Decorative veg?

gobs · « **Reply #15 on:** February 13, 2008, 21:13 »

As far as I know only the bitter gourd is toxic, whatever that is.

Same as people confusing almond with bitter almond. Anyhow, as far as I'm aware all cucurbits can be toxic to life stock, and the toxin, cucurbaterin something(sp)will be found in the sap of stalks, same as with some brassica and euphorbia, etc.

Must be pointed out though that plants developed for cultivation don't contain anywhere near that much toxins as their ancestors and gourds probably won't hurt you much but are not worth trying as they make pretty bad eating.

naturesparadise · « **Reply #16 on:** February 13, 2008, 21:17 »

it dose say on the seed packets that they are toxic and not to be eaten

also says it here on T&M

http://seeds.thompson-morgan.com/uk/en/product/4472/1

gobs · « **Reply #17 on:** February 14, 2008, 09:22 »

Yes, it says non-edible, not toxic.

Trillium · « **Reply #18 on:** February 14, 2008, 16:16 »

Quote from: "gobs"

Yes, it says non-edible, not toxic.

By the time you peeled it, if you could, there wouldn't be anything left to eat anyway

CC85 - yellow and white carrots are now available, but you'd never recognize them by the tops.

Gobs, are chocolate cosmos available by seed there or by corms? We can get only the latter here and boy, do the shops charge for them.

gobs · « **Reply #19 on:** February 14, 2008, 16:54 »

I can't remember where I got it from, mine don't seem to bear any seed though. If it's a sterile hybrid or just the climate I do not know. :?

Sorry, will have a look though.

gobs · « **Reply #20 on:** February 14, 2008, 21:22 »

All I could find Trill is people drooling about the seed but serious sources tend not to mention or say does not set seed so, can look for some rhizomes in the autumn if you want.

I don't want to lift them now, as very frost tender.

dawninspain · « **Reply #21 on:** February 14, 2008, 21:41 »

Sorry - I did not intend to try to encourage anyone to poison themselves :!:

As Trillium says by the time they are ripe they are really just a hard shell so you'd be hard pushed to find any part that could be eaten anyway.

Dawn

Trillium · « **Reply #22 on:** February 15, 2008, 01:52 »

Gobs, we can't get any fleshy roots or bulbs shipped here without the phyto-whatever certificate. I can find the roots here if I look hard enough. Just wondered if anyone had seeds at all for them. Guess they just don't produce seeds. Makes you wonder how the first plant came to be.

Scribbler · « **Reply #23 on:** February 15, 2008, 09:13 »

Apparently you can coat the ornamental gourds with polywhatsit varnish, so they last for ages.

dawninspain · « **Reply #24 on:** February 15, 2008, 09:20 »

Yes scribbler - I didn't do that and I have gradually had to throw them away as they go mouldy. This year I will varnish them.

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