Daftest veg/seeds you've ever bought?

[Don Vincenzo]

My experiences with growing unusual vegetables
Maca: total failure, after searching for the seeds which I got ( like Snadger ) from Sud America and rather expensive. Sowed, germinated and eventually transplanted with loving care in my allotment only to discover that our native weeds do not like Maca among them so no maca!! i will try again this year!!!!
Other failures: Beans yard long.
on the other hand several good results with
[B]SCORZONERA, ARTICHOKES BOTH GLOBE AND JERUSALEM, BURDOCK ( LACTIUM LAPPA ) CARDOONS[B]which if cooked properly they taste fine (if you like a bitter taste) and of course the biggest success is[B]CUCUZZE ( Snakes of Sicily ) which I was honoured by our beloved Wellie to be crowned as the King of Cucutsi.
Surely there is a pleasure in trying growing some different vegs together with our usual ones.
Happy New Growing Year to everyboby!! hopeful we will get some summer.
Don Vincenzo

[TonyF]

So, how many hundred truffle trees do people want? I've got the less expensive white truffles in my and my neighbours woods and I'm told by one of the locals the wood used to be a good place for the black (and very expensive) truffles also.

To buy off the market this morning a truffle seedling would cost 10 euros - how much are they in the UK? Is this a way of supplementing my pension?

[smallblueplanet]

Could be Tony! But then you have to find 'grapes' daft enough to give 'em a go!!! Thats me and seahorse so far....

Truffle trees

Oh do let us know how your wood/truffles go, you lucky thing!?

[Seahorse]

Oh yes, signing up to the daft register here

Tony - would it be possible/practical for me to buy one from you? Going rate + post + your commission, of course!

[scarey55]

Hmmm, Tony you've got me thinking there.

I have a VERY small area at the bottom of my garden with a couple of Oak trees and loads of Hazel/Cob nut trees. Now.... all I need is a truffle hunting pig

Might go and heve a furkel (sp?) around the roots - you never know

[Snadger]

If the truffles smell that bad that you need a pig to find them you've got me wondering what they taste like? At the prices I've seen mentioned though, I think they will have to join caviar as a no-go area unless I win the lottery!

[Hazel at the Hill]

I have a VERY small area at the bottom of my garden with a couple of Oak trees and loads of Hazel/Cob nut trees. Now.... all I need is a truffle hunting pig

Dogs can hunt truffles too - can't you teach Hobie?

[smallblueplanet]

Yes I believe the reason that dogs are used rather than piggies is that upon finding a truffle dogs are easier to control!

[scarey55]

Dogs can hunt truffles too - can't you teach Hobie?

Now Hazel,

You just KNOW Hobie's too stupid even to get to the bottom of the garden, never mind hunt for truffles and don't even go there with Flash

For those of you who may not know my dogs - Hobie is a blind, fat, slightly inteligent Lab and Flash is a seeing thin and extremely stupid Greyhound.

Think I may just stick with a pig

[crichmond]

Ive ordered oca and ulluco from here Vegetable Seeds : Unusual Tubers: Oca, Ulluco etc
and also exploding cucumbers from this page Vegetable Seed : Cucumbers, gherkins and a few other oddities

Cheers Chris

[Seahorse]

Oh for crying out loud... I'm really not fit to be in charge of a Paypal account Already had oca but ulluco and exploding cucumbers now on their way here

[pigletwillie]

Yes I believe the reason that dogs are used rather than piggies is that upon finding a truffle dogs are easier to control!

Oh yes indeedy, I will eat anything (once).

Think I may just stick with a pig

I'm yours.

[crichmond]

Oh for crying out loud... I'm really not fit to be in charge of a Paypal account Already had oca but ulluco and exploding cucumbers now on their way here

Dont you just love the health warning with the exploding cucumber:

" HEALTH WARNING.
DANGER OF EYE INJURY! HARD SEED IS EJECTED AT GREAT SPEED.
DO NOT HOLD RIPE FRUIT NEAR FACE.
HARVEST FRUIT AFTER IT HAS OPENED.
DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY WITH FRUIT.

We know this sounds silly, but it is a real danger and we must recommend that
YOU SHOULD WEAR EYE PROTECTION WHILE HARVESTING AND PROCESSING FRUIT."

[smallblueplanet]

Gotta say I'm all in favour of a laff but I don't fancy being 'shot' by a vegetable!

[Seahorse]

It's as near to 'living dangerously' as I get these days!