tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069705080837182533.post8934729949738870645..comments2024-03-16T00:28:53.724-07:00Comments on Growing Our Food: I is for Ice Plant (Also Called Sour Fig & Hottentot Fig)Damaria Sennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16933949808230808200noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069705080837182533.post-44915001519169215892020-01-27T01:56:50.528-08:002020-01-27T01:56:50.528-08:00Can you plant seeds from the dried out fruit? I ab...Can you plant seeds from the dried out fruit? I absolutely adore dried sour figs.Laurennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069705080837182533.post-9615920201901913922018-12-25T09:15:10.791-08:002018-12-25T09:15:10.791-08:00Love sourfigsLove sourfigsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18419676881042416497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069705080837182533.post-80239350884377260852018-08-20T07:08:17.024-07:002018-08-20T07:08:17.024-07:00Hi, we loved to eat sour figs straight from the pl...Hi, we loved to eat sour figs straight from the plant as kids. Still love its sweet sour taste. We used to fight over the jam. I would like to make it now. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03991379113321843652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069705080837182533.post-28648872009970792882017-07-31T07:59:53.753-07:002017-07-31T07:59:53.753-07:00Lifetime Replacement is something that you rarely ...Lifetime Replacement is something that you rarely find, any time you Buy facebook reviews. Solitary a few excellent agencies give this. <a href="https://www.boostfollower.com/buy-facebook-5-star-ratings-reviews/" rel="nofollow">facebook reviews</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620340137704372039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069705080837182533.post-51939539035771891882014-04-24T06:16:21.997-07:002014-04-24T06:16:21.997-07:00You poor tongue thanks you for dodging that prickl...You poor tongue thanks you for dodging that prickly bullet:)Damaria Sennehttp://foodgardeningsa.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069705080837182533.post-75464091083568643992014-04-10T15:40:54.037-07:002014-04-10T15:40:54.037-07:00Visiting on the 10th day of the #atozchallenge. Fa...Visiting on the 10th day of the #atozchallenge. Fantastic blog created by a fellow writer and gardener. I will begin to follow. Thanks for all the hard work to present your readers with worthwhile information. If you have time or interest, I am writing about gardening and related topics this month. Come and visit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069705080837182533.post-86167371523181747782014-04-10T15:11:26.393-07:002014-04-10T15:11:26.393-07:00I used to have cacti that grew prickly pear and di...I used to have cacti that grew prickly pear and didn't even know you could eat it! Now I wish I did so I could've tried it. Darn! :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069705080837182533.post-65909120133841382172014-04-10T12:06:39.445-07:002014-04-10T12:06:39.445-07:00You are a brave brave woman:)You are a brave brave woman:)Damaria Sennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844894356665627961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069705080837182533.post-84478447542652762812014-04-10T11:20:29.127-07:002014-04-10T11:20:29.127-07:00Interesting. I would love the chance to try it and...Interesting. I would love the chance to try it and see what my palate says. I would never have guessed such a plant existed, or thought of actually putting something like that in my mouth.Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069705080837182533.post-25341940302844133352014-04-10T06:04:51.187-07:002014-04-10T06:04:51.187-07:00'Deer don't like it' is reason enough ...'Deer don't like it' is reason enough to plant it for me, but I live where it is very wet and also very cold.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069705080837182533.post-31647057137325887032014-04-10T05:30:40.619-07:002014-04-10T05:30:40.619-07:00I'm learning a lot too, especially from the on...I'm learning a lot too, especially from the online research and I'm finding out that even though I might have a plant in my garden, I don't know as much as I should about it.Damaria Sennehttp://foodgardeningsa.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069705080837182533.post-65834826536813907252014-04-10T05:29:16.997-07:002014-04-10T05:29:16.997-07:00I'm glad I can inspire you to try something ne...I'm glad I can inspire you to try something new/that you didn't even know you might want to do. Thank you.<br /><br />I don't think that there is any kind of deer native to South Africa .. so nah... we don't have a deer problem. I was only referring to it for people who do have it in their own regions. <br /><br />We used to have hyenas, jackals and monkey.. but most of that wildlife has been displaced by human settlements. Though a couple of months ago a monkey ran through my yard going from one street to another. I saw it from my office window and ran outside to see it properly, but it ran right into my opposite neighbour's yard. It didn't looked freaked out by yards and fences though, so we wondered if it was someone's pet that should not have been running around on its own.Damaria Sennehttp://foodgardeningsa.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069705080837182533.post-22966694037462371912014-04-10T05:19:51.967-07:002014-04-10T05:19:51.967-07:00I'll look up gongura to see what it's like...I'll look up gongura to see what it's like. I've tasted cactus when I was little. It was supposed to be for medicinal purposes but can't remember what exactly. I decided the cure would probably kill me faster than the illness:)<br /><br />Thanks for coming by Vidya.Damaria Sennehttp://foodgardeningsa.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069705080837182533.post-84418069800499561292014-04-10T05:17:25.790-07:002014-04-10T05:17:25.790-07:00Hi Hilary
Thanks. It's such a pleasure to see...Hi Hilary<br /><br />Thanks. It's such a pleasure to see your image when I come to my blog. Thank you for stopping by. I'm glad I can give you a bit of South Africa:)Damaria Sennehttp://foodgardeningsa.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069705080837182533.post-24158471855072539492014-04-10T03:05:05.073-07:002014-04-10T03:05:05.073-07:00That sounds like my kind of edible plant. And what...That sounds like my kind of edible plant. And what pretty flowers, Damaria. <br />We have a particular greens variety that has sour leaves, used in lieu of tamarind - so anything made with those leaves is quite tasty. Not sure what it is called in English.Okay, just checked and the Wikipedia lists "gongura" as Kenaf/ Hibiscus cannabinus or Roselle/ Hibiscus sabdariffa,<br /><br />I've never tasted a cactus!Vidya Suryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12911836541019511108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069705080837182533.post-31230314862881696992014-04-10T00:01:55.768-07:002014-04-10T00:01:55.768-07:00Hi Damaria .. interesting that you can eat the Ice...Hi Damaria .. interesting that you can eat the Ice Plant leaves and fruits .. but I do love that ice pink colour ... oh I do love seeing your photos and I for implanting myself back to SA for a few minutes! I'd like to try some ... at some stage .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069705080837182533.post-90531035738597739052014-04-09T21:37:44.624-07:002014-04-09T21:37:44.624-07:00very informative.. I am tempted to try out gardeni...very informative.. I am tempted to try out gardening.. you are doing such a great job. By the way do you have deer eating away your plants ?simple girl.....https://www.blogger.com/profile/03118562407633534338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069705080837182533.post-79298547770859971072014-04-09T21:11:41.315-07:002014-04-09T21:11:41.315-07:00Another nice and informative post...Loving these s...Another nice and informative post...Loving these series..Jayantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00853040622450226979noreply@blogger.com