Almost everything is starting to bloom this week and we are all sensing the excitement as yet another wonderful growing season ramps up. Truthfully, there’s always little anxiety about keeping up with it all, in our short growing season but we always seem to manage to get the work done and have a little fun too.
While walking the farm today and check on how the trials are progressing, I thought it would be fun to collect some of the edible flowers in bloom.
All the edible flowers in bloom!
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These edible beauties would make a perfect dessert garnish; strawberry, lavender, pea and field pea flowers.
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These herb flowers make a great addition to pizza. After pizza is cooked and while still warm, pull the flowers from their stems and sprinkle on pizza or most any savory dish for a beautiful and flavorful topping.
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Other useful edible herb flowers (not yet in bloom here are basil, oregano, dill, rosemary and fennel.
Check out our edible flower techsheets at Johnnyseeds.com for a whole list of edible flowers with flavor descriptions and tips on how to use them:
- Flavors and Suggested Uses
- Recipes
- Additional Information
While walking the farm today and check on how the trials are progressing, I thought it would be fun to collect some of the edible flowers in bloom.
All the edible flowers in bloom!
Flowers; violas, snapdragons, marigolds. Herbs; lavender, sage, chive, chamomile, thyme. Vegetables and fruit; strawberry and peas and field peas.
Lavender, sage, marigold, chamomile and pea flowers
These edible beauties would make a perfect dessert garnish; strawberry, lavender, pea and field pea flowers.
Photo – herb flowers, lavender- useful in baking, deserts and garnish, chamomile for tea and garnish, thyme, sage and chives are great for all incorporating into all kinds of dishes.
These herb flowers make a great addition to pizza. After pizza is cooked and while still warm, pull the flowers from their stems and sprinkle on pizza or most any savory dish for a beautiful and flavorful topping.
Photo – Chive, thyme and sage flowers
Other useful edible herb flowers (not yet in bloom here are basil, oregano, dill, rosemary and fennel.
Check out our edible flower techsheets at Johnnyseeds.com for a whole list of edible flowers with flavor descriptions and tips on how to use them:
- Flavors and Suggested Uses
- Recipes
- Additional Information