Stunning Edible Flowers
Edible Flowers can be eaten safely when grown GMO free organically in an edible flower herb garden for any culinary use. Edible flowers have gained popularity as creative ingredients in the culinary world of cooking added to foods for flavor, decoration, aroma, and for medicinal purposes. They can be added to any main dish or incorporated into salads to enhance the flavor of the dish. The art of flower cookery can be dated back to Roman times, processed dried, frozen, candied or eaten fresh as a side garnish. Today many Chefs and innovative home cooks garnish their entrees with edible flower blossoms for a touch of unique style. Edible flowers may be eaten as vegetables as the main part of a meal or used as herbs to delicately flavor any dish. There is no identical point in history when the edible flower practice began. Ancient Roman, Greek, and Chinese herbalists had strong opinions on the benefits of eating flowers. Aztecs, Hyndues, and Incas used edible flowers in some of their religious rituals. Growing edible flowers is an incredibly interesting, beautiful, beneficial high yielding crop that can be added to your production.
Ranging from tender annuals, that pump out blossoms in the summer to perennial shrubs with extended bloom times all the way to fruit trees whose blooms can provide color and value in the early spring as edible flowers provide a bouquet of opportunities says, the BootStrap Farmer. It is important to note that many plants may share a common name even when actual plants are from completely different plant families. This means even though a plant may share the same name one type may be poisonous and another type may be edible. It is important to consult your doctor or reputable herbalist or plant professional before using any herbs for medicinal use. Check each plant for scientific designation if you are planning to grow edible flowers for culinary or medicinal purposes. Start an edible flower garden adding a touch of color to any home garden space and to your plates. The Edible flowers Indoor Garden Starter kit is non GMO complete with heirloom seeds Cornflower, Pot Marigold, Shasta Daisy, Viola, Tricolor, for planting in soil burlap pots including plant markers, trimmers, wood gift box, DIY growing kits, With this edible flower kit you can introduce vibrant hues into cocktails, or culinary creations, to expand your edible flower palate beyond common blooms. Grown from nasturtium seeds, chamomile seeds, calendula seeds found on Amazon.
There are three ways to source edible flowers: growing them yourself, purchasing them online from a specialty site, or buying edible flowers at a farmer’s market. The Edible Flower Garden Book by Rosalin Creasy learns how to grow beautiful fragrant flowers then use them to create delicious meals with this illustrated flower gardening and cookbook. You will be tempted to grow, harvest, and sample more than 40 varieties of edible flowers to choose from. Among them, you will find a more familiar selection of food plants including mustard, dill, in addition to common flowers like roses and tulips. Author Rosalin Creasy’s stunning photography, and detailed plans for an edible garden, make this a must have book for any gardener.
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Patricia Lynn
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