hootenannyshenanigan@lemmy.world to Gardening@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTrying my hand at a pumpkin vine this year. The male blooms are beautiful!i.imgur.comimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down10
arrow-up153arrow-down1imageTrying my hand at a pumpkin vine this year. The male blooms are beautiful!i.imgur.comhootenannyshenanigan@lemmy.world to Gardening@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squarecamelliasinensis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoBeautiful! Are you planning to harvest any of the flowers to eat?
minus-squarehootenannyshenanigan@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI honestly didn’t know that was a thing!! I only have one female flower developing right now, so I should harvest some of the blooms. Thank you!
minus-squarecamelliasinensis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoNo problem! They are hard to come by around me so I’ve only tried using them as a garnish so far; the flavor is subtle and the color is fun. That’ll be such a nice extra treat, enjoy!
Beautiful! Are you planning to harvest any of the flowers to eat?
I honestly didn’t know that was a thing!! I only have one female flower developing right now, so I should harvest some of the blooms. Thank you!
No problem! They are hard to come by around me so I’ve only tried using them as a garnish so far; the flavor is subtle and the color is fun. That’ll be such a nice extra treat, enjoy!