A bit munchy

 Hello m' crunchy daylilies,


What a scorcher it has been today! Naturally, I have been looking for things to cool me down, this time in the form of fresh salads. FOODIE W*NK*R ALERT: I made a video in the garden this morning - munching at some crazy edibles. Who'd have thought the daylilies that grow like weeds in my garden were edible?!

[Just be sure they are indeed Daylilies (Hemorocallis fuva) and not Tiger lilies (Lilium lancifolium)!!! Plus in large quantities, Daylilies are said to be hallucanagenic ]

Edible Dayliliy

In the background - edible cannas and nasturtiums -

 

Cooking is not my favourite pursuit really,  but I am always on the look out for ways to bring the cost of the weekly food shop down. I made a big monster pot of rustic curry using shop brought red lentils (cheap!), carrots, together with homegrown garlic, turnips and spring onions. Ol' Glass Eyed Mumrah makes a lovely panfried flat bread, 50% flour, 50% natural yogurt - lovely to scoop the curry up.


I am still having to buy tomatoes, but it won't be long now before mine are ready! Which will win the ripening race?

The outdoor tomatoes -

hot bed of outdoor tomatoes and suculents

or the greenhouse tomatoes ? -

Outside: 'Harry' potatoes growing in bags- should be ready soon. 

In the old blue recycling tub: Cherie's Cantaloupe Melon (courtesy of our seed swap earlier in the year). I plan to use the polycarbonate sheet, from an old broken coldframe, to cover it at night time and on cooler days.

 

Also from Cherie's magic bean stash - runner beans scrambling up the voodoo arch. Underplanted with golden oregano and lemon balm. The Borage is allowed to self seed itself around the garden. I will be making icecubes using the starry blue flowers this weekend. That will make my ice cube crunching a little more socially acceptable.


 In the background the rhododendron is having a drastic cut. I shan't be able to give the Camelia bush its much needed annual trim just yet though. There is a family of beautiful blackbirds living in there!

I think the birds have the right idea. Just look at what's on the next bush along - juicy ripe blackcurrants. I'll let them have their fill, I can always go to the shop for food (ok, I may grumble about it) but the poor birdies are losing their natural habitat, food and nesting sites.

ripe berries on blackcurrent bush

Some more edible flowers -

Dahlia Pooh

Dahlias (this one's called 'Pooh' - haven't tried munching it yet)

nasturtium & lavender

A scramble of nasturtiums and lavender

edible flowers pinks
 Above: Pinks - smell devine

Below: Apples are plumping up nicely


That's all for today. What are you snacking on? 

Look out for more Food Wankiness, if you dare.  I can't afford posh restaurants, so it could be a new YouTubey feature!

Lulu xXx


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Comments

  1. Cherie8 July 2022 at 14:20

    Have you tried Gladioli in your salads. Visually stunning with a very mild almost lettuce flavour... I eat anything but have never eaten pooh before :-)

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    1. Lulu12 July 2022 at 09:39

      Not tried Gladioli Cherie, but my folks have some lovely red ones in their garden - I'll distract them by saying something like "oh your neighbour's just reversed into your car again" and snack on them when they're not looking xXx

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  2. kjsutcliffe8 July 2022 at 15:15

    We pick all sorts of flowers at work to put in the salad - it delights me to see folks faces when they realise they are 'eating the garden' . Some tuck in with relish others carefully pick them out and push them to the side! 😁

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    1. Lulu12 July 2022 at 09:41

      Hiya Kate. Colourful and pretty as they are, some petals are a bit limp and floppy aren't they. I like something with a bit of crunch :) xXx

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  3. Winter Peach Photography9 July 2022 at 03:10

    I so enjoyed watching you munching and can just imagine the eye rolling when you consumed that daylily pod. You've very brave! Hoping you're not still tripping! The flower petals sound interesting though. Those Pooh Dahlias are very Willy Wonka wacky! We love a curry in this household and Gareth likes making pan fried flatbreads, but we have yet to try a yoghurt/flour blend. I'm dairy free, but there's a pot of DF yoghurt in the fridge. We'll definitely be trying that later. I'm munching on our only current home grown edibles - raspberries, although our apples are shaping up nicely too. xxx

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    1. Lulu12 July 2022 at 09:46

      Ol' Glass Eye Mumrah's flatbreads are spot on. Not so with the dense bread & butter pudding - even the seagulls don't touch it as it sinks to the bottom of the pond. I did wonder how many daylilies need to be consumed before one starts tripping! Oooh, give us a raspberry! xXx

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  4. David Bennett9 July 2022 at 03:58

    I've never eaten flowers from my garden, I might try it sometime but just now I have a "dicky tummy". 😯. I enjoyed the video of you & your garden, it looks absolutely crammed with stuff. The little pathways weaving around the garden may soon become engulfed before long. I love your sort of garden, bursting with growth, but I wouldn't be able to maintain it.
    Enjoy this spell of weather, very warm up here just now, dread to think how hot it's going to get for you & Mike Perry. 😊 🐕 🐢

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    1. Lulu12 July 2022 at 09:50

      Thanks David. The garden is a lot of work. One day I'll have to tarmack it over and get some fake grass (only joking! - I'll get a goat when it gets too much). It is happy work though and beats going to the gym :) TV Weather man with his map said it was going to be hotter up your way. Hope you are managing to stay cool xXx

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  5. Ellie Foster9 July 2022 at 05:32

    Wow Lulu - your garden looks amazing! Such a lot of beautiful colours and I love the verbena bonariensis too. Your taste test was interesting too.
    Have a good week and try to keep cool with the approaching heat.
    Best wishes
    Ellie

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    1. Lulu12 July 2022 at 09:52

      Thanks Ellie :) The verbena bonariensis self seeded itself all over and now I have to fight it to get to the washing line! Hope you are taking it easy with all this heat too xXx

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  6. bahnwärterin10 July 2022 at 00:07

    LOOOVE the video!
    :-DDD
    its really funny and cute to watch you tasting flowers and cucumbers.... surrounded by your beautiful garden. i have a few daylilies since 3 years and hope they will get into the "weed modus" soon. but i can´t eat flowers...... if we have nasturtium deco on the dishes, the BW has to eat them - mumbling: "because i´m the monster anyway" ;-DDDD
    here its a bit chilly & drizzly since a big rainfall 6 days ago - have not touched the water can since - yay! but harvested the first zucchini - very tasty yellow ones.
    xxxxx

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    1. Lulu12 July 2022 at 09:56

      Argh thanks Beate, now I feel like a chewy hamster ;) I saw on the TV weather report that this heatwave is going to sweep across Europe. I wonder if you'll get it in eastern Germany? Love them yellow courgettes. Fingers crossed for the weed modus mode xXx

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  7. Polyester Princess10 July 2022 at 11:30

    I loved joining you on your munchy garden exploration, Lulu. Doesn't your garden look wonderful. Mine is looking a bit worse for wear having been neglected for two weeks. It seems to have turned into a veritable, untameable jungle! I never knew Daylilies or Cannas were edible! Swooning over those "Pooh" Dahlias! Oh, and I'm munching on the last of the whitecurrants, some overripe gooseberries and some deliciously spicy Nasturtiums! xxx

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    1. Lulu12 July 2022 at 10:01

      Thanks for popping by the munchy picnic bench Ann. It is amazing what can grow in a fortnight isn't it!?! Make sure to wear a Rambo style bandana when you venture out with your machete. Your whitecurrants sound really nice, never tried them before xXx

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  8. Jules11 July 2022 at 01:57

    Your garden looks amazing, Lulu. I've been focusing on wildflowers the last couple of years, I am short on space, but I am hoping to make it a little more productive next year. X

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    1. Lulu12 July 2022 at 10:03

      Oh yes Jules, a little more productive / a little more munchy. I am always striving for this - but I love ornamental plants too much :0 A wildflower patch is a joy to have xXx

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  9. Elderberry-Rob11 July 2022 at 18:17

    Looks like you're better and back to your funny old self. I'm not big on eating flowers but the odd nasturtium has been sacrificed. Your garden is really doing you proud, hope the heatwave we are in (with worse to come) isn't going to be a problem for you). Betty x

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    1. Lulu12 July 2022 at 10:06

      Curtains are closed , feet are up and icecubes are out Betty! Thank you :) I hope the heat doesn't get too much for you - looks like the South East is catching the brunt of it xXx

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  10. Mike Perry12 July 2022 at 09:34

    Great video, I've always thought how great it would be to live from our own vegetables and anything else edible. But like so many ideas they have never come to fruition.
    Phew, it's been a bit hot. Take care, all good wishes.

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    1. Lulu12 July 2022 at 10:09

      Thanks Mike :) I like to have a little stash of edibles, just in case of a zombie apocalypse! Hope you are keeping well in this heat. Popping over to your bloggy shortly xXx

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  11. sustainablemum12 July 2022 at 13:20

    Your garden looks wonderful as always. I have had one nasturtium flower so far, I do love them in a salad, deliciously peppery. My blackcurrants are nearly ready, I have two bushes, one in a cage for us and one in the garden for the birds, they are both a similar size, that was my compromise!

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    1. Lulu16 July 2022 at 09:33

      Thanks SM :) Two bushes - what a great idea! I need to take some cuttings. The kids' old swing may be repurposed as a fruit cage ;) Enjoy your blackcurrants xXx

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  12. Nikki - Notes of Life18 July 2022 at 11:16

    Loving the dahlias! I wouldn't know where to start regarding eating any of the plants in my garden... although I do know that boridge is supposed to be good for cocktails.

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    1. Lulu24 July 2022 at 09:17

      Hello Nikki, thanks for stopping by. Boridge flowers are so pretty. I love them encased in a crunchy ice cube, even if it does look a bit poncy! :) xXx

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