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daine starts with ... The drumstick tree I have grown since mar 2008, purchased from Daleys.It had always been lanky but I still managed to eat the leaves fresh in salads - taste smaller leaves like a pea, larger leaves like a pea but a little bit of a bitter taste afterwards. It grew many flowers and then finally 3 pods which I allowed to dry on the tree (photos). I have sinced picked the pods 30cm length will try to grow more trees. The tree has grown to 2 metres in height and I will have to move it to a more sunny sight it also needs repotting but I will not do this until some of the seeds have grown. I am going to sprout some of the seeds to see what that is like but besides grinding the seeds to purify water what else can I do with the dried seeds?
| About the Author daine Springfield qld 12th March 2010 11:39am #UserID: 0 |
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speedy says... Once they're dried, just use to grow more or as you said, use for water clearing. Immature pods are a great vegetable chopped into 5cm lengths and added to curries. they can get stringy if allowed to get too big before picking. in that case, just peel some of the fibres from the outside skin as you prepare them. The tree can grow from large cuttings I believe. | About the Author speedy N.Vic. 12th March 2010 12:53pm #UserID: 0 |
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| About the Author Speedy N Vic. 12th March 2010 12:56pm #UserID: 0 |
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| About the Author kim 12th March 2010 1:44pm #UserID: 0 |
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| About the Author BJ Brisbane 12th March 2010 1:49pm #UserID: 3270 View All BJ's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Diane Australia 13th March 2010 10:19am #UserID: 3472 View All Diane's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author kim 13th March 2010 6:36pm #UserID: 0 |
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