Re: Companions for my Roses -Reply

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• From: C* W* <g*@columnist.com>
• Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 20:23:22 -0400
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rosenlund wrote:

> Yes, nasturtiums are edible. My mother makes a cold green pea soup
> and adds them as edible garnish.  She say's that they are a bit
> peppery, but I will have to take her word for it as I haven't had the
> nerve to taste them.

Nasturtiums are definitely edible - I grow them near my roses because
they attract the aphids away from the roses - but I also collect both
leaves and flowers and use them in salads. I really like the taste, and
the flowers make the salad beautiful. (I've also been known to scatter
rose petals through it if the nasturtiums weren't in bloom.)

Some people pickle the nasturtium buds and use them as a substitute for
capers.
Carol
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