Tamara here!! 😊 You’re killin it. I find that I enjoy growing beets in a pot as a perennial now, just for the leaves. I’ve been doing it for several years. Yes, they can get a tad bitter, but it sure is nice to have a greens option on the porch in summer.
I grew up in Florida and we always had sweet potato leaves with dinner, usually boiled in a Philippino soup called sinigang, but some times in a stir fry kinda deal. We had it so much, I hated it. So funny to see that now, 30 years later, people are singing it's praises.
@@wendyeames5758 idk, I bought it at a local nursery. I am also not growing it anywhere near waterways, and it gets killed off every year from freezing here.
OMG you are wonderful! All these greens you went over on this video are leafy greens I grew up eating throughout the year back home in Bangladesh. I became nostalgic for a bit while watching this. I missed this for a long time here in the USA. I would hunt for Oriental and Indian grocery stores to find these produce. With this video I learned that we can find seeds for these here in the USA and grow it ourselves. Thank you 🎉🎉❤❤ so much. I will be looking for a detailed video on these plants if you have already.
Thank you!! That is wonderful to hear, and exactly why I made this video. It's my only one dedicated to such crops at the moment, but I would like to focus on molokhia, amaranth, Malabar, and Swiss chard this growing season.
My amaranth is 9 feet tall with seed heads the size of 3 basketballs. I haven't got a clue how to get the grains out. I have a red and green one. Looks a lot like yours. I self seeds all over the garden and I hope my neighbors are wondering what plant is growing in their yards, lol. I tasted the leaves of an older plant and I don't care for it. Very green tasting and a little bitter. I haven't tried to eat the young leaves. I have tasted sweet potato leaves and they tasted pretty good.
Thank you! I grow Malabar spinach every summer and it does really well. It needs a trellis and will grow vigorously, also be on the lookout late in the season when it goes to seed, it can be somewhat invasive.
I've found many don't like the muscilagous texture. The way I get around it is to use it in a chopped salad, the 'goo' just becomes part of the dressing. It's so pretty, I'd grow it anyway.
Thanks for the excellent information. Would you consider making a video about Moringa? I have a few in my garden and I find them to be really sensitive. They appeared to have died in the heat this summer, but they came alive with the rain. They seem to dislike tap water.
Tamara here!! 😊 You’re killin it. I find that I enjoy growing beets in a pot as a perennial now, just for the leaves. I’ve been doing it for several years. Yes, they can get a tad bitter, but it sure is nice to have a greens option on the porch in summer.
Thanks so much Tamara! That's a great tip about growing beets in pots, now I have to experiment!
I grew up in Florida and we always had sweet potato leaves with dinner, usually boiled in a Philippino soup called sinigang, but some times in a stir fry kinda deal. We had it so much, I hated it. So funny to see that now, 30 years later, people are singing it's praises.
Thanks for sharing!🌱
I cooked some today for dinner! They are so tasty! (New sub in East Texas)
Egyptian spinach and water spinach also work very well for me!
Water spinach can be really invasive. In Texas you're supposed to have a permit to grow it.
@@wendyeames5758 idk, I bought it at a local nursery. I am also not growing it anywhere near waterways, and it gets killed off every year from freezing here.
OMG you are wonderful! All these greens you went over on this video are leafy greens I grew up eating throughout the year back home in Bangladesh. I became nostalgic for a bit while watching this. I missed this for a long time here in the USA. I would hunt for Oriental and Indian grocery stores to find these produce. With this video I learned that we can find seeds for these here in the USA and grow it ourselves. Thank you 🎉🎉❤❤ so much. I will be looking for a detailed video on these plants if you have already.
Thank you!! That is wonderful to hear, and exactly why I made this video. It's my only one dedicated to such crops at the moment, but I would like to focus on molokhia, amaranth, Malabar, and Swiss chard this growing season.
@@newgardenroad will be looking out for the detailed video whenever you get to post it. So, exciting!! Good luck with your endeavors :)
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My amaranth is 9 feet tall with seed heads the size of 3 basketballs. I haven't got a clue how to get the grains out. I have a red and green one. Looks a lot like yours. I self seeds all over the garden and I hope my neighbors are wondering what plant is growing in their yards, lol. I tasted the leaves of an older plant and I don't care for it. Very green tasting and a little bitter. I haven't tried to eat the young leaves. I have tasted sweet potato leaves and they tasted pretty good.
Really digging the videos. I wanted to mention malabar spinach. I've read it does well in the heat. I going to try it this summer.
Thank you! I grow Malabar spinach every summer and it does really well. It needs a trellis and will grow vigorously, also be on the lookout late in the season when it goes to seed, it can be somewhat invasive.
I've found many don't like the muscilagous texture. The way I get around it is to use it in a chopped salad, the 'goo' just becomes part of the dressing.
It's so pretty, I'd grow it anyway.
...Mucilaginous...
Thanks for the excellent information. Would you consider making a video about Moringa? I have a few in my garden and I find them to be really sensitive. They appeared to have died in the heat this summer, but they came alive with the rain. They seem to dislike tap water.
I just found your channel. Excellent content! Can you tell me what texas city you grow in? Hoping it's similar to San Antonio.
Thank you! I'm in Austin.
Pseudo Spinach 😆
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