2 weeks Ago By Brian Dillon
An expert has explained why growing certain fruits and vegetables in your garden is a total waste of time. In a YouTube video , Epic Gardening presenter Kevin Espiritu along with his colleagues listed the plants they tell people not to bother with because they "might not be worth the time in the garden". Growing fruits and vegetables at home is something many Brits love to do.
Eager gardeners have great success in growing tomatoes , peppers, herbs and other handy food items in their own gardens. While some of them might be easy and straight-forward, there are others that require much more effort, perhaps more effort than they are worth. The first crop that Espiritu says he will never grow again in an Jeruselam artichokes because they give you "insane gas", giving them the nickname "fartichokes".
Meanwhile, his colleague says that he will never again grow a thorned blackberry plant because it was "such a chore" when it came to harvesting becasuse he would keep getting stabbed by the thorns. Lemon cucumbers also proved to be unpopular for these gardeners, with the flavour simply being "not there". The nine fruits and vegetables these gardeners say they will never grow again are: Some of these foods, such as the courgette, proved to be not as flavourful as other varieties while other plants, such as the edamame, need conditions that are not available in many climates around the world such as parts of the US and the UK.
While these gardeners admitted to having difficulties with some of these plants, people took to the comments section of their video to give some handy tips. One person said: "Our traditional family recipe for Jerusalem Artichokes is to peel them, cut into big chunks and then cook them in lemon juice and a few tbsps of olive oil (+ pinch salt) until they become soft (cooked through). Lemon juice helps to break down the complex carbs that make you fart!" Another shared: "As far as a pretty purple tomato that also tastes good, look into Indigo Rose tomato.
It is a small round tomato, bigger than plum tomato. They are very mild, not acidic and have a wonderful flowery aroma.".
