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Archive for the ‘Growing Your Own’ Category

June 1st, 2007

Asian Vegetables in the Garden

Oh yes, I’m in a gardening mood! My tomatoes have been planted out today, finally, and I’m planting my eggplants and peppers tomorrow, and hopefully the herbs too if I have enough time. I’m starting out late, but better late than never, right?
My favorite mode of gardening is Wintersowing (FAQs written by Trudi […]

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September 21st, 2006

Dizon Exotic Fruit Trees

Bernardo Dizon, author of Practical Guide to Backyard and Orchard Farming, now has his own website, offering exotic fruit trees for backyard orchardists. There is quite a variety, including chico, a.k.a. sapodilla (Sc. Achras sapota), the famous durian, jackfruit, lanzones (lansium domesticum), lychee, longan, macopa (a personal favorite), mangosteen, and rambutan (okay, so drstel […]

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September 13th, 2006

Goji Berries

Goji berries, also known as wolfberries
For some reason, these berries are on everyone’s radar these days — raw foodists, celebrities, juice fans, herbalists — even Madonna. Supposedly, these berries are almost magical and have been prescribed for just about any illness there is. Unfortunately, there isn’t much conclusive data to go around […]

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May 24th, 2006

Ingredient Spotlight: Chinese Pine Nuts

I bought these pine nuts because Susanna Foo’s recipe was beckoning to me (coming soon), but after making a batch of her “Honeyed” Pine Nuts I still have half the bag leftover — one of the advantages (?) of shopping in bulk. So here I go looking for ways to use this up so […]

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April 25th, 2006

Ingredient Spotlight: Wasabi

I recently received this link to an NPR broadcast that talks about the way wasabi triggers receptors that send signals to our brain. The article attempts to explain why people would “want” to experience pain, specifically that which comes from ingesting wasabi. Quite an interesting listen, especially since I’ve never equated eating wasabi […]

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March 22nd, 2006

Park Seed for Asian vegetable and herb seeds

Park Seed is one of Gardenweb members’ favorite seed sources, and I’ve been a happy customer for the past 2 years as well. They’ve got a nice selection of seeds for veggies and herbs, including Asian varieties like Thai basil (Siam Queen), cilantro, Thai peppers, and Chinese cabbage. Make sure you take […]

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March 21st, 2006

Seed Companies, for your Asian Garden needs

Evergreen Seeds
Kitazawa Seed company, the oldest seed company in the US specializing in Asian vegetable seeds — the selection is extensive, but they’re on the pricey side as well.
AgroHaitai
New Dimension Seed
Harvest Moon Farms and Seed Company
Seeds of Change, one of my favorite seed sources — can be pricey too, but worth every penny in my […]

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March 20th, 2006

Asian Herb and Vegetable Garden

Hey, it’s almost spring! Are you thinking like I am about an Asian veggie and herb garden? We just moved to a new home so I’m eager to get started! Today I purchased two seed packets — edamame and red perilla — from Botanical Interests. I love this company because they’ve […]

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