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Tag Archives: unusual
Groundnut!
I started gardening seriously out of a desire to try new fruits and vegetables, especially those that are not readily available in the produce section or at the farmers market. One plant I’ve been eager to try is the American … Continue reading
Posted in Food Forest, Native Plants, Vegetables
Tagged food forest, groundnut, native plants, perennials, rhizosphere, unusual, Vegetables
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Red Roselle Recipe
Fall is here, though it’s still quite hot, and probably will be for the next few weeks. Puttering in the garden today, I decided to harvest the Thai Roselle flowers – I’ve written about them here and here. I’ve been … Continue reading
Thai Red Roselle
One of the things I love about gardening is the opportunity to grow things that are rare an unusual. That is, things that aren’t typically found in the local produce aisle or farmers market, either because they are unfamiliar and … Continue reading
Andean Vegetables
The first frost arrived a couple of weeks ago, damaging the leaves of the Bolivian sunroot (also called yacón) – no surprise there. I’ve grown this plant for years – I like the tubers, which have a subtle flavor that … Continue reading
Posted in Vegetables
Tagged andean vegetables, Bolivian sunroot, mashua, oca, perennials, tubers, ulloco, unusual, Vegetables, yacón
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Potato Manatee
This little fellow emerged from the garden this morning. It’s a potato of some kind – I keep terrible garden records – and I harvested a fair amount of its brethren, to be offered up to the gods of potato … Continue reading
Sweet and Sour
Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana) is incredibly, almost unbelievably sweet. One little nibble and all you taste is sweet for a long time. It grows quite well in my garden, dying back all the way to the ground in the winter and … Continue reading
Bolivian Sunroot
In addition to the standard spring and summer vegetables, I like to grow things that are a little bit more unusual – Bolivian sunroot, or yacón, for example. It’s a perennial from the Andes, and I ordered my original crown … Continue reading