tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post1215919485296695874..comments2024-01-01T00:31:18.174-05:00Comments on Calendula & Concrete: How it grows on May 7, 2008Christahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01905386163490128028noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-74101483112351932462008-05-19T05:17:00.000-04:002008-05-19T05:17:00.000-04:00I love the baby mustard greens mixed in salads, th...I love the baby mustard greens mixed in salads, they are also great in fresh, not fried (what Americans call Vietnamese style) spring rolls. <BR/>Well the sinus clearing is a good thing, there are studies that suggest the rise in cancers and other ailments in the West are partly because with wealth we have moved away from bitter and pungent tasting vegetables to only sweet tasting fruits and vegetables.<BR/>When I was a child in Trinidad cancer was very uncommon among the Indian population, who then ate lots of mustard greens, Asian radish (mooli), bitter melon, chili, tumeric etc. I actually didn't like those vegetables as a child, but now they are a delicacy among adults.Tirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05253130857755408695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-1219104387078301462008-05-18T10:19:00.000-04:002008-05-18T10:19:00.000-04:00Good for you, Christa, collecting the seed. I may ...Good for you, Christa, collecting the seed. I may be that far along next year.Ed Bruskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12217850970833353800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-89068241722195781292008-05-09T18:11:00.000-04:002008-05-09T18:11:00.000-04:00Cool,I have Mustard Greens growing and I wandered ...Cool,I have Mustard Greens growing and I wandered how to eat them.I picked off some baby leaves today and they have a lovely taste.I thought they would be lettuce like, but their flavour is quite distinct.I made Cat try some too.You're Strawberrys look yummy.I only have a few flowers on my plants.Roll on July!David (Snappy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06888061575577254705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-6983150822272509652008-05-08T12:15:00.000-04:002008-05-08T12:15:00.000-04:00Try the mustard greens on a roast beef sandwich wi...Try the mustard greens on a roast beef sandwich with provolone. YUM!<BR/><BR/>Chives were my first edibles also. But my strawberries are just beginning to flower. <BR/><BR/>Your beds looks great. Makes me want to go home and clean up my garden. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-36785651686689098782008-05-08T09:36:00.000-04:002008-05-08T09:36:00.000-04:00I'm with Brie. Mustard greens are definitely enha...I'm with Brie. Mustard greens are definitely enhanced with cooking with some type of pork. At our house we always combine mustard greens with turnips to add some zip to them.<BR/><BR/>Next year---watch out for several pests that love mustard greens but will attach other veggies as well. Check out this on vegetable weevils from my colleague's blog (Heart of Dixie Gardener)<BR/>http://hodgardener.blogspot.com/.<BR/>Those weevils had hosted on collards and turnips from last fall and were wiping out new tomato transplants this spring.lawremchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413048986126103643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-13754426268425247042008-05-08T08:11:00.000-04:002008-05-08T08:11:00.000-04:00I've tagged you on my blog. Hop over and have a lo...I've tagged you on my blog. Hop over and have a look.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-45988098872995853562008-05-08T07:24:00.000-04:002008-05-08T07:24:00.000-04:00Your garden sounds like it is really taking off. S...Your garden sounds like it is really taking off. Strawberries already? <BR/><BR/>Carol, May Dreams GardensCarol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-50174503092756553632008-05-07T22:33:00.000-04:002008-05-07T22:33:00.000-04:00I love my mustard, but my kids won't eat it. They...I love my mustard, but my kids won't eat it. They do love the less spicy swiss chard.Aunt Debbi/kurts momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663049154538571378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-23645002258278013762008-05-07T20:57:00.000-04:002008-05-07T20:57:00.000-04:00Ahh, mustard greens. I can clearly recall being pu...Ahh, mustard greens. I can clearly recall being punished in first grade for insisting that mustard was not only a condiment, but also a plant. ;-) I lived in an East Texas college town where my family had moved after owning a house with a large garden. The student teacher who punished me came from Dallas and had evidently never seen a mustard seed, plant, or green in her life. Sorry to say my punishment stood.<BR/><BR/>Mustard greens will taste pretty darn good if you just keep cooking them. Get a couple of pieces of bacon going, and wilt some onions. Then put in the mustard greens, maybe also a ham hock if you have one (in which case forget the bacon - wilt the onions in saved bacon grease instead) and don't worry about how long the pot stays on the stove. Everything will smooth out. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Mustard greens are still nothing like turnip greens, though. I do hope you are growing turnips! (And will try a few of them raw - when they are small and young, they taste wonderful.)Brie Dodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10683380044480257941noreply@blogger.com