Monday, March 15, 2010

Oriental Greens

I love the hardiness, taste and versatility of oriental vegetable. We use them in salads, stir-frys and steamed together. The varieties I planted in October overwintered well in the green house despite -10F temperatures. Here is my list:


Fun Jen Pai Tsai is a loose-leaf light green Chinese cabbage - very hardy and mild tasting P
Tatsoi is a dark green Bok Choi type - good for stir-fries F
Mibuna is a Japanese spear-shaped mustard type green - very hardy E
Mizuma is a Japanese curly-leafed peppery green, less hardy - good for salads E
Chin-chiang Cabbage is is light green Bok Choi that grows tight - best harvested small E
Kojisan is a Komatsuna Japanese loose-leafy green - extremely hardy with large round dark green leaves E
Hon-Tsai Tai is a loose-leaf fast-growing purple green with a very sweet cabbage flavor E
Chinese Spinach is very hardy with spear-shaped leaves and an old-fashioned soapy flavor E

F = Fedco Seeds  P = Pinetree Seeds  E = EvergreenSeeds
My recommendation: Fun Jen Pai Tsai, Kojisan and Hon-Tsai Tai. Plant them now and in the Fall.

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