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Post by wheelgarden1 on May 25, 2015 22:04:01 GMT -5
Mumsey --- You should like the Red Russian kale. It's a bit more mild and tender as kales go, good for summer salads.
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Post by desertwoman on May 25, 2015 22:12:05 GMT -5
I agree. The red russian is my favorite and this year is all that I am growing.
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Post by brownrexx on May 26, 2015 9:13:41 GMT -5
BR- are you talking eggplant or kale? Eggplant, sorry. It's a heat loving plant. I don't grow kale. We really don't care for it. I also see that I have some flea beetle damage on my eggplants and I will have to treat them today. I am going to sprinkle some DE around the plants and then spray with Neem this evening. After that I may wrap them with some FRC material. That's the plan anyway.
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Post by lilolpeapicker on May 26, 2015 10:37:52 GMT -5
I was thinking of trying parsnips this year in empty spaces where other things did not all come through. I'm just trying it to see how I like it. I picked up a packet yesterday.
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Post by canadiyank on May 26, 2015 11:56:19 GMT -5
I was thinking of trying parsnips this year in empty spaces where other things did not all come through. I'm just trying it to see how I like it. Try taking the hard core out when you cook them - makes it a lot sweeter. My grandma's trick! We like them roasted best. I tried dinosaur kale for the first time but it bolted. Also icicle radishes but HOO BOY are those spicy. Neither hubby nor I can eat them straight up. Any ideas? We have TONS.
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Post by lilolpeapicker on May 26, 2015 12:29:35 GMT -5
Never having cooked parsnips how do you take the hard core out? Never been a radish person...can't ya there..sorry. Hear telling goats eat anything! got a goat??
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Post by Mumsey on May 26, 2015 12:47:47 GMT -5
Radish and lettuce sandwich with mayo. The bread and mayo tone the radish down some. I live on those these days, had one last night and this noon! Even added some chard and beet greens. You could put anything in that sandwich, avocados are good too.
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Post by canadiyank on May 26, 2015 15:55:42 GMT -5
Never having cooked parsnips how do you take the hard core out? Never been a radish person...can't ya there..sorry. Hear telling goats eat anything! got a goat?? LOL! No goats! These things are spicier than a regular round radish. Both dh's and my eyes were watering. Ha ha! I thought maybe roasting them? Mmmm beet greens. Might try a radish salad - good idea, Mumsey! Pea - the have a core like a carrot, you just cut it out. Kind of wasteful (or good compost, depending!) but makes them sweeter. Some people don't find a difference but if you've never had them I'd core them and roast them with olive oil and salt and pepper. Then if you like them you can try them with the cores and see if it makes any difference to you.
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Post by brownrexx on May 26, 2015 17:58:54 GMT -5
Try sautéing those radishes sliced in some olive oil and seasoned with something. I used lemon pepper and it was surprisingly good.
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Post by pepperhead212 on May 26, 2015 18:44:31 GMT -5
brownrexx - flea beatles are a constant problem for me on eggplants. The best thing I have found is kaolin clay, or Surround, which helped better than DE, way back when I was experimenting, and another good thing about it was that it didn't wash off as easily. I spray EP from early on, making sure I get it underneath the leaves, as this is where they concentrate. I keep a sprayer with just Surround in it, ready at all times, to spray new leaves, or if we get a heavy rain (which hasn't happened lately!), though it is amazing how much stays on! I also had good luck with eggplant planted under extra light Agribon, along with my peppers, to avoid pepper maggots. The EP grew MUCH faster than the uncovered, but lookout for alhids! A major problem with these kind of covered plants. I have some ladybugs in the fridge to release in there, when I cover in a couple weeks.
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Post by brownrexx on May 26, 2015 19:02:44 GMT -5
Thanks Pepperhead. I also read online about spreading coffee grounds around the base of the EP so I stopped at Starbucks today and got a bag of grounds and I spread some under each plant. I sprayed all of the leaves with Neem and tomorrow I will see about covering the plants.
I am also going to plant a trap crop of white icicle radishes because supposedly they like radish leaves better than EP. Have you tried that?
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Post by ecsoehng on May 26, 2015 20:56:22 GMT -5
Mumsey try Kale Chips! I have Russian Red this year and I really like it. It seems milder than last year's kale.
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Post by ecsoehng on May 26, 2015 21:03:53 GMT -5
Eggplant and Flea beetles just go together. Try making the eggplant happy so it grows faster. The bigger eggplant seems not as bothered. I have used surround too with good results but now a days I am too lazy. Last year there was so much eggplant it was mind boggling.
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Post by OregonRed on May 27, 2015 11:02:47 GMT -5
ecsoehng (by the way, what does this name stand for? I can't seem to pronounce it or figure out if it's an acronym) I agree about the kale chips. I made some for a potluck, and that was the first empty plate! Also, they shrink like crazy, so if you use two whole heads, don't worry, you'll just have a nice bowl full :~D
I don't consider parsnips and radish the same thing - I don't like parsnips... radish yes, mumsey, I missed the boat again with your French breakfast, darn - ... heavy sigh, maybe this fall... I like them in sandwiches too!
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Post by ecsoehng on May 28, 2015 12:24:56 GMT -5
Oregon, that name is just my initials and the first few letters of my last name. The University gave me that as my email and I have been using it since. E. C. Soehng.
I think the curly thicker kale is better for chips though. Yum. Love those kale chips.
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