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Hi anyone grown these ? What do they taste like ?
Thanks,
Liza.
Thanks,
Liza.
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You have to loose sight of the shore sometimes to cross new oceans
I would be a perfectionist, but I dont have the time
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I grew these last year for the first time - for me, they are lovely, but I guess it's subjective isn't it
They are best picked smallish, say large tennis ball size - they have little black spikes on the outside that you can just rub away. I grew one in the greenhouse and one outside, training that up a string, both were good, but the greenhouse one had a slight edge in cropping size.
They look very pretty on the plate and taste good, I shall be growing them again.aka
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Pretty much exactly wot she said, and I agree on the taste, I really liked them.
Mine were very heavy croppers, I ended up composting most of them as so many grew.Bob Leponge
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Apparantly they don't give you indigistion as badly as other cukes.
Are good for pickling too.
Izi.Comment
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ooh goody. I bought a packet of seeds and was going to grow them for their novelty value but if they taste good that's a bonus.Comment
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I grew them last year as well, I rubbed the little prickles round the base of the mane stem slugs didn't like them sticking in there belly's, I found the skin a little tuff but flavor wise they were lovely.Comment
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Thanks everyone
You have to loose sight of the shore sometimes to cross new oceans
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Piski how did you pickle them as I hope to grow them this year thanks to a kind grape?Last edited by stella; 28-02-2010, 08:59 AM.Comment
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I'm just off out to check out our new location (stand by Wayne!) for possible MQs - bear with me stella and I'll gather the recipe when I get backaka
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