This year I bought a Veg from a market stall in Malta, it is in the
marrow family. I think a friend called it the 100 year fruit? but I
wont swear to this.
The stall I bought it of spoke no English, and the Maltese name name
for it just went in one ear and out the other..
http://www.twango.com/channel/Taffy4u2.Unknown

When I bought it it had young shoots growing from the stalk end.
The fruit is very dense and a heavily pitted surface.

Also on site it a pic of a pink flower. These were bought as seed of a
supposed Solanium, it is not, the plants have been inside a cold poly
tunnel and they died back to the ground for the winter,
Any ideas?
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries

In message .com, Dave
Hill writes
This year I bought a Veg from a market stall in Malta, it is in the
marrow family. I think a friend called it the 100 year fruit? but I
wont swear to this.
The stall I bought it of spoke no English, and the Maltese name name
for it just went in one ear and out the other..
http://www.twango.com/channel/Taffy4u2.Unknown

When I bought it it had young shoots growing from the stalk end.
The fruit is very dense and a heavily pitted surface.

Also on site it a pic of a pink flower. These were bought as seed of a
supposed Solanium, it is not, the plants have been inside a cold poly
tunnel and they died back to the ground for the winter,
Any ideas?

Try Phytolacca (pokewood).

David Hill
Abacus Nurseries


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Stewart Robert Hinsley

Dave Hill writes
This year I bought a Veg from a market stall in Malta, it is in the
marrow family. I think a friend called it the 100 year fruit? but I
wont swear to this.
The stall I bought it of spoke no English, and the Maltese name name
for it just went in one ear and out the other..
http://www.twango.com/channel/Taffy4u2.Unknown

When I bought it it had young shoots growing from the stalk end.
The fruit is very dense and a heavily pitted surface.

Also on site it a pic of a pink flower. These were bought as seed of a
supposed Solanium, it is not, the plants have been inside a cold poly
tunnel and they died back to the ground for the winter,

Looks like Pokeweed. Has very juicy black berries, poisonous. Quite
striking.
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Kay

"Dave Hill" wrote in message
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This year I bought a Veg from a market stall in Malta, it is in the
marrow family. I think a friend called it the 100 year fruit? but I
wont swear to this.
The stall I bought it of spoke no English, and the Maltese name name
for it just went in one ear and out the other..
http://www.twango.com/channel/Taffy4u2.Unknown

When I bought it it had young shoots growing from the stalk end.
The fruit is very dense and a heavily pitted surface.
[...]

It's probably a choko, aka chayote. Waste of space if you ask me, but
here are some recipes:
http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/200...rchives?p=1320

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Mike.



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On 25 Apr, 12:01, K wrote:
Dave Hill writes

This year I bought a Veg from a market stall in Malta, it is in the
marrow family. I think a friend called it the 100 year fruit? but I
wont swear to this.
The stall I bought it of spoke no English, and the Maltese name name
for it just went in one ear and out the other..
http://www.twango.com/channel/Taffy4u2.Unknown

When I bought it it had young shoots growing from the stalk end.
The fruit is very dense and a heavily pitted surface.

Also on site it a pic of a pink flower. These were bought as seed of a
supposed Solanium, it is not, the plants have been inside a cold poly
tunnel and they died back to the ground for the winter,

Looks like Pokeweed. Has very juicy black berries, poisonous. Quite
striking.
--
Kay

Thanks Kay, looks like a Pokeweed, but not Americum
On a quick search it looks like Phytolacca clavigera.
Will look more tonight.
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries