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Has anyone got a decent yield from them please?
Do they really have a nutty asparagus flavour?
Do they really have a nutty asparagus flavour?
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They have absolutely beautiful flowers, just stunning. Can't say I thought they tasted great/of anything much. They go stringy really really quickly too.http://mudandgluts.com - growing fruit and veg in suburbia -
I grew them a few years back and as Sparrow said they go stringy fast so it is best to get them when they are less than an inch long.
I found the taste quite slimy but that could just be me.I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. Thomas A. Edison
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In a word - NO!Comment
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Awful foul tasting, chewy, tart... Vomit inducing.
Nice flowers though.Blogging at..... www.thecynicalgardener.wordpress.comComment
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So far so bad, thanks. It's widely stocked so someone must like it, though Chiltern do hint it's more of an ornamental.Riddlesdown (S Croydon)Comment
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If you have the space grow some. As already mentioned they have very pretty flowers and the pods them selves are quite attractive. They are fairly heavy croppers. JUST DONT EAT THEM ! Again as already mentioned they are the food of the devil!Comment
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Oh my god yeeeaaah
They are lovely! They are the only ones I grow. We just sit and eat them all in one go though haha we grow the james wong brand
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Replacing the last A of 'asparagus pea' with an E should describe how appetising they areComment
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I grew James Wong ones last year and has been said before very pretty plants with beautiful floweres. The do go stringy really quickly and for me were nondescript flavour. Not worth eating really but I would grow them as an ornamental plantDogs have masters, cats have slaves, and horses are just wonderfulComment
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I actually really like them!
Thing is that you do need to have enough plants to be able to pick a decent handful on a daily basis.
They get stringy and less sweet once over about3cm long, or if they sit in the fridge for a couple of days waiting for enough to bother cooking as a serving.
Beautiful flowers as other peeps say."Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple
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I grew these quite a few years ago, and I don't remember them tasting terrible. Beginning to think I maybe didn't eat them. I do remember how easy they grew and they looked lovely.ElsieComment
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