"Si hortum in bibliotheca habes, nihil deerit." [If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need] Marcus Tullius Cicero in Ad Familiares IX, 4, to Varro.
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Stacy Witscher wrote:I'm growing cardoons as well, but haven't had a crop yet to know if it's worth it.
Heather Staas wrote:Sochan is really nice early greens, and lovely flowers and seeds for birds and pollinators later on. It's delicious, unlike things like violets or other wilder greens.
French sorrel, I happen to love it! It's so good in soups and sauces, not really a substantial dense calorie source but still yum. And it's a bit more than just an herb or chive, it does have volume even though it cooks down. Can eat it as a wrap or salad addition without cooking.
"Si hortum in bibliotheca habes, nihil deerit." [If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need] Marcus Tullius Cicero in Ad Familiares IX, 4, to Varro.
Check out this thread.echo minarosa wrote:I thought due to the oxalic acid that sorrel had to be cooked to neutralize?
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Richard Kastanie wrote:I finally got a harvest from my hopniss (Apios Americana, also known as American Groundnut) this year, and I really like the flavor. I've just peeled them, chopped the larger ones into bite sized pieces, added some sort of oil/fat, salt, sometimes other seasonings, and baked them in the oven either by themselves or in a mix with other roots. They can absorb a good amount of oil/fat. I only hot a small harvest this year but am looking forward to trying more of them prepared in different ways in the future. Samuel Thayer says he likes mashing them and using them similar to refried beans.
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Gardening in the UK and loving it in spite of the heavy clay, deer, pheasants, slugs....
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Trace Oswald wrote:If you eat hosta sprouts, does it kill the plant, or do they come back? We have dozens, maybe hundreds of them but I'd hate to kill them by eating the sprout.
Rob Downes wrote:We grow several varieties of perennial kale ( Taunton Dean, nine star broccoli and Daubenton. We are in west Cornwall UK, not sure what zone that is in USA. other foods we enjoy are Austarian tree cabbage, sea beat, the wild ancestor to all beats and Chard. Ghard can be perennial if you continue to cut the flower stalk and you dont have harsh winters. Still in the process of converting over to perennials have just planted Turkish rocket but unsure of its taste, however it is great for pollinators and has pretty yellow flowers, so even if its yuk they will stay, its a prolific self seeder so will need to be kept an eye on and is also hard to remove if you dont like it as any tiny piece of root will regrow.
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Chris
Gardening in the UK and loving it in spite of the heavy clay, deer, pheasants, slugs....
Forever oscillating between wondering how I can fit everything I want to grow into my tiny urban garden (hahaha I can’t) and how to make enough money to buy my dream mini farm where I can grow everything I want to grow, raise chickens and be a haven for my local pollinators and wildflower species 😁🌱🌻
Kathy Crittenden wrote:Two perennial vegetables I would endorse are hopniss, already mentioned, and hostas, which are a real delicacy just as they are coming up as shoots. I understand one can also eat the older leaves, but I haven't tried them.
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greg mosser wrote:i lacto-ferment grated sunchokes like sauerkraut. the flavor is awesome, very nicely sweet-and sour. any bits that come in contact with air tend to turn a fairly unappetizing grey-brown, unfortunately. still tastes fine, but not the prettiest food.
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