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Green fruit, edible, yellow flower, growing on the frame
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Bam
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| Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 1:06 am Post subject: Green fruit, edible, yellow flower, growing on the frame |
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You can use the fruit for making soup. When the fruit turn brown (old), you can use it as a container of water or wine.
However, I don't know its English name, help me please.
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eileen
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| Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 1:13 am Post subject: |
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The fruits are called gourds in English I think Bam.
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We call those gourds, too. I have never made soup with them though. Could you tell us how you would do it? dooley
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daisybeans
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Well, now I want to grow gourds too. Do they require an elaborate structure to grow on?
Bam, what is it there that looks like a plastic bag full of water hanging nearby.
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Palustris
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Also called Squash. We grow various types, sadly here they need to be in a big polytunnel to be really successful, but in warmer places they are dead easy to grow.
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EJ
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I think they are sometimes known as bottle gourds. I love growing them on my allotment.
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Bam
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| Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you all.
I think "gourds" or "bottle gourds" is the right name, "squash" is a another plant. Although we have a proverb which mean gourds and squash often have the same frame then they should love each other 
To dooley: It's not the soup for starter. I just can't find out the word (sorry). We boil some ried shrimp or meat or beef, add spices. When they come to the boil, add slice-gourds. Use this soup with hot rice
To daisybeans: We often use bamboo frame. And the plastic bag full of water nearby is to drive away insect.
To all: I use the dictionary to look up the words, so whenever you find anything is not right, would you please tell me? Thank you.
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