[mrspodington]

Can anybody help me pretty please

I bought what I thought was a courgette plant from b&q a bit back, I planted it and looked after it but the more it grows the more I'm convinced its not, it was in the veg section with the courgettes and was labelled as a courgette but ......

it has geranium shaped kinda fluffy leaves and it is now starting to flower with clusters of pink flowers on a single stem,

Does anybody know of any veg plants that look like a geranium?     

Thanks in advance.

[Ice]

A picture paints a thousand words Mrs P.

[mrspodington]

indeed it does but its too dark now to take one, also how do I upload one 

[Ice]

Here you go.

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=19476.0

[Paul Plots]

If it produces edible fruit can I beg or swap a few seeds? 

[Paul Plots]

mrspodington - how's the plant developing?

Any chance of a picture?

You have been watering it I hope? 

[mrspodington]

mrspodington - how's the plant developing?

Any chance of a picture?

You have been watering it I hope? 

No piccies as the camera packed up but I can reveal ( drum roll please ) it is a  .................................................................


Geranium 

[Paul Plots]

Well.... if the geranium produces courgette fruit keep it quiet... let me know... we could make a mint.

Just imagine it - decorative border plant for baskets and tubs producing edible fruit.
I thin it would sell.  
Or is there already such a thing? 

[hamstergbert]

...decorative border plant for baskets and tubs producing edible fruit....

or as some of us might call it "a fuchsia"

[Paul Plots]

...decorative border plant for baskets and tubs producing edible fruit....

or as some of us might call it "a fuchsia"

Fried in butter  :blink:

[hamstergbert]

...rather 'jammed' and spread on toast

[Paul Plots]

...rather 'jammed' and spread on toast

A pound of fruit to a pound of jam sugar?

    That's a lot of fuchsias  :blink:

[hamstergbert]

Once the first ones are ripe have to keep picking almost daily to stay ahead of the birds and save them in the freezer until there is enough to work with!  Worth the effort though.

[pigeonpie]

Fuschia jam?
Seriously?  I've never heard of it before but now very much intrigued and wondering if it is wrong to go out with the head torch and start picking...

[Paul Plots]

It'd be interesting to have a go.. 

Would 50% fuchsia and 50% apple work for a worthwhile jam?