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    Can I collect the seeds that my nasturtiums are throwing all over the ground to use next year? I can't see why not, but please correct me if I'm wrong...
    Hill of Beans updated April 18th

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    Yes, you certainly can. I put all mine back in the ground as I love nasturtium leaves and flowers in salads. I think you can also use them (the seeds) as capers - never tried though.
    A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot! (Thomas Edward Brown)

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    • #3
      i just leave them and they pop up every year

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      • #4
        If you catchthe seeds very young when still tender and green - they're know as poor man's capers - never pickled or tried them myself - but I guess the clue in taste lies in its name.

        By all means save and sow next year.

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        • #5
          Thanks, I'll be gathering a few to use next year and leaving the rest to get on with it on their own.

          Regarding using them as capers, I've also read that and this past July I tried a green one just to see. I'm not sure what they taste like after they've been "capered," but it was one of the most awful things I've ever eaten. So I didn't bother gathering them and pickling them to make capers.
          Hill of Beans updated April 18th

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