14.11.38

Posted on 14 November by orwelldiaries

Planted out nasturtiums.

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14 Responses to 14.11.38

  1. Von Wereknel says:
    14 November at 8:17 am

    I’ll out plant your nasturtiums.

  2. Andrea Treadle says:
    14 November at 10:47 am

    What are nasturtiums? Someone failed this time to do the research and link it. I’m totally disoriented now.

  3. Rosemary Molloy says:
    14 November at 1:00 pm

    They’re pretty, brightly-colored flowers that–I think–resemble petunias in shape. They’re edible, too–I’m surprised George didn’t put them in an omelet with all those eggs.

  4. JamesonLewis3rd says:
    14 November at 1:49 pm

    @Andrea~~
    Unless I really have gone mad, there are two links for nasturtiums in today’s post. I guess you are kidding, but I don’t get it.

  5. Ed Webb says:
    14 November at 3:31 pm

    We are planted out,
    Staked out under the fierce sun:
    Wither or flourish?

  6. Wally says:
    14 November at 3:55 pm

    Nasturtiums are delicious. They are spicy – a little like a radish or mild wasabi. I’ve never eaten the blooms, however, only the leaves.

  7. dave says:
    14 November at 5:15 pm

    How very British….

    JL3; thats three times…

    Anyone read his essay on Kipling? Its GO 101

  8. itwasntme says:
    14 November at 9:35 pm

    Nasturtiums are “volunteers” here in Los Angeles, and I’ve put the blossoms in salads for a nice look, but never tried eating the leaves. They should come up easily with very little tending, and very quickly too.

    I will look for the Nasturtiums coming soon to a blog near me!

  9. margot says:
    14 November at 10:41 pm

    The blossoms are delicious. I’ve never eaten the leaves. He should have fed the dog. Perhaps an egg?

  10. JamesonLewis3rd says:
    14 November at 11:00 pm

    Are the roots any good?

  11. JamesonLewis3rd says:
    15 November at 2:27 pm

    George~~

    Thank you for this authentic example of the ultra-top secret Seven Syllable Code. I look forward to confounding my family, friends and cohorts with it—I’m sure to enjoy the startled look of incredulity this will certainly provoke.

  12. itwasntme says:
    15 November at 4:40 pm

    JamesonLewis3rd, I’ve never heard that Nasturtium roots are any good. They seem to grow pretty much on the surface with shallow thin roots. Nothing carrot- or corm-like.

  13. JamesonLewis3rd says:
    15 November at 7:44 pm

    itwasntme~~

    Thank you. I believe I’ve seen Nasturtiums blooming in this vicinity. I will, of course, be on the lookout for some seeds. I will, of course, promptly plant them under the tree in my front yard. Next to the chicken coop. In the billowing sea of leaping tortoises beneath a sky filled with darting silky, swooping sounds; as plough men dig the earth and George Raft lurks in the shadows, hoping to ambush a blase, nonchalant Rick–yes, that Rick.
    ~~~~~
    About 5 decades previous to my arrival via wormhole in this idyllic fantasyland destination, Vincent Van Gogh did a couple of paintings called The Sower. I recently glommed them at the MoMA and they seemed apropos.

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