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Post by gianna on Aug 13, 2016 14:51:54 GMT -5
Another really good green is baby pea plants. I grew some last year in containers inside in good sun, and they did very well. If you have extra seeds, it's something good to do with them. If you clip the young plant high enough (above the bottom node), you can get a couple harvests. Or just pick the youngest leaves to extend the harvest. They are pretty with tendrils, and 'fluffy' in a mix. They taste like peas.
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Aug 13, 2016 16:05:25 GMT -5
Are these of a separate variety from sugar snap or English peas, gianna? I might give it a go ahead!
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Post by gianna on Aug 13, 2016 18:48:58 GMT -5
Are these of a separate variety from sugar snap or English peas, gianna? I might give it a go ahead! Nothing special. Just extra, old seeds of English peas. Varieties such as Wando, Green Arrow, and miscellaneous on hand. I don't remember them all.
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Aug 13, 2016 19:20:13 GMT -5
great, I do have some, thx
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Post by OregonRed on Aug 13, 2016 19:32:17 GMT -5
I like to put herbs in my salad and then a simple lemon juice olive oil dressing - maybe some blue cheese or feta crumbled in
cilantro mint chervil lemon thyme basil chives etc
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Post by Mumsey on Aug 13, 2016 19:57:14 GMT -5
Every year is different. This year it's chard and perpetual spinach going into the freezer. Picking it as fast as it grows! And Romaine, going to plant a Fall crop tomorrow and see what I get.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Aug 13, 2016 21:42:35 GMT -5
Mumsey - do you have a favorite chard to gtow in extreme heat? Mine always lives OK through the summer, but the leaves get patches of brown, and start doing better, once the temps are in the 70s again. Or are you succession planting them, so they are never really that old? Even though it will live here in the summer, I usually just plant a new crop about now, for the fall crop.
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Post by octave1 on Aug 13, 2016 22:40:55 GMT -5
Chard will do well in the summer if it overwintered.. By that time the root system is massive (for chard, I mean) and the plant is strong enough to tolerate more weather extremes. The leaves will also be larger and thicker.
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Post by desertwoman on Aug 13, 2016 23:37:40 GMT -5
I also like to add tarragon to salads, OregonRed
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Post by Mumsey on Aug 14, 2016 3:11:14 GMT -5
pepperhead212 Fordhook is what I grow. Gave up on the fancier ones, so I stay with the tried and true. About this time of year I will cut it all off to about 2 inches. It will grow fresh new shoots for Fall. Some of mine is getting icky too.
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Post by jobet on Aug 14, 2016 11:51:45 GMT -5
What exactly is perpetual spinach? Is it perennial?
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Post by Mumsey on Aug 14, 2016 12:36:18 GMT -5
Perpetual because it withstands heat and will grow all season, where spinach is very short lived here. It bolts fast. It is of the chard family, I can't tell much of a difference, except the stems are green. It might overwinter in milder winter climates.
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Post by jobet on Aug 14, 2016 14:45:43 GMT -5
Perpetual because it withstands heat and will grow all season Is Perpetual Spinach the actual name of it? And where would I find it to buy online, if so?
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Post by pepperhead212 on Aug 14, 2016 14:50:29 GMT -5
Mumsey I have also found Fordhoolk to be one of the best, as well as a white stemmed Italian variety - I'd have to look up the name of it, but it had very large and savoyed leaves; Fordhook has much smoother leaves, which is why I didn't buy more of the other, when I ran out. octave1 The chard didn't bolt when you overwinter it? Being a biennial, each time mine has come back (after growing under cover for the winter) it has bolted in early March. desertwoman If you like tarragon in your salad, you might like Thai basil, too. I love that anise flavor in so many things! I tried tarragon inside years ago, but it was one of the several plants that attracted spider mites (rau ram, epazote, and sage were others). I am NEVER without Thai basil! I harvested a new green today - Huauzontle. I'll post pics and let you know how it is on the dinner thread later.
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Post by octave1 on Aug 14, 2016 22:22:03 GMT -5
Yes it does bolt. But it keeps growing.
Mine lasted for several years, getting bigger and bigger.
I do not have anymore because I dug it up, I wasn't eating much chard at the time.
The root system was absolutely impressive, never imagined chard could grow such massive roots.
I used to call it "Perennial Chard".
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