[gardeners] Have you grown these?
Liz Albrook (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Thu, 10 Dec 1998 22:14:39 -0800
I've been looking at the Pinetree catalog and talking myself out of
buying lots of seeds. Some of them sound too interesting to let
pass by -- isn't that always the problem? Then there are the seeds
I'm debating buying.
I'm looking at Tri-fetti -- a medium-hot purple pepper with green,
cream and purple leaves. Sounds like it would work well in the
ornamental bed. Anyone grown it?
I'm interested in finding a flavorful, non-bitter eggplant that produces
largeish fruit. Eggplant in my area stayed expensive throughout
this year and I am certainly not going to let another year go by
without growing some. Any suggestions for a suitable variety?
I tried growing epazote once. Got seed from Johnny's and I direct
seeded it into the garden. None of them germinated. I seem to
recall someone saying that epazote seed have poor germination
rates but my memory is not what it once was. Any comments or
suggestions about what I did wrong/the seed/germination of
epazote seed? (BTW, how is epazote pronounced?)
Can anyone who has grown cutting celery comment on whether it's
worth the effort to grow?
Does anyone know a source for kari AKA curry -- the large-leaved
herb used in some Indian dishes (not the narrow leaf stuff that
occasionally goes by the same name)? Anyone know the
botanical name of the same? Does anyone know of a source for
some of the more unusual Indian veggies and spices? Seems like
sources for Far Eastern veggies and herbs are everywhere but I
haven't found any good sources for Indian produce.
Speaking of eastern herbs can anyone give me a botanical name
for yellow chives or a source for seed? No, they aren't garlic
chives. What about the plant known as bunching mustard that is
eaten pickled in dishes all over far eastern and southeastern asia?
I don't even want to think about tomatoes.
Liz