I do not grow flowers

[Palladini]

But I do grow stuff you can eat -

 

[headfullofbees]

I bet you ten quid to a bucket of shite that these pepper plants will have flowers on them at some point.
Strawberries are the swollen ovaries of flowers.
Artichokes, broccoli, cauliflowers all flowers

 

[Palladini]

Yes they have flowers on them, I do hope to have 5 Different Kinds of Pepper for Labour Day weekend, or a day nor two ahead to get these 5 Peppers and enter them in Paris, Ontario Fair.

 

[greenmowers.org]

I bet you ten quid to a bucket of shite that these pepper plants will have flowers on them at some point.
Strawberries are the swollen ovaries of flowers.
Artichokes, broccoli, cauliflowers all flowers

Haha, looks like someone won a bet! I think that OP was saying that he or she didn't grow flowers for decoration.

 

[Mrsclem]

Lots of flowers are edible. I grow viola and nasturtiums for salads!

 

[headfullofbees]

Haha, looks like someone won a bet! I think that OP was saying that he or she didn't grow flowers for decoration.

W"hat am I going to do with a bucket of shite?

 

[LouisFerdinand]

Lots of flowers are edible. I grow viola and nasturtiums for salads!

I did not know that viola and nasturtiums could be grown for salads.

 

[Palladini]

What I meant was I do not grow anything pretty in flowers, my chant is, if I cannot eat it, why grow it. If I had my way, I would have my front lawn green concrete. All I grow are Peppers and tomatoes and Herbs. And in the fall, I make an awesome tomato concoction that People who know me clamber for. It involves all 3 ingredients above, a smoker, a BBQ, and a Camp Chef Grill. It takes about 4 days to make and contains 4 kinds of Peppers

 

[NigelJ]

Strictly speaking no flowers would mean no fruits and no grains; as well as no rosemary, thyme or sage which flower profusely in my garden. You would be restricted to leafy brassicas, leafy salad crops, garlic, onions, rootcrops like carrot and swede etc, potatoes if dug before flowering and leaves off a young bay tree. Not sure about allowing mushrooms as these are, like flowers, for reproduction.

 

[Deblee]

W"hat am I going to do with a bucket of shite?

Fertilizer. But not on anything edible.

 

[Meadowlark]

What I meant was I do not grow anything pretty in flowers, my chant is, if I cannot eat it, why grow it. ...

I shared that attitude for many years... but became enlightened.

There are many flowers that enhance your ability to grow things that you can eat. Sunflowers for example build soil and serve as a great stink bug trap. Marigolds attract pollinators to your garden and some limited insect repellant. Zinnias are another easy to grow flower that attracts pollinator to your gardens. Lantana is a favorite here for attracting pollinators along with garden phlox.

I've recently started a butterfly garden of milkweed, coneflower, asters, black-eyed Susan, butterfly bush, lavender, etc.

Be careful, or you might find it is highly enjoyable to attract pollinators, especially butterflys, for their own sake independent of growing food.

 

[pepper2.0]

Marigolds attract pollinators to your garden and some limited insect repellant.

Last year when I ordered my garden seeds I ordered a pack of marigold seeds for the above reason. But I know nothing about flowers so I got African Marigolds and planted them around randomly in one of my gardens. That was a mistake, they grew so big they shaded a lot of my yummy plants. They also attracted groundhogs, it blew my mind that they were eating them and hardly touching the lettuce and kale.

 

[Meadowlark]

Last year when I ordered my garden seeds I ordered a pack of marigold seeds for the above reason. But I know nothing about flowers so I got African Marigolds and planted them around randomly in one of my gardens.

The African are best for border plants...the French marigolds are best for interplanting in garden, much smaller.