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    FLOWERS FROM YOUR PATCH POACHED EGG PLANT

    Apr 25, 2018 2 minutes

    It is obvious to see how this flower got its name although it isn’t edible and it’s not a cut flower. But it certainly warrants a place on every veg patch, as Emma Rawlings explains

    think if there is one flower we should make room and although not the most spectacular it is pretty enough. You can’t cut it or eat it – so why grow it?

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