Surf grrl, please don't ever taste anything unless you are absolutely positive it is safe. The way something looks is *not* a guideline to safety - consider the hyacinth bean (which has seeds that look just like edible bean seed): easy-to-grow with lovely flowers on an enthusiastic vine, and all parts of the plant are very, very, very poisonous. I'm sure you know to not eat mushrooms unless they commercially grown (because there are so many toxic mushrooms that appear to be identical to edible varieties). And we all know how good potatoes are -- but nibbling on the potato vine can make you really ill. All those murder mysteries about mixing foxglove leaves in the salad are based on the fact that eating the leaves can quite literally kill you, in spite of their innocent appearance. If you want to taste-test something that is new to you, please check the references *first* (it's easy to do on-line) ... and don't put anything in your mouth unless you have a reliable reference that specifically states being edible.

There is already a shortage of gardeners in the world, we don't want to risk losing you to an "avoidable accident".