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Controversial: eating cultivated Parsnip leaves?
I wondered about this when I saw how large the tops were this year. I'd never heard of doing so. Some say don't eat them (because of a rash inducing chemical, a type of coumarin), some say do (they are tasty). Some that say do say cooked. One actually said raw. Do any of you have any experience eating parsnip leaves or…
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Harvesting in August
Despite the unusally dry summer and a lot of extreme heat, the garden has been fairly productive. I have had to keep watering it more than normal, but it has managed. Peas are now done for the year, but they produced later than normal. I've left the remaining ones there and will harvest a few remaining dried peas to save…
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Green Pumpkin Pie & Squash Shoots
Who knew these could be done? Shoots picked off to put more juice into your squash can be eaten. Green pumpkin (say your season ended before your pumpkin is ready) can be made into pie! I guess I will try the shoots. I'm still hoping my squash & pumpkin amount to something. 🙂
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Nice little harvest
This was my bounty from my garden yesterday. I ended up cooking BBQ sausages, creamy mash, broccolini & to the spinach/leeks, I added mushrooms, carrots, choko, garlic & made a stir fry. Yummo & the leftovers ended up as bubble&squeak for breakfast. I’m a very contented veggie gardener at the moment 😊.
