are small ornamental pumpkins edible?
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For several weeks we've enjoyed them displayed on a white platter in the middle of the dining room table as a simple centerpiece. So lovely. But it turns out that mini pumpkins are not just decoration—they're edible!
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No. The bottom line is that ornamental sweet potatoes are bred specifically for their foliage, whether it be bright purple or vivid green. They produce fleshy, tuberous roots like their edible counterparts, but the quality of the tubers is generally not suitable for eating.
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An orange fruit harvested in October, this nutritious and versatile plant features flowers, seeds and flesh that are edible and rich in vitamins. Pumpkin is used to make soups, desserts and breads, and many Americans include pumpkin pie in their Thanksgiving meals.
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Autumn olive: foraging for autumnberries. Until recently, few people were aware that the berries of autumn olive, Elaeagnus umbellata, are edible. But the secret is out. More and more are harvesting these tasty fruits for both sweet and savory dishes.
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Yes, you can! But it probably won't taste as good. You won't get as much pumpkin out of one of a jack-o-lantern pumpkin as you would a pie pumpkin of the same size. ... Pie pumpkins tend to have a sweeter, richer flavor than a carving pumpkin.
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The fruit is a red berry, 1–2 cm (0.39–0.79 in) diameter, with a rough surface. It matures in about 12 months, in autumn, at the same time as the next flowering. It is edible; the fruit is sweet when reddish.
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Pumpkin plants grow as a vine, which can easily reach 20 to 30 feet long in the course of a growing season. By harvest season, a single hill of jack o'lantern-type pumpkins can cover 50 to 100 square feet.
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Though all pumpkins are edible, some are better for cooking depending on their flavor and consistency. Others are better used as table decorations, or even as an alternative soup bowl.
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Maclura pomifera: The Edible Inedible. ... In all fairness, not all of the fruit is edible. Only the seeds are. In fact, the Osage Orange it is closely related to the Mulberries, which we do eat, and the Paper Mulberry which also has an edible fruit.
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Wax Begonias (Begonia cucullata) – The fleshy leaves and flowers are edible raw or cooked. They can have a slight bitter after taste and if in water most of the time, a hint of swamp in their flavor. Calendula (Calendula officinalis) – Also called Marigolds. A wonderful edible flower.
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The same species as the kale used as a food crop, ornamental kale is edible to humans, though it may not taste as good as kale more traditionally used for food. Ornamental kales can grow in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 2 to 11 in containers, border plantings and vegetable gardens alike.
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We have lots of blue crab and then fiddlers which are the tiny ones that bury themselves. Hopefully the ones you're talking about are a little bigger. According to Google, and Yahoo answers, yes, they are edible.
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"Squash and pumpkins are gourds, and all of their seeds are edible. Pumpkin seeds are good simply pan roasted in the oven. Rinse the seeds, put them on a cookie sheet, sprinkle with salt and bake them in a 300-degree Fahrenheit oven for 45 minutes."
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"If the pumpkin was healthy when picked and diseases were controlled in the field, the pumpkin can last 8 to 12 weeks," he says via email. He adds jack-o-lanterns don't fare as well: They last five to 10 days. The best storage temperature for pumpkins ranges between 50 to 55 degrees Fahrenheit, he says.
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Although typical large carving pumpkins can taste awful, they are edible. It is always best to use "cooking pumpkins" when selecting a pumpkin which you intend to eat. ... If possible, carve it on Halloween and bring it in that night. Leave it in a cool, dark place until you cook it.
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Pumpkins that are sold around Halloween are edible but they don't taste as good as the ones that are grown for eating. They tend to be watery and fibrous. You should be able to buy edible pumpkins as well as ones for carving from your local shop or supermarket.
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Not at all: but it is a marvelous member of the melon family (or "Cucurbitaceae"). It's edible, it's reputed to have a number of medicinal properties, and it's easy to grow in your garden, where it will make quite a display.