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| Dave Hill 2007-04-25, 9:25 am |
| 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
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| Martin 2007-04-25, 9:25 am |
| On 25 Apr 2007 02:29:27 -0700, Dave Hill <david@abacus-nurseries.co.uk> wrote:
>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
It is a Maltese marrow.
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Martin
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| Stewart Robert Hinsley 2007-04-25, 9:25 am |
| In message <1177493366.903434.191270@r30g2000prh.googlegroups.com>, Dave
Hill <david@abacus-nurseries.co.uk> 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
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| Dave Hill <david@abacus-nurseries.co.uk> 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
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| Mike Lyle 2007-04-25, 9:25 am |
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"Dave Hill" <david@abacus-nurseries.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1177493366.903434.191270@r30g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> 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/20...archives?p=1320
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Mike.
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| Dave Hill 2007-04-26, 9:25 am |
| On 25 Apr, 12:01, K <k...@scarboro.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> Dave Hill <d...@abacus-nurseries.co.uk> writes
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> 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
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