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"David Hare-Scott" wrote:
Red Tomatoe wrote:
On Jan 14, 7:55 am, "David Hare-Scott" wrote:
Has anybody grown farkleberries? What conditions do they like? Are
they tasty?
David
HI
There a nice bit of information on this website
http://www.floridata.com/ref/V/vacc_arb.cfm
Red Tomatoe
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Thanks
Looking good for a while, grows in zones 6-9, drought tolerant, soils
tolerant, hardy... however
"They can be eaten by people too, but they are bitter and not very good, and
most references say they are inedible."
Has anybody here actually eaten them?
David
Never eaten them but like rose hips they may be turned into preserves
I'd hazard to guess. Just about anything can be boiled with sugar and
ingested it seems.
http://www.google.com/search?client=...rd+sugar+jam+r
ecipes&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
Bill
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Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA