Capture: Spring is Like a Perhaps Hand
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Ian Dalziel, in reply to
Victory Garden...
...but don't try that in Amerika
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BenWilson, in reply to
...but don't try that in Amerika
Unless you happen to be the First Lady, in which case it's all good. Both Roosevelt and Obama...
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Geoff Lealand, in reply to
We have been growing these for some years. The buds in your photo are a little past optimum harvesting time but still should be good. Cut them approximate to the nearest lateral, to ensure more buds. You can cut back the quasi-petals, to shape the artichoke more like a cup. Soak them in a very large pot of cold water, to remove various crawlies (there are likely to be earwigs etc); change the water add a good squeeze of lemon juice and bring to the boil. Boil for 20-30 minutes, or until a quasi-leaf pulls off easily.
I prefer to dip the base of each leaf in some soft butter and scrap the pith off the base with my teeth. Progressively move towards the centre of the bud (compost the discarded leafs but don't put them down the waste disposal as they will clog it up). Once the immature interior leaves are reached (too soft and floppy) , discard these and them scoop out the immature stamens with a spoon. What you will be left with the cup-shaped artichoke heart (you could consider it the the ovary of the flower!). Melt some butter in this and eat it entire. Heaven!It is food as work but there is nothing quite like a freshly harvested artichoke.
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You could also consult www.simply recipes.com Putting in. ‘How to cook and eat an artichoke’ as it has photos
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If you don't harvest the buds, they open to stamens of the most intense blue. Like a giant thistle, which they essentially are
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BenWilson, in reply to
Melt some butter in this and eat it entire. Heaven!
Yum. Lunch, tomorrow.
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ChrisW, in reply to
If you don't harvest the buds, they open to stamens of the most intense blue. Like a giant thistle, which they essentially are
Something like this? Wouldn't want that to happen, eh. :-)
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Jos,
Here's a look around my new bonsai tree, it came with a friend
and moss around the bottom! :)
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Islander, in reply to
omething like this? Wouldn’t want that to happen, eh. :-)
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Actually, they are bloody gorgeous (sight & taste)sprinkled over a simple omelet-
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Lilith __, in reply to
Love the squiggly pink chrissies!
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Jos,
something seems to have happened to this thread, lots of posts have gone.
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Chris Waugh, in reply to
something seems to have happened to this thread, lots of posts have gone.
Really? From where I sit, New Zealand seemed to completely fall off the internet yesterday, and this morning I was able to open the Public Address front page, but none of the threads would open until five minutes ago.
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Islander, in reply to
but none of the threads would open until five minutes ago.
"Sorry, there is an error on this page."
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BenWilson, in reply to
I found those to be extremely attractive to bumblebees, so much so that I found several bee carcasses around the plant. It's like they got hooked, and dosed until they died.
none of the threads would open until five minutes ago.
Phew, glad to hear it wasn't just me.
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As Russell said yesterday on the Twitter:
Comments on PAS are broken and our guys are busy singing kumbaya at #webstock.
Technical problems during one of the country's major annual geekfests is unfortunate timing.
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Nora Leggs, in reply to
Cat snap
Cat hiding amongst the seedlings
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Nora Leggs, in reply to
always spring, in the Singapore Garden By The Bay
Always spring at the supermarket too..... but the lighting isn't wonderful!
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Islander, in reply to
It's a wee fur tree?
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Anyone else notice the Nerines are out? Have to grab a snap tomorrow. That means it's officially not spring, not summer, but ........ late summer verging on..... the next season, can't bring myself to name it.
Black and white zinnia
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Islander, in reply to
<q>the next season, can’t bring myself to name it.
A cooler one, for which this cold-adapted blubber-rich creature thanks the powers & seasons that be- I hate hate hate
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Nora Leggs, in reply to
A cooler one
Here’s evidence of the cooler season…… the nerine, which Mr Leggs said was out, didn’t realise it was still in bud….
And Mr Nosey checking it out too
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and last but not least, corn by night
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Islander, in reply to
Ooo, beautiful - and slightly spooky!
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Nora Leggs, in reply to
slightly spooky!
or a little alien : )
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