i think its one of the tastier vegetables i've triedi'll have to look into Purslane. i'm not even sure if I've eaten it before.
tastes a little bit like cactus and a little bit like citrus to me
supposed to be super good for you too
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i think its one of the tastier vegetables i've triedi'll have to look into Purslane. i'm not even sure if I've eaten it before.
i'm growing NZ spinach for the first time this year, from seed. the attraction for me is that it can handle summer heat, unlike true spinach (which i understand that NZ spinach is not a true spinach, whatever that means). just starting to pick it now. another new one this year is Chinese red beans - tastes just like green beans, but a bit more interesting to grow.Never heard of Purslane until now, I'll have to try it.
Here's one that an old lady that lived next door to me many years ago turned me on to.
New Zealand Spinach.
This stuff grows wild all over the bluffs above Rincon (pretty much anywhere on Coastal California) and is one of the most healthy greens out there.
Super tasty too.
I just pick the leaves off, rinse, spin dry and then simply steam it, then add a little butter, salt, pepper.
It's also really good raw on a sandwich or in a salad.
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I always wondered what that wasNZed spinach can escape gardens/mildly invasive. It grows wild on the berm at the Beach in SF.
Once picked a bunch, brought it home, washed it, steamed it, sprinkled some balsamic vinegar on it and Sweetie-pie goes, "Does it taste like all the dog pee that gets sprayed on it?"I always wondered what that was
Looks like a form of taro.Anyone know what this ^^^ is?
Hydroponics is fun, but in my experience it was a *lot* more work and I get better results by planting in 5 gallon pots filled with coco coir and then watering with https://generalhydroponics.com/products/flora-series/ solution mixed at the concentration recommended on the bottles.@crustBrother I need help growing tobacco. I have some grow lights but I think I want to do it hydroponically.
Thanks man. I found the same with my Kratky lettuce. I mixed the nutrients and put the seedlings in but they never grew maybe because I wasn't doing it in a warm-enough climate.Hydroponics is fun, but in my experience it was a *lot* more work and I get better results by planting in 5 gallon pots filled with coco coir and then watering with https://generalhydroponics.com/products/flora-series/ solution mixed at the concentration recommended on the bottles.
Same. One thing on the tobacco. Growing it is super easy. Curing it maybe not so much. At least here in CO where its so dry its been a challenge. So far my best cure and the only one that was worth a damn was totally accidental. I just let a plant dry out and die in the ground. Then harvested and added a little bit of water into the storage container so that it wasn't bone dry any more. That actually tasted pretty decent!We want to keep our vices down to a minimum of cost and effort.
What about curing it under painter's plastic with a humidifier? Make a little tent with some saw horses and put it on shelves in the tent.Same. One thing on the tobacco. Growing it is super easy. Curing it maybe not so much. At least here in CO where its so dry its been a challenge. So far my best cure and the only one that was worth a damn was totally accidental. I just let a plant dry out and die in the ground. Then harvested and added a little bit of water into the storage container so that it wasn't bone dry any more. That actually tasted pretty decent!
I think something like that could totally work, and have thought about similar things, just haven't found the time. Also, the in ground curing thing is zero effort and worked well enough that I'll try that again on the plant I've got growing right now.What about curing it under painter's plastic with a humidifier? Make a little tent with some saw horses and put it on shelves in the tent.