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Comment by Joel LeGrand on September 18, 2009 at 6:38pm

Hi everyone,
I have planted broccoli, cabbage,collard,mustard,onion, & turnip.
I am going to plant carrot,radish,spinach & garlic.

Comment by Rose Keppler Moradian on August 22, 2009 at 4:37pm

Has anybody tried Malabar Spinach? I'm growing the red stemmed variety.
Its a twining vine. It has a slightly oily texture, like okra. Its best eaten raw.

Comment by Rose Keppler Moradian on August 22, 2009 at 4:35pm

I use the vines in the potted plant arrangements I do. In fact, some rooted into the ground from hanging over the pot and are doing fine. I will try next Spring.

Comment by Letti on August 19, 2009 at 7:23pm

Rose, that's to bad, cause they are easy to grow and have a lovely vine......which reminds me I have to take a picture of mine. What if you start the plant in a green house to give it a jump start. Thanks for the tip on Jicama leaves, never seen the plant, but I do enjoy jicama salad.

Comment by Rose Keppler Moradian on August 16, 2009 at 12:11pm

Letti, Thanks for the info. I think I looked into this years ago and abandoned the idea because we don't get hot enough. I know the vine is lovely. We can't grow Jicama either. Jicama leaves turn out to be a natural insecticide; rotenone.

Comment by Joel LeGrand on August 16, 2009 at 11:57am

Hi everyone,
Rose, I plant sweet pototoes in may in S.C., so their no chance of frost. The only problem I have are deer, they love sweet pototoes as much as I do. You can eat the leaves wilted in a frying pan with salt & pepper also. Good Iuck.

Comment by Letti on August 16, 2009 at 3:41am

Rose, check out the local extension office in your area, there you can find how and when to plant sweet potatoes. According to the information I got for my area I planted mine late July. They are about 3 inches high and doing well.
You can also search 'growing sweet potatoes in Santa Barbara', or visit a nursery in your area and ask. Good luck. I find sweet potatoes are easy to grow, once I had a bit of information about when, how and where to grow them.

Comment by Rose Keppler Moradian on August 7, 2009 at 8:41am

Could somebody explain about how to grow sweet potatoes?

Comment by Letti on August 5, 2009 at 7:58pm

when i moved to the south i was disappointed with the sandy soil in my yard. but after my first winter i was happy to know that i can grow year round. i have started collards, radish, beets and carrots for the fall...........with a little planning i can grow then all through the winter and early spring.

Comment by Rose Keppler Moradian on July 29, 2009 at 8:27pm

I love kohlrabi, beets and radish! Kohlrabi is so interesting to watch grow and its good to plant it between carrots as they grow in opposite directions.
Beets I love to harvest the tops as the root grows. Radishes are so quick its amazing!

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