Not jelly @biofreak but yes, dahlia flowers are edible as are cosmos, dwarf dianthus, fuchsia, hemerocallis, begonia, French marigolds and more. Cosmos are just pretty on a plate but the others have flavour and in begonias it differs with the stronger colours having the better flavour.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Thanks for that info..really interesting. Working on creating a range of Floral Jams/Jellies and Cordials for Autumn Garden Fairs. The Dahlia Gelée lady made it for a local restaurant to flavour desserts. Did anyone else see it? Very good series still running..this was No 2 of 6 I believe. Good luck with the knee op Obelixx.
Just looked out of window..Two cats manning rising Molehill!!
One of the members of the Asphodèle garden group in the Vendée has a small holding growing edible flowers, fruits and leaves that she sells to high end restaurants in paris for garnishes etc. We had a tour of it not long ago and the range is fascinating. She grows it all organically on heaped, deep beds. Full of weeds but she makes a living. She has Indian running ducks on the plot to handle pests like slugs and snails.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
I have decided that weeds are a good thing. They act as excellent ground cover and soil is moist underneath and excellent habitat for creepy crawlies. Also many are good to eat in salads. The French 'devil may care' attitude to organic gardening has actually got a lot going for it. Weeds everywhere as you saw, but there for a reason. I am now toying with idea of leaving more weeds and indeed some stunning wild grasses to do their own thing next year, as after a month away in May, with garden untouched except for O/H mowing, it looked stunning. How do others feel?
Bio , that’s a very interesting question I have always thought that any plant can be considered a weed Personally my lawns are are full of daisies and other weeds and that’s fine . I have Lilly of the Valley and that’s keeps spreading and I pull up section to stop it taking over
At the allotment , last year I was going to do new strawberry bed , so I didn’t weed it unfortunately it was full of euphorbia that had self seeded and spreading to other beds , it was a devil to sort out So personally I think it’s about balance
Also I’m having to do a lot of watering at the allotment so resent watering “ weeds “
I suspect the small holding is full of weeds as Pauline is too busy tending, packing and sending her goodies. There is an annual appeal for fellow garden clubbers to go and blitz it every spring. They have a day out and she porvides a good lunch. It all looks chaotic to me with crops and seedlings and cuttings all over the place but it seems to work for her.
Happy to have weeds in the grass and wild parts but not competing with my veg or ornamental treasures.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
@biofreak, I note you mentioned sowing peas the other day. The standard view is not to sow after the summer solstice as they inevitably succumb to mildew. Given the lingering warmth we have had in October the past few years, do you think it's worth a risk this time. I am much further North than you but I am tempted to try. What do you think?
Here's the next update to take us from July 14th to July 27th.
No gardening for me yet as I'm hiding from the heat and keeping the hobbling to a minimum in order to keep down the swelling. That's working well and I still get to do my exercises. Very pleased with progress and also the pain management.
Thursday 14th July – ascending moon in fruity Sagittarius
till 14:17 BST when it moves into Capricorn and roots. Doesn’t stay there long tho as on Friday 15th
it’s already moved to Aquarius and flowers.
Sunday 17th from 17:52 the moon moves thru Pisces and that’s plants
grown for foliage.
Thursday 21st, still ascending, it moves into Aries and so back to
being fruity.
Friday 22nd the moon moves to Taurus – roots – at 13:22 but there is
a node and 10:20 so no gardening for 5 hours either side. It stays in Taurus till Monday 25th.
Tuesday 26th it’s in
Gemini, so flowers, but is Apogee at 11:21 so no gardening 5 hours either side.
It stays in Gemini till 7:58 on the 28th but becomes a descending
moon on Wednesday 27th.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Posts
https://www.amazon.com/Good-Enough-Eat-Growing-Cooking/dp/1856262278
She has other books on herb gardening and so on too.
https://www.jekkas.com/pages/jekkas-open-days in case you're ever over that way.
I have always thought that any plant can be considered a weed
Personally my lawns are are full of daisies and other weeds and that’s fine . I have Lilly of the Valley and that’s keeps spreading and I pull up section to stop it taking over
At the allotment , last year I was going to do new strawberry bed , so I didn’t weed it unfortunately it was full of euphorbia that had self seeded and spreading to other beds , it was a devil to sort out
So personally I think it’s about balance
Happy to have weeds in the grass and wild parts but not competing with my veg or ornamental treasures.
No gardening for me yet as I'm hiding from the heat and keeping the hobbling to a minimum in order to keep down the swelling. That's working well and I still get to do my exercises. Very pleased with progress and also the pain management.
Thursday 14th July – ascending moon in fruity Sagittarius till 14:17 BST when it moves into Capricorn and roots. Doesn’t stay there long tho as on Friday 15th it’s already moved to Aquarius and flowers.
Sunday 17th from 17:52 the moon moves thru Pisces and that’s plants grown for foliage.
Thursday 21st, still ascending, it moves into Aries and so back to being fruity.
Friday 22nd the moon moves to Taurus – roots – at 13:22 but there is a node and 10:20 so no gardening for 5 hours either side. It stays in Taurus till Monday 25th.
Tuesday 26th it’s in Gemini, so flowers, but is Apogee at 11:21 so no gardening 5 hours either side.
It stays in Gemini till 7:58 on the 28th but becomes a descending moon on Wednesday 27th.