Well, the "yet more Asian greens bed". Besides the black summer Bok Choy, a vegetable that is eaten all over Asia, and today the world- I've planted two vegetables that are fairly particular to Japan, Komatsuna and Shungiku. Komatsuna is of course a brassica- but Shungiku isn't. More on that later. Before I planted, but … Continue reading The Japanese vegetable bed is in!
Well it was time to pick the largest Bok Choy left in the ground, and that freed up space for my mystery veg. It also gave me an excuse for a wide shot of my west beds. I would have photos of my yummy Bok Choy only one had cabbage maggots *in the stems* fuck. … Continue reading Planting the mystery brassica
Well sometimes things get mixed up. A six pack of veggies can get misplaced by a customer who decides they want something else- and wind or misadventure can misplace a tag. Then you end up with something like this. It's... a brassica! Probably Brassica oleracea judging by the shape of it. But it's a little … Continue reading Mystery brassica
Cupid's arrow struck me with a deep abiding love of brassicas a long time ago, and my affection has never dimmed. From my childhood obsession with broccoli to my modern love of komatsuna, both oleracea and rapa are the loves of my life. Which is why when a seldom eaten but much loved member of … Continue reading A new green enters the story. Spoiler alert! It’s a Brassica.
So for my 100th post I went all in on Bok Choy, Brassica rapa, a very easy to grow member of the brassica family that I consider one of my all time favorites. Now it's time for my 200th post (holy crap) and I thought I'd do a deeper dive into another of my favorite … Continue reading Kohlrabi not rapa- but oleracea, still all Latin to me.
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