SparklyUnicorn Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Yeah they do have a slime factor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 I'm going to be growing a bunch of weeds so we can do Herb Fairies. It feels ridiculous, bordering on criminal, to deliberately grown dandelions. I always liked dandelions, but people seem to hate them. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solascriptura Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Does homegrown dragon fruit taste like anything? Everytime I buy dragon fruit, it tastes like nothing. Maybe your does? Dragon fruit doesn't really have a taste. It looks pretty and has a ton of fiber though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 I'm going to be growing a bunch of weeds so we can do Herb Fairies. It feels ridiculous, bordering on criminal, to deliberately grown dandelions. I always liked dandelions, but people seem to hate them. I grow weeds every year. It comes very naturally to me. If you need tips, I can't offer any because, again, it just comes naturally to me. Actually no I couldn't even grow a weed. I kill plants. They wither in my presence. I don't know what it is. They just sense I'm nervous about trying to keep them alive and they don't want to deal with me so they commit suicide to end it quickly. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyacinth Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Dh added hops to our garden area this year. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Dragon fruit doesn't really have a taste. It looks pretty and has a ton of fiber though. The yellow ones do! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 All these gardening words and names are just so gorgeous. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSNative Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 I grow weeds every year. It comes very naturally to me. If you need tips, I can't offer any because, again, it just comes naturally to me. Actually no I couldn't even grow a weed. I kill plants. They wither in my presence. I don't know what it is. They just sense I'm nervous about trying to keep them alive and they don't want to deal with me so they commit suicide to end it quickly. Psst I'm gonna let you in on a little secret from my master gardener mom. The best gardeners kill a lot of plants too. That is why they invented compost piles. Yeah, yeah, they say it's to improve the soil. Really it's to hide the evidence. ;). 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Our favorite, which I grew up with and didn't realize it was unusual, kohlrabi. We're growing eggplant which is unusual for us. Everything is heirloom this year so DS will be doing massive seed saving. Kennebec potatoes. We've never grown those either until this year. ;) I'm hoping to ferment sauerkraut for the first time this year! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YaelAldrich Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 We love okra! We eat far too much of it fried. In previous years, I've pickled young pods--Mmmmm...small jars of those actually make cute Christmas gifts. Different for sure. We used to freeze batches of okra already breaded so it was ready to fry. Cutting back on fried foods so we let that one go... The big dried pods look kinda cool in dried arrangements in the fall. It's been so cool here, I haven't even planted mine. Time to get it in the garden. To anther poster about dill--in my yard, there are some caterpillars that love dill, anise, and fennel. I planted milkweed this year in hopes of getting a good sized patch going for the Monarchs. You can bake your fried okra - it's not too bad considering you use spray oil instead of frying. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YaelAldrich Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 The yellow ones do! And what do they taste like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 And what do they taste like? Food of the Gods :drool5: (If it helps at all for reference, the only other thing I think tastes like the food of the gods is marscapone stuffed apricots. They don't taste like marscapone stuffed apricots, though.) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YaelAldrich Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Food of the Gods :drool5: (If it helps at all for reference, the only other thing I think tastes like the food of the gods is marscapone stuffed apricots. They don't taste like marscapone stuffed apricots, though.) Hmmm. Now that I Google this, it seems I need to find a yellow one. I will have to search in Tokyo - everything is available (for a price). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 I grow weeds every year. It comes very naturally to me. If you need tips, I can't offer any because, again, it just comes naturally to me. Actually no I couldn't even grow a weed. I kill plants. They wither in my presence. I don't know what it is. They just sense I'm nervous about trying to keep them alive and they don't want to deal with me so they commit suicide to end it quickly. I used to feel the same way. I started with invasive plants. And they grew very well. :lol: Vinca, Creeping Charlie, and spider plants were the backbone of my garden for years. Next I got into succulents... and now I have a pretty big succulent garden with wildflowers growing throughout it. Just when I started to feel confident, I realized today that my tomato plant is dying. After reading about them, I realized that I did just about everything wrong to them. :huh: Next year! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Huh dill doesn't taste like aniseed. And fennel doesn't if you cook it. Not to you. But just as I like coriander and don't find its taste overpowering, but you can't deal with it at all, aniseed in any form (and yes, dill does taste of aniseed) is just unpleasant to me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Hmmm. Now that I Google this, it seems I need to find a yellow one. I will have to search in Tokyo - everything is available (for a price). I'll be impressed if you can find them. I had my one and only yellow dragon fruit experience at a place they grow them on the New South Wales/ Queensland border. They said they're not robust enough to be able to ship, so not available commercially. This was the saddest thing I heard that day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Not to you. But just as I like coriander and don't find its taste overpowering, but you can't deal with it at all, aniseed in any form (and yes, dill does taste of aniseed) is just unpleasant to me. Ah ok. Interesting. So I'll give you my onions and you give me your dill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cottonwood Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Our favorite, which I grew up with and didn't realize it was unusual, kohlrabi. We're growing eggplant which is unusual for us. Everything is heirloom this year so DS will be doing massive seed saving. Kennebec potatoes. We've never grown those either until this year. ;) I'm hoping to ferment sauerkraut for the first time this year! I always have a crock of sauerkraut bubbling <3 And kimchi if I find the time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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