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I grow spinach and it is already in place growing, very much a cool weather crop and in summer heat it tends to bolt and develop seed heads. We eat in salads and also juice it. Fresh spinach with some mango and homegrown berries makes a great juice.
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Cool! Thta's good being able to grow green veg.

Another thing easy to grow in cool weather/shade is beet.

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Cilantro (also AKA Coriander) is very much like parsley"


Arabian parsley, to be precise. But the taste is very oriental compared to its western cousin.

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Here in Washington state we leave the beets in the ground all year with a covering of straw and when we want some we go out and dig them up. Don't forget in the summer the tops are a great source of food. Gotta love a plant which you can eat the entire thing!
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This thread reminded me that I actually have a garden.Embarrassed
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Then you have a treasure!
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Originally posted by timothy leary timothy leary wrote:

Here in Washington state we leave the beets in the ground all year with a covering of straw and when we want some we go out and dig them up. Don't forget in the summer the tops are a great source of food. Gotta love a plant which you can eat the entire thing!



Yes i kept them alive during one winter with a plastic on it.
The stems are better than the leaves!

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Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:

Originally posted by timothy leary timothy leary wrote:

Are there any gardeners here who are growing their own food and starting to get thew spring itch? I recently lucked out and found a free greenhouse on craigslist. It was a little rough but now it is ready and it  will be nice to get an early start on some veggies. Nothing in the supermarket compares to food you grow yourself.



Hi Tim! Is your greenhouse ready?

I grow my vegetables and some small fruits (and of course aromatic plants) as well every year for three years now. Last year: 100 tomato plants!

This year i'm about to grow ancient strains (some are more than a century old!) among which are orange, black, white tomatoes!

I'm much into greenhouse as well

Of course the taste of homegrown is unbelievable
 
Hey Olivier,
 
I'm glad to see your love of homegrown smokables developped into vegetables as well.
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I have a garden but its only flowers, and I need to plant grass seeds as the weeds have taken over. A huge job trying to cut it back. But it keeps me busy.
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I should mention I have 2 lemon trees that never stop growing lemons... i have no idea what to do with all these lemons! Any ideas.
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Lemon cake?
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Lemonade silly.
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Are they good, sugaree?
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Yeah, lemonade but how much can I drink of that?
 
Lemon Miringue pie would be nice I guess
 
They are fairly hard lemons witrh very little juiciness
 
I pick them when we have fish as a garnish
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Maybe if you put some plastic sheet on it, it'd give better fruits (greenhouse effect).
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Originally posted by AtomicCrimsonRush AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:

Yeah, lemonade but how much can I drink of that?
 
Lemon Miringue pie would be nice I guess
 
They are fairly hard lemons witrh very little juiciness
 
I pick them when we have fish as a garnish
Preserve them in salt: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/3555/preserved-lemons then make lamb tagine:
 
 
or a chicken one:
 
 
Approve
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Points: 37575 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 02 2011 at 07:26
Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:

Lemon cake?
Yes! Approve
 
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Points: 6308 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 02 2011 at 07:51
For those who don't know it's important to use organic lemons for such recipes using lemon's zest.
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Organic is always best, keep it simple
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