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Growing your own food means super-fresh, super-healthy produce. But it also opens up the opportunity to try vegetables that are truly extraordinary.
There are many quirky crops just waiting to be discovered.
In this short video we’ll explore our top 10 unusual vegetables to shake things up in the garden.
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We grow Shiso and Amaranth, as we grow a lot of Vietnamese herbs and greens for my chef husband's Vietnamese dishes. I haven't had much luck with the watermelon radishes in the past– I need to plant them again!
Very cool, but please don’t encourage people to grow shiso. When it escapes from gardens it becomes a problematic noxious weed.
I’ve grown kohlrabi the last two summers. Love the “alien” look of the vegetable and it tastes just like broccoli. can’t wait to start my third crop this summer
Thank you for the introduction to many things I have not yet seen.
I have grown Malabar spinach as well. It is rather a different texture from a true spinach. It almost melts in your mouth. Something else about it is that once it grows in a spot,
it is hard to keep it from coming back, if you have decided that it's not for you. Easy to grow, almost invasive.
Pigeon peas are a wonderful addition to the garden. They grow into tree-like structures, have an abundance of pods, and make the best sprouts! They can also be dried for use in soups and stews. Moringa is another unique plant that is easy to grow and provides prolific, tasty leaves.
I’ve grown kohlrabi and like the taste very much. It’s a good vegetable for kids: Brave ones eat it happily, but scare other kids with a threat of kohlrabi to make them eat broccoli!!!
Enjoyed this article so much. I have grown the sputnik-like kohlrabi and enjoyed it raw, as a thinly-sliced dipper for hummus. So good. Thanks for the info.
There is no "r" in Oca. Just stop it, so annoying.
Hi I've grown malabar spinach but didn't like it the leaves are too waxy for my liking. I've also grown Kohlrabi, found that a bit tasteless sorry not giving much support for your idea's however I do intend to try and grow diakon radish, think they would be more worthwhile.
Another great video from the Grow veg team. Thanks! I'd like to see an entire video focused on potato alternatives. And or disease resistant crops!
Very interesting indeed, but you should perhaps put the names on-screen with the image to make them easier to find when shopping, especially for your subscribers for whom English is not a first language. I could not find 'okka' or however it's spelt.
I haven't heard of some of these. Thanks for the great lesson. I will look at this again and try one of them. Thanks
Why should the oca leaves be 'eaten in moderation?' Are they toxic due to oxalic acid? I grow callaloo but only eat it steamed due to the oxalates, but my Jamaican neighbour juices it. Also, I only just heard that you can eat radish leaves! I've thrown them away for years but they can be eaten raw when young and tender, or cooked in stir fries etc.
I have two colors of amaranth to grow this year and looking forward to planting watermelon radish this fall. I grew the daikon radish this spring and while it didn’t get very big due to our crazy dramatic weather in Kansas City, it is delicious. I planted malibar spinach 3 times but it hasn’t germinated.
Wonderfully weird: I identify with the kohlrabi
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Wouldn't recommend malabar spinach for salads because it has a mucilaginous mouth feel. It goes great in soups or stir-fry.
I came across a couple more varieties of raddish, they look rather interesting.
I found Kohlrabi delicious raw or cooked. Shredded great in cole slaw or should I say kohlslaw.Plan to grow cardoon and amaranth as showy ornamentals that are edible.
I’ve watched a lot of these kinds of videos recently and yours is definitely the best presented. Your manner is upbeat but straight to the point, without superfluous information and very cordial.
Perilla grew in my last house like a weed, Malabar spinach took long to germinate but I will try again.. I love that you introduce us to unusual or rare types of plants to try. thank you.
Really impressive. Keep it up
You need english subtitles mate.
Salam dari
Indonesia
Kohlrabi and celeriac are classic vegetable for me here in CZ. 🙂
I grow a lot of kohlrabi. They like rich soil that holds water and is slightly acidic. Make sure to check your PH and adjust accordingly. They are easy to start from seed. I love to eat the young greens, so I usually sow about twenty times more than recommended and thin as required when they start to crowd. That methods yields a lot of greens for salads and smoothies. They like to be top dressed with 1/2 inch of compost or aged manure about four weeks after sprouting and again when the leaves get about the size of an open hand. I recommend putting them in the ground or a deep bed. I haven't had good success growing them in pots or grow bags.
Wow! Great video. I will sure see if I can try them in my zone.
am i the only one in whos country is kohlrabi one of the most common vegetables ?