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Old 16-03-2009, 01:16 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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/Solanum muricatum/

Don't bother. Flowers are quite nice (deeper purple than many Solanum, and
fairly large), but the fruits are a waste of time. You can't eat them
until
they are ready to fall off the plant (which they do and then new
plants come
up everywhere), make a mess of the path, and get all over the soles of your
shoes. And the taste? Nothing to write home about. And they are more full
of seeds than tomatoes.


Well, we shall see.

They are now in large pots - don't ask me how many litres - and will
live in a sunny position as soon as it's safe to leave them out.

As it is, they're doing a yo-yo this week, when frosts are possible.

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Rusty
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
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