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Broccoli
... is a broccoli cousin whose edible parts are the leaves and stalk rather than florets--it's quite bitter and is either an acquired taste or useful as a very occasional novelty. We've done ... A mid-April planting-out means, around here, average nightly lows at or above freezing, with killing frosts quite unlikely. So we target our broccoli planting-out for April 15th, subject to a little variation in ...
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Desirable Herb Varieties: Fenugreek
... Egyptian and Greek dishes. It is always used lightly roasted--roasting brings out its characteristic somewhat bitter taste, which is always an accent or background taste where this spice is called for, ... . The taste is refreshing, new and unusual. Stobart notes, though, that mature fenugreek greens are quite bitter--but says that curried, even they make a satisfactory dish. Cultivars It must prove ...
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The World of Gourds
... of gourd species and have been used as vermifuges, emetics, narcotics and antimalarials. A mature bitter melon (Momordica charantia) that has split open, exposing several bright red seeds. Older references sometimes ... wax gourd (Benincasa hispida). Both species are grown for food in tropical Asia, but become quite bitter with age. Like its common name implies, the snake or serpent gourd in very ...
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Devils Claws
... and eaten. Sometimes the oily seeds are used to polish ollas. Mr. Wolffia found the cooked fruits quite bitter, but perhaps he didn't prepare them in the right way or use enough seasoning. In ... designs obtained by alternating strands of white yucca leaves with strands of black devil's claws are quite remarkable. General structure of a devil's claw basket. The primary coils are made from slender, ...
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... inch berries, ripening from green to deep black. One plant should produce enough berries for a single pie. The fruits are not edible until fully ripe and cooked. They are toxic if eaten unripe, and the raw fruit is quite bitter. The berries are ready to harvest about two weeks after they first turn black, when their skin has changed from shiny to dull ...
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The Gardener's Network - Vegetable Gardening: How to Grow Collard and Kale
... it popular? The answer is taste. Both of these vegetables have a strong taste, and can be quite bitter, especially in the warmer weather. Varieties: Collard-There are few varieties to choose from. Many garden ... of nitrogen for a greener crop. Keep the soil moist, but not wet. Dry conditions lead to bitter vegetables in all of the vegetable world. Collard and Kale are no exception. Days to Maturity: ...
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Feverfew
... stems that basically run along the ground, and has a much more feathery leaf structure). Feverfew has a quite bitter scent and taste, making it abhorrent to bees, so don't put this plant anywhere near a ... so given halfway decent conditions, it should come back reliably in zones 5 and up. Because of its bitter taste, Feverfew has no uses in the kitchen, but it has some fairly impressive uses in the ...
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Growing vegetables on Leeds allotments - Lettuce
... A bit insipid and unimpressive on my plot. Worth growing for security of supply? Webbs Wonderful Crisp head/Iceberg Bed trashed by vandals, 2003. Little Gem Cos (compact) Grew for us to eat for two years, but I found them quite bitter. However, the slugs like 'em, so I'm happy to open-sow a row next to lettuce transplants or in the brassica bed - ...
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Growing vegetables on Leeds allotments - Diary, August 2002
... no pest damage to speak of, only the odd thrip-twisted pod. My last picking of the Alderman had quite a lot of thrips on the peas from the earlier sowing, and today the whole row was showing a ... - strange how the Little Gem we've grown so much of over the last couple of years tastes quite bitter beside the Lobjoits. And despite losing so many of our squash-type plants to the miserable weather, two ...
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Plants For A Future - Alternative Edible Leaves
... -drained moisture retentive soil, though it is most at home in chalky soils. Chicory leaves are quite bitter, and few people can eat them in quantity. However, they are very nutritious and are ... we find makes an excellent addition to salads or cooked dishes. They do develop a rather bitter aftertaste in hot dry weather though. Reichardia picroides. Looking somewhat like a dandelion, this plant grows ...
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