tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441141568118034925.post6913059538296035891..comments2023-09-24T15:08:49.680+02:00Comments on olives and artichokes - a Mediterranean garden: Home again!chaiselonguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11372135992072231446noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441141568118034925.post-63467470576127412092010-05-29T19:16:55.406+02:002010-05-29T19:16:55.406+02:00Yes, MulchMaid, the male flowers have just stalks ...Yes, MulchMaid, the male flowers have just stalks whereas the female flowers have a tiny courgette behind them. Once you have female flowers you need to leave enough male flowers for fertilisation.chaiselonguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372135992072231446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441141568118034925.post-12068026448319364672010-05-29T16:29:58.478+02:002010-05-29T16:29:58.478+02:00I'm interested in your comment on eating the m...I'm interested in your comment on eating the male courgette flowers: are the male flowers the ones that stand up on thin stalks?<br />Pleas send some of your lovely heat (and dryness) to Portland - we dearly need it.MulchMaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441141568118034925.post-58125008092959970912010-05-28T14:52:02.228+02:002010-05-28T14:52:02.228+02:00I love broad beans. I must try your recipe! The ga...I love broad beans. I must try your recipe! The garden looks great.impoftheyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06809983969842330840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441141568118034925.post-39087110829743441892010-05-28T10:24:43.091+02:002010-05-28T10:24:43.091+02:00Everything is so advanced in your part of the worl...Everything is so advanced in your part of the world! The children are going to Nice next week, I am so envious.....Jon Storeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02523447513830779457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441141568118034925.post-50757516102854213492010-05-28T09:22:48.465+02:002010-05-28T09:22:48.465+02:00I tried freezing the mangetouts last year, but the...I tried freezing the mangetouts last year, but they were a bit mushy when defrosted. Luckily we're keeping up with them this year. It's not hot here, nor was yesterday, and we're forecast rain for the next week.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430236104525571846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441141568118034925.post-35317222994914264552010-05-28T08:52:21.105+02:002010-05-28T08:52:21.105+02:00Lisa and Robb: yes, I think so - they're peas ...Lisa and Robb: yes, I think so - they're peas with edible pods so you eat them whole.chaiselonguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372135992072231446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441141568118034925.post-71245845233512384692010-05-28T03:19:00.968+02:002010-05-28T03:19:00.968+02:00That soup sounds lovely.
Are mangetout the same ...That soup sounds lovely. <br /><br />Are mangetout the same as "snap" peas, I wonder?Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.com