General information and discussion about cultivating all other edible garden plants.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2010
Location: So. Illinois (6a)
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So it occurred to me that my LakeTainer (a floating EarthTainer, see the container forum for gory details), might actually be better suited to growing something that likes really wet soil than growing tomatoes.
Has anyone grown Water Spinach? Any good sources for seed? Am I right in thinking that its invasiveness is no problem in areas with freezing winters? |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Pearl of the Orient
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is this what you are referring to?: http://www.stuartxchange.org/Kangkong.html
its one of the common veggies here in our area. I love it when steamed then paired with shrimp paste. it will grow almost anywhere with water. it have a cousin, ipemoa reptans which grows in land. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: MN Zone4b
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Lowly, you might want to research that one some more, especially before planting it in a natural water source. Look at all the money spent over the years on trying to control Asian millefoil and purple loosestrife (and buckthorn and ...). The USDA and other sites list water spinach as a federal noxious weed and specifically call it out as an example of an invasive that is "damaging our agricultural resources." If you feel a need to try growing it, it's probably a better candidate for growing in a pot on a concrete patio where you can control seed production and vegetative propagation.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Philippines
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if you're gonna grow these, you'll wanna keep them contained. very invasive. don't let it out. =D
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2010
Location: So. Illinois (6a)
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Well it's things like this make me think that there is no problem where I live:
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As far as I can tell,
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: University Place, WA
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You can purchase this water spinach in Korean grocery stores under the name Minari(my spelling). It also grows wild in the streams that pour into the Puget Sound. Im certain if you found any in a marketyou could get it to sprout heavily in a vase of water
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: California Central Valley
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How about water chestnuts? I've never grown them, but when I lived near Asian markets, I loved to eat them fresh -- like most vegetables, there's no comparison with the canned product! When I was researching what I could grow, I recall there were at least 2 different plants called "water chestnuts."
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