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habitat_gardener · October 5, 2008

I love unusual vegetables, especially perennials. I'm growing yacon and walking kale. I planted my extra yacon plants all over the garden since reading they're supposed to be good for soil building. Still haven't tried the leaves, which are also edible.

Last year I tried La Vigneronne half-runner beans (best I've tasted) and long beans (also called asparagus beans). I've tried several greens I haven't liked: edible chrysanthemum, red-ribbed dock, orach, spinach.

I grow a variety of kales and broccolis as perennials. In addition to the monster walking kales, I have purple sprouting broccoli, peacock kale/broccoli, black or tuscan or dinosaur kale, red russian kale, and maybe a couple others.

October 5, 2008	#8
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,540	I love unusual vegetables, especially perennials. I'm growing yacon and walking kale. I planted my extra yacon plants all over the garden since reading they're supposed to be good for soil building. Still haven't tried the leaves, which are also edible. Last year I tried La Vigneronne half-runner beans (best I've tasted) and long beans (also called asparagus beans). I've tried several greens I haven't liked: edible chrysanthemum, red-ribbed dock, orach, spinach. I grow a variety of kales and broccolis as perennials. In addition to the monster walking kales, I have purple sprouting broccoli, peacock kale/broccoli, black or tuscan or dinosaur kale, red russian kale, and maybe a couple others.