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What unusual fruit and veg do you grow?

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  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719

    I have a serious hang up about "monkey" nuts, had to laugh.  He used to break the shell suck the nut out making an awful noise, and there would be also bits of shell everywhere!  How do you grow lentils then, thats something I would like to try?

  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719

    That was meant to read ex-Husband, dont know how I forgot to put that!

  • Fif2Fif2 Posts: 69

    Nanny Beach –  I am growing lentils like peas, the plants grow to 18-24" – but as I've never grown before only time will tell. 

  • Aster2Aster2 Posts: 629

    I meant to grow summer savory, but didn't find it in a GC and was too disorganised to get it online. But, while looking for it, I came across a stevia plant earlier this week, so I got that.

    I'm trying soya as well and melons and a framberry. And artichokes, but I sowed them too late, so won't get any crop from them this year.

  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719

    I have only seem lentils in a packet in the Supermarket, how long do they take from germination to picking (collecting?)

  • Fif2Fif2 Posts: 69

    Nanny Beach - believe it or not I just used some lentils from the supermarket.  I did a germination test first to see if they would sprout and they did. I only know about growing lentils from the internet and the time for picking is supposed to be 80-110 days. 

  • dogwooddaysdogwooddays Posts: 258

    Wow,  the peanuts look amazing, thanks for the pictures. Must try those! And stevia also sounds interesting. It's certainly something I'd like to learn to cook with. So many crops - so little time. :-D 

  • Fif2Fif2 Posts: 69

    Aster2, what is a framberry (a cross between strawberry & raspberry)?  I had not heard of it until I happened to notice them yesterday at the gc.  They looked like they grew like a strawberry.

  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719

    fif2, how on earth did you discover you could just grow these lentils?

  • jabsyjabsy Posts: 54

    I love lentils, maybe I should give them a go.  A framberry sounds interesting.

    I've got a black raspberry plant in a pot at the moment, just can't decide where to plant it

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