Guest guest Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 I always have radishes in the garden, and throw the greens in with any greens I am braising. In fact - I use the tops or greens from almost everything in the garden. The beets, radish, turnip greens I usually sautee with a little onion a splash of veggie broth and a dash of vinegar. Lately I've been adding the tender leaves from my snow peas into the salad - they have a wonderful flavor. I also chop the carrot tops into the salad - I particularly like those. I haven't yet tried the tomato leaves or the green bean leaves, but maybe in the summer I will! Nasturtium grows wild around my garden, so those leaves and flowers turn up in the salad a lot, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Don't eat the tomato leaves. They are poisonous to humans. http://www.bonniesplants.com/how_to/poisonous_plants_to_fish.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisonous_plant >I haven't yet tried the tomato leaves or the green bean leaves, but maybe in the summer I will! Nasturtium grows wild around my garden, so those leaves and flowers turn up in the salad a lot, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 <I haven't yet tried the tomato leaves> I 'think' I read that any foliage from the night shade family is poisonous. Tomato leaves, potato leaves, and I think tobacco is in there too. Can someone verify this? Wendy Jeffries, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Click on the link I just sent and you'll see it. Judy - Wendy Jeffries Thursday, January 31, 2008 3:07 PM Re: Re: Edible? radish tops? and other tops, too! <I haven't yet tried the tomato leaves> I 'think' I read that any foliage from the night shade family is poisonous. Tomato leaves, potato leaves, and I think tobacco is in there too. Can someone verify this? Wendy Jeffries, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 For sure, for sure, do not eat tomato leaves. Not only are they poisonous if eaten, they are poisonous by contact with the skin. If you raise tomaot plants, like I do, you quicky learn to wear long sleved shirts and wash your hands after contact. Something in them is absorbed through the skin if not washed off promptly. Katie Wendy Jeffries <salt wrote: <I haven't yet tried the tomato leaves> I 'think' I read that any foliage from the night shade family is poisonous. Tomato leaves, potato leaves, and I think tobacco is in there too. Can someone verify this? Wendy Jeffries, Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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