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Zeedman · June 17, 2016

If you buy shoots, you can have your cake & eat it too.

Carefully pinch or cut off the leaves, and cut off the new growth stem & all down to the 3rd or 4th leaf (being careful not to damage the remaining stem)... then cook & eat the leaves. Trim the thickest part of the remaining stem down to about 6", and place the stems in a glass container of water so that 1/2 of the stem is submerged. Put the container in a bright location; watch for & remove any stems which begin to rot. The stems will root quickly, and can be transplanted to their permanent location.

While I start my kang kong from seed each year, I plant the stems from the first harvest to increase the yield later in the season.

June 17, 2016	#33
Zeedman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 313	If you buy shoots, you can have your cake & eat it too.Carefully pinch or cut off the leaves, and cut off the new growth stem & all down to the 3rd or 4th leaf (being careful not to damage the remaining stem)... then cook & eat the leaves. Trim the thickest part of the remaining stem down to about 6", and place the stems in a glass container of water so that 1/2 of the stem is submerged. Put the container in a bright location; watch for & remove any stems which begin to rot. The stems will root quickly, and can be transplanted to their permanent location. While I start my kang kong from seed each year, I plant the stems from the first harvest to increase the yield later in the season.