Comments on: Do you Eat Your Pumpkin Greens?

By: terpie51

terpie51 — Sat, 24 Jun 2017 12:58:57 +0000

Morag, Thank you for your inspiring blogs. I have grown a lot of fruit and veg at home for years and still learning about things like layering. We are usually taught to space out things so we are wasting soil and growing space. Im having a hard time convincing my old fashioned father in law about growing things closer together and now on top of each other ha! You mentioned choko leaves. I never thought about eating those! My choko vine is very hard to tame at times so I will eat some rather than throw them away, altnough the snails absolutely love the leaves too (and my bees love the flowers on chokos). I just harvested and went mad on pickling my chokos for the first time so I have some all year. I'm one of those rare choko lovers so I have several dozen jars of them in my pantry. I would so love to live off grid as you do but I havent convinced my hubby to do that as yet so I do what I can to be self sufficient. Thank you.

By: Darrens Garden

Darrens Garden — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 10:26:53 +0000

Hi Morag,queensland arrowroot and casava I eat also ,Madagascar beans would be my favourite bean to eat

By: Natasha Turner

Natasha Turner — Sun, 05 Mar 2017 03:30:43 +0000

I learned from our African gardeners a couple years ago to eat sweet potato leaves. They are delicious! They taste like a sweeter/slightly nutty version of spinach.

By: Morag Gamble : Our Permaculture Life

Morag Gamble : Our Permaculture Life — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 19:48:49 +0000

Hi Tim, These plants are super abundant, and if you just pick what you need for that meal, then in my experience, it's hardly noticeable what you harvest – a few leaves. If it's a smaller plant – I'd recommend taking a bit from here, and a bit from there – not always the same spot, and if you have multiple plants, not from the same one each time. 🙂

By: Tim Steckel

Tim Steckel — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 19:45:57 +0000

Hi Morag,how often can you pick leaves without stressing the plant too much?Is is maybe even beneficial to pick young leaves, so the plant would grow more roots? What's your experience?

By: Morag Gamble : Our Permaculture Life

Morag Gamble : Our Permaculture Life — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 03:29:55 +0000

I did a quick google and found http://www.growplants.org – hope that helps.

By: Marlen

Marlen — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 13:45:37 +0000

last year I ate young zucchini leaves, very good! But can you also eat the older ones?
This year I will try sweet potatoes, can you also eat the leaves?

By: Lisa King

Lisa King — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 17:24:08 +0000

I live in Florida in the US. Any idea where I can purchase Brazilian spinach seeds?

By: Jo Walker

Jo Walker — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 11:17:45 +0000

Thanks Morag- another great article!