and I'll have an experimental "chew" at most things to see if they are.....oooh....cacti...ouch Matron:D

    Theres lots of things commonly thought of as purely decorative that you could also eat yer know......you could try planting a few nasturtiums...if its not too late....both the leaves and flowers are edible (often eaten here chez ceridwen and I'm still alive to tell the tale) and I gather the buds can be pickled like capers (not tried yet).
  • mrbadexample
    mrbadexample Posts: 10,805 Forumite
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    ceridwen wrote: »
    Well...thingummies...wotsernames...or whatever...

    ......errr...they dont look very edible to me they dont.....:rolleyes::D..and I'll have an experimental "chew" at most things to see if they are.....oooh....cacti...ouch Matron:D

    Ahh...well...there are 3 categories of plant permitted in my garden:

    1. Stuff I can eat.
    2. Stuff that eats other stuff.
    3. Stuff that is decorative, but extremely slow-growing and zero maintenance.

    These thingies (I can't remember for the life of me what they're called) fit into category 3. They grow extremely slowly, so won't take over the place. They are maintenance free - I don't even have to water them. Very occasionally, a little weed will get a toehold between the rocky bits and I'll yank it out. ;)
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  • mrbadexample
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    ceridwen wrote: »
    pickled like capers

    Mmmm....capers. :drool:

    :idea: Can I grow them? What are they anyway? :confused:
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  • HariboJunkie
    HariboJunkie Posts: 7,740 Forumite
    edited 22 June 2009 at 10:43PM
    They're succulents or house leeks but despite the name they aren't edible. :p
    mrbadexample wrote: »
    Mmmm....capers. :drool:

    :idea: Can I grow them? What are they anyway? :confused:

    THESE are capers. I use them in salads which you don't eat :p or in fish pie. They're an aquired taste. ;) I tried pickling nasturtium seeds a few years ago and they did taste vaguely like capers but I prefer to use them to grow more nasturtiums these days. :D
  • mrbadexample
    mrbadexample Posts: 10,805 Forumite
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    HariboJunkie wrote: »
    They're succulents or house leeks but despite the name they aren't edible. :p

    I know! They're category 3 plants! :p
    If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.
  • HariboJunkie
    HariboJunkie Posts: 7,740 Forumite
    mrbadexample wrote: »
    I know! They're category 3 plants! :p


    According to you a lettuce is a category 3 plant. :rolleyes:;):p:D
  • mrbadexample
    mrbadexample Posts: 10,805 Forumite
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    HariboJunkie wrote: »
    According to you a lettuce is a category 3 plant. :rolleyes:;):p:D

    Nope! Wrong again! Lettuce is a weed. ;):p
    If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.
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